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MUMBAI: In an indication that there may be no Maha Vikas Aghadi for Mumbai civic polls and other local body elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut Thursday said INDI bloc was formed for LS polls and MVA for Maharashtra elections, and there is no need for either bloc in civic polls. Raut said there is pressure from people that Sena (UBT) and MNS fight BMC and other local body polls together.At the same time, Congress MLA Nana Patole said local body polls are fought by taking local workers into ...Read More >
Mumbai: The State Legislative Council witnessed high drama on Thursday when two Shiv Sainiks - minister Shambhuraj Desai and Anil Parab, belonging to Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray, respectively, were about to charge at each other but were quickly stopped by other members. The atmosphere in the council became tense for a few minutes, after Desai took strong exception to Parab's "traitor" jibe targeted at him, which led to the House getting adjourned for a brief period. ...Read More >
Mumbai: The 10-day Ganeshotsav, which sees a community-organised public celebration in the state, has been declared the state festival of Maharashtra. The announcement was made by cultural affairs minister Ashish Shelar in the assembly on Thursday.The demand was made by BJP MLA Hemant Rasane. The community celebration, or sarvajanik Ganeshotsav, was started by freedom fighter Lokmanya Tilak in 1893. "The festival is rooted in social unity, nationalism, the spirit of freedom, self-respect, and pr ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 10 (UNI) Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut said today that there is no need for national alliances like the INDIA bloc or the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the upcoming local body elections. Emphasizing that local issues matter more in these elections, he said that decisions should be left to local leadership. Speaking about the much-anticipated Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, Raut claimed that there is growing demand among the public for Uddhav Thackera ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 10 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Thursday that arrangements like the INDIA bloc or the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) are not necessary for the upcoming local and civic body elections in Maharashtra. The Rajya Sabha member was speaking to reporters here during a routine media interaction. "MVA was formed for the Maharashtra assembly elections, and the INDIA bloc for the Lok Sabha polls. There is no need for such alliances when it comes to civic elections," he said. Abo ...Read More >
Mumbai: The opposition 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' on Tuesday staged a walkout from the Maharashtra Assembly over the delay in appointment of the Leader of Opposition. After the walkout, members of Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) protested on the stairs of Vidhan Bhavan. No opposition party in Maharashtra has won minimum 10 per cent of the Assembly seats to get the LoP post and therefore the decision depends on Speaker Rahul Narwekar. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Bhaskar Jadhav, whose name has been gi ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 8 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday said representatives of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) gave a letter to Chief Justice of India B R Gavai to point out the delay in appointing the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly. He also hit out at the BJP over its MP Nishikant Dubey's "patak patak ke marenge" remarks on the language issue in the state, saying the party was aiming to create a controversy in view of the upcoming elections ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, on Tuesday, alleged that the Election Commission is in favour of and works for the BJP. Citing the example of Bihar, Chennithala claimed that two crore new voters have been added in the state before the Assembly polls. Speaking to ANI, the Congress leader emphasised that they will fight the issue in the court as it is very important to bring transparency to the election. 'Our leader, Rahul Gandhi, told everyone clearly how 75 ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The first phase of the Navi Mumbai International Airport is expected to be operational by September, Industries Minister Uday Samant informed the Legislative Assembly on Monday. While the original target for inauguration was the end of August, minor delays have pushed the launch to the following month. "About 95% of the construction work is complete. The airport will begin operations within the next two months," Samant said, adding that initial services will commence with limited capaci ...Read More >
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks on Marathi language and Maharashtra's economic contribution have sparked a major controversy. His statements, questioning Maharashtra's financial independence and criticizing regional politics, have drawn sharp criticism from opposition parties and even BJP allies like Shiv Sena. The controversy has ignited a debate on regionalism and economic contributions. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's controversial comments on Marathi have reignited the language issue in Maharasht ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 7 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray clarified that his party is not against the Hindi language but accused certain groups of comparing Marathi people to terrorists and undermining Marathi identity. He criticized them for failing to protect Hindus and siding with those who harm Marathi interests. 'We are not against the Hindi language... They are comparing Marathi people to the terrorists of Pahalgam, they are the real Marathi killers... They canno ...Read More >
New Delhi: The political fallout between US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk escalated sharply on Sunday, with Trump slamming Musk's newly announced "America Party" as a recipe for "total disruption and chaos." In a blistering post on his Truth Social account, Trump said Musk had "gone off the rails," accusing the Tesla and SpaceX chief of pursuing a "third political party" that would never succeed in America's entrenched two-party system. The comments come a day after Musk for ...Read More >
