The Shiv Sena decided to pull back its candidate from Goa’s Panaji in support to the former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal, who shall contest the state election as an independent.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut had earlier urged all opposition parties to back Utpal Parrikar if he did not get a BJP ticket to contest from Panaji. In a recent tweet, Raut wrote, “We’re keeping our word. Shiv Sena is withdrawing its candidate Shailendra Velingkar from Panaji.”
“Not just that, our workers will fully support Utpal Parrikar. We believe that the battle for Panaji is just about election, but also about the purification of Goa Politics (sic),” Sanjay Raut added in his tweet tagging Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aditya Thackeray.
The tweet o the Shiv Sena leader came in response to Utpal Parrikar’s question that said, “You will give ticket to the person with criminal antecedent in the constituency represented by late Manohar Parrikar?”
We’re keeping our word. @ShivSena is withdrawing it’s candidate Shailendra Velingkar frm #Panaji. Not just that,our workers wil fully support #UtpalParrikar.We believe that the battle for Panaji is just abt election, but also abt purification of Goa Politics.@AUThackeray pic.twitter.com/EZZDQognU0
— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) January 31, 2022