This was the third incident of bag-checking with Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thack. However, he is not the only one whose bag was checked. In the last few days, from Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge,

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, whose bag check dominated the political discussions on the poll-bound state today, played it down in an interview with NDTV, saying it was a routine matter for him at election time and not worthy of social media posts.

"Everyone's bags are checked. Devendra Fadnavis's bag was checked on November 5, but we did not make it an issue. Whenever we travel in our car, the police checks us at check posts etc. This is the job of the Election Commission and the police;

The BJP, in an X post, said that Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis' bag was checked on November 7 in Yavatmal district. 'But he neither made any video nor raised any uproar. Earlier, on November 5, at Kolhapur Airport, Devendraji Fadnavis’s bags were also inspected. (Here’s the video from November 5),' it added.

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Maharashtra BJP emphasizes importance of following constitutional systems, criticizes drama over bag checks by political leaders.

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.

Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday claimed his bags were inspected by election authorities after he arrived in Latur district of Maharashtra to campaign for the November 20 assembly