Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray and Congress, claiming they want to “survive by using infiltrators as their vote bank”.
Addressing a public
gathering in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur, Shah targeted Thackeray –– who faces an internal crisis within his party after the rebellion of six Lok Sabha MPs –– suggesting he was banking on support from the Congress party.
The Home Minister intensified his warning against infiltrators, asserting only those “born in this country will live here”.
“This Congress party, in whose lap Uddhav is sitting, wants to survive by using infiltrators as a vote bank. I tell them, listen carefully, this country is not a ‘dharamshala’, only those born in this country will live here”, he said.
#WATCH | Kolhapur, Maharashtra: Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, “This Congress party, in whose lap Uddhav is sitting, wants to survive by using infiltrators as a vote bank. I tell them, listen carefully, this country is not a ‘dharamshala’, only those born in this country… pic.twitter.com/RD3a7RiyIF
— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2026
‘There’s Only One Shiv Sena’
Amid the buzz over ‘Operation Tiger’ –– a term being used to imply a potential defection from Shiv Sena-UBT –– Shah took a jibe at the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, saying: “Earlier, we had to call the Shiv Sena Shinde faction after (Eknath) Shinde. Now, there is no faction. There is only one Shiv Sena”.
