Accordingly Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, in his speech at the party's annual dussehra rally at Mumbai's Shivaji Park, defended the party's alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and announced some key points of the party's manifesto ahead of the Assembly elections on 21 October. Meanwhile in his 35 minute speech, the Shiv Sena chief also touched upon issues like the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, the case against sharad pawar and revenge politics.
Furthermore he said for his party the Ram temple issue is above politics and not related to the upcoming Assembly polls in Maharashtra. Perhaps Thackeray said Prime Minister narendra modi has advised that nobody should speak about the Ram Mandir since the matter is being heard in the Supreme Court. Reportedly “the case has been pending for the last 35 years. Courts are closed on the day when Ram killed Ravan (Dussehra). Courts are also closed on the day Ram returned to Ayodhya (Diwali). However, the issue is whether Ram was born in Ayodhya”.
He said "It is said that this month the court verdict will be out. We are confident that the court will ensure justice. Otherwise, we stand by our demand that a special law should be enacted to construct Ram Mandir in Ayodhya," and the alliance with the BJP has been forged for the welfare of the state and for the cause of Hindutva. We have had to make some compromises. I apologize to Shiv Sainiks whose seats have gone to alliance partners".