Following Uddhav and Raj Thackeray's joint rally celebrating the government's reversal on Hindi language imposition, Congress leaders downplayed their claim. Prithviraj Chavan acknowledged the Thackerays' celebration but highlighted widespread opposition to the GRs.After Uddhav and Raj Thackeray hosted a joint rally claiming credit for the government's climbdown on the "imposition" of the Hindi language, the Congress reminded the cousins that the government's move was opposed by various sections ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 6 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for comparing the Pahalgam terror attack to incidents of violence in Maharashtra amid the ongoing language controversy, and said that the ruling party holds 'a lot of poison' in its mind towards the state. He further questioned the ruling BJP in the centre over the delay in arresting the terrorists responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack. 'There is a lot of po ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 6 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for comparing the Pahalgam terror attack to incidents of violence in Maharashtra amid the ongoing language controversy, and said that the ruling party holds 'a lot of poison' in its mind towards the state. He further questioned the ruling BJP in the centre over the delay in arresting the terrorists responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack. 'There is a lot of po ...Read More >
Mumbai: A day after Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin tweeted to back the rally by the Thackeray cousins in Mumbai and said BJP had been forced to retreat for the second time against Hindi imposition in schools, Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday welcomed his support. However, he said his party was not opposed to Hindi, only to its imposition in primary schools."The southern states have been fighting against Hindi for a long time. They don't speak Hindi. Our stand is different. We have not s ...Read More >
Mumbai: A day after the estranged Thackeray cousins shared a political stage, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut cautioned Raj Thackeray against straying from the path of unity while reminding him that past forays into the BJP camp had brought him no dividends.Raut's comments in a column in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece, coming after a widely debated moment in Maharashtra's politics, is indicative of wariness in the Sena (UBT) camp about Raj's unpredictable ways. Raut wrote Raj had cosied up to BJP and ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 6 (ANI): Amid the political sparring over Hindi imposition charge by the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, Maharashtra Minister Ashish Shelar on Sunday compared the agony of the Pahalgam terror attack, where Hindus were killed in the name of religion, and those getting 'beaten up' in the name of language. He said that these incidents were distressing for him. 'All these incidents cause pain, suffering, and mental distress. In Pahalgam, they shot ...Read More >
Nagpur: In a setback to Congress, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed multiple election petitions filed by its defeated candidates challenging the victories of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, senior BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar, and three other MLAs. The court ruled the pleas were not maintainable due to procedural lapses, including the petitioners' failure to be physically present during filing -- a mandatory legal requirement.Justice Pravin Patil quashed fi ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 5 (UNI) In a turning point in Maharashtra politics, the Thackeray cousins, Uddhav and Raj, came together under one platform after two decades amplifying the cause of Maharashtra and Marathi-manoos. The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)-INDIA opposition bloc are witnessing the development keenly. Uddhav, the Shiv Sena (UBT) head, is an MVA ally. Raj, the founder-president of MNS, is currently independent of an alliance. After differences with Uddha ...Read More >
Mumbai: Thousands of MNS and Shiv Sena (UBT) workers marched enthusiastically to the venue of the joint rally organised by cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray on Saturday, sharing the public platform for the first time after nearly 20 years. Amid a heavy rush, hundreds of workers forced their way inside the NSCI Dome campus in Worli to listen to the Thackeray brothers. "Supporters of both parties forcefully entered the venue by breaking down the main gate. Police later shut the gate again to avoi ...Read More >
Mumbai: As estranged Thackeray cousins Uddhav and Raj take the public stage together in Mumbai today for a "mega victory gathering", their first in two decades, their brand of language politics appears to be finding few takers. The much-hyped rally, currently underway at the NSCI Dome in Worli, comes even as Raj Thackeray's supporters allegedly vandalised the office of investor Sushil Kedia in the city's Worli area this morning. Kedia, who had publicly declared he would not learn Marathi and h ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 5 (PTI) Thousands of MNS and Shiv Sena (UBT) workers marched enthusiastically to the venue of the joint rally organised by cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray on Saturday, sharing the public platform for the first time after nearly 20 years. Amid a heavy rush, hundreds of workers forced their way inside the NSCI Dome campus in Worli to listen to the Thackeray brothers. "Supporters of both parties forcefully entered the venue by breaking down the main gate. Police later shut the gate ...Read More >
Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde's "Jai Gujarat" remark at a Pune event, attended by Amit Shah, has ignited controversy amidst a language debate in Maharashtra. This came shortly after an investor challenged MNS president Raj Thackeray about learning Marathi.Saying "Jai Gujarat" at the end of his speech at a recent event has landed Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde into a massive row as it comes amidst the language debate in the state. In the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah durin ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The West Bengal unit of BJP, under the leadership of its new State party President Samik Bhattacharya is making all efforts to ensure a political rally in the state, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing it, before Trinamool Congress's annual Martyrs' day rally in Kolkata on July 21. An insider from the state committee of BJP said that the week before July 21, the Prime Minister is scheduled to go for an election campaign in Bihar