Shiv Sena's "chicken celebration" after the party's victory in the Bandra (East) Assembly bypoll was "objectionable" and an indication of "inborn indecency" of the saffron party's workers, Congress today said.
After Congress leader Narayan Rane was defeated yesterday by Sena's Trupti Sawant in the bypoll, Shiv Sainiks were seen waiving live chickens upside down as part of their victory celebrations. The Sena's chicken revelry act invited the ire of animal rights activists.
"Instead of celebrating the party's win, Shiv Sainiks celebrated Narayan Rane's defeat and it was not in accordance with public decorum," Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) spokesperson Ratnakar Mahajan said.
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"The manner in which Shiv Sainiks celebrated was objectionable. That Shiv Sena was vindicative was always known and conduct of Sainiks yesterday was indicative of their inborn indecency, he said.
"If (Sena chief) Uddhav (Thackeray) does not find anything wrong in the conduct of his Sainiks and says it was jubilation, his definition of jubilation must be double checked," Mahajan said.
He said considering the personal animosity between Rane and Uddhav, winning the bypoll was an uphill task for the former Chief Minister.
To a question about an editorial in Marathi daily 'Prahar' (of which Rane is editorial consultant) that blamed senior Congress leaders for his defeat, Mahajan said the publication was free to write what it wants.
"Prahar is an independent newspaper. Just because a political leader is the shareholder of the paper does not mean, it is his mouthpiece. The newspaper editor is free to comment that way he likes.
