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Maharashtra Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam was expelled by the party leadership on Wednesday for "indiscipline" and "anti-party statements as he made remarks against Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) an INDIA ally over seat-sharing ahead of the Lok Sabha election and gave one-week ultimatum to his party over the Mumbai North West constituency the seat of contention..
However, Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena declared its candidate, Amot Kirtikar, on the Lok Sabha seat and other Mumbai constituencies..
Upset over the Congress giving away the Mumbai North West seat to Shiv Sena (UBT), Sanjay Nirupam said the grand-old party shouldn't let itself to be arm-twisted by its ally in Maharashtra and the candidate announcement was done to sideline Congress..
Sanjay Nirupam said, "The Congress should not come under the threat of Shiv Sena (UBT) as the Uddhav Thackeray-led party is not capable of winning any seat without Congress support..
After Shiv Sena (UBT) announced its candiate, Sanjay Nirupam told Indian Express, The [Congress] leadership does not care about local leaders..
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