Devendra Fadnavis’s bag was checked too: BJP rebuts Uddhav Thackeray with video

After a routine check of Uddhav Thackeray’s luggage in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal triggered a row, BJP on Wednesday shared a video on X, showing Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s bags being similarly checked by airport authorities.
In a jab at Uddhav Thackeray, the BJP remarked that “some leaders have a habit of showing off.”

Sharing the video of Fadnavis’s bag being checked at Kolhapur airport on November 5, the BJP said, “Carrying the Constitution in hand alone isn’t enough; one must also respect constitutional processes. We simply request that everyone should have a sense of regard for the Constitution.”
Peeved by election officials checking his bag, Uddhav Thackeray in a video on X, could be heard asking the authorities whether similar checks are conducted on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah when they come to Maharashtra to address rallies.
Slamming Uddhav Thackrey over the bag check row, Devendra Fadnavis said that the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief is trying to distract the voters with pointless protesting against the inspection, and was “seeking votes by whining,” news agency PTI reported.
“What is wrong with checking bags? We had our bags checked during campaigning, and there was no need for this level of frustration,” he said.
Earlier on Tuesday, poll officials inspected the helicopter of Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in Maharashtra’s Latur as he arrived for a campaign event.
With the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in force, poll officials regularly carry out surprise checks to prevent distribution of gifts and cash to lure voters.