Our hands are not tied, says Shinde's MP son on vandalism

Addressing a large crowd of more than 1,500 people for the first time since the rebellion by his father, Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, MP Shrikant Shinde warned the Shiv Sainiks against resorting to vandalism and said remaining silent does not mean their hands are tied. Earlier in the day, Shiv Sena party workers had ransacked the Ulhasnagar office of Shrikant, MP from the Kalyan constituency.

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Thane: After the incident, Shindes' supporters arrived and replaced the broken board outside the office with a new one.

Meanwhile, police security had been deployed outside Shindes' Louise Wadi residence following Eknath Shinde's rebellion earlier last week.

"My father reached out to the grassroots level for the party to grow," said Shrikant, who along with former Thane mayor Naresh Mhaske stood on a car and addressed a gathering.

Shrikant lashed out at the Sena leadership and said grassroots Sainiks and Sena MLAs have suffered at the hands of the NCP.