Uddhav Thackeray Criticizes Election Bag Checks for Bias

Uddhav Thackeray, chief of Shiv Sena (UBT), criticized election authorities for inspecting his bag while campaigning in Maharashtra's Yavatmal. Thackeray questioned whether bags of leaders like PM Modi and other senior officials were similarly checked, decrying the practice as undemocratic double-standards.

Uddhav Thackeray, the chief of Shiv Sena (UBT), expressed discontent after election authorities inspected his bag upon his arrival in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, for campaigning.

Dismayed by the scrutiny, Thackeray raised concerns at a public meeting about whether senior officials' bags, including those of PM Modi and CM Shinde, receive the same treatment.

The former chief minister denounced the exercise as undemocratic, urging fairness and equality in bag checks for all political figures during electoral campaigns.

(With inputs from agencies.)