Their seniors should come forward: Aaditya on tie-up between Sena (UBT) and MNS

Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday said his party responded to Maharashtra Navnirman Senas call for rapprochement and that seniors from that party should step up to take it forward reported news agency PTITalking to reporters Aaditya Thackeray said his party welcomes whoever is opposed to the antiMaharashtra BJPWhen they talked about it we responded Their seniors should come forward We are there where we were in the past For the betterment of the country Maharashtra and society we welcome those with an open heart who are against the antiMaharashtra BJP and Eknath Shinde Thackeray said reported PTILast month cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray sparked speculation about a possible reconciliation with statements indicating they could ignore trivial issues and join hands nearly two decades after a bitter parting of waysUddhav Thackeray however had put a condition that Raj Thackeray should have no truck with the BJP or the Shindeled Shiv SenaWhile the MNS chief has said that uniting in the interests of Marathi manoos Marathispeaking people is not difficult former CM Uddhav Thackeray said he was ready to put aside trivial fights provided that those working against Maharashtras interests were not entertained reported PTIEarlier this week senior MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande had said that Raj Thackeray would consider an alliance with the Sena UBT only if a concrete proposal was put forward noting their previous overtures for a tieup were met with betrayal reported PTISpeaking to reporters in Mumbai MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande referred to party president Raj Thackerays recent interview where he signalled openness to have discussions with the Shiv Sena UBT headed by his estranged cousin Uddhav Thackeray for a political allianceIf the Shiv Sena UBT feels an alliance with the MNS is possible they should come forward with a substantial proposal Raj Thackeray will take a decision on it he said reported PTIDeshpande recalled past instances when the MNS had initiated tieup talks but faced what he called betrayalBe it in 2014 or 2017 we sent proposals but they betrayed us If they want us now they must send a proper proposal to Raj Thackeray He will take an appropriate call he asserted reported PTIHe insisted that Raj Thackeray in his interview had not explicitly endorsed a political alliance with the Uddhavled outfit a constituent of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi MVARaj did not say an alliance must take place He only said that if the Shiv Sena UBT is interested for a tieup he will consider it Deshpande opined reported PTIMore than a month has passed but there has been no visible progress in the matter with both sides putting the ball in each others courtRaj Thackeray quit the undivided Shiv Sena in 2005 and floated his own party the next year In the past he has allied with the BJP a bitter rival of the Shiv Sena UBTWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params