Yavatmal, March 12 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray slammed the Central government for implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 and alleged it to be the ruling party's 'election jumla' in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls.

While addressing a public meeting at Pusad in Maharashtra's Yavatmal on Tuesday evening, Thackeray alleged that the BJP wants to create hatred between religions and stir riots in the country.

Uddhav Thackeray is on a two-day Vidarbha tour in the run-up to the general elections.

"CAA is the BJP's election jumla. In December, the BJP brought the ghosts of CAA and NRC. At that time, fear was created in the minds of people, especially the people of Assam. Many petitions are in court against this la...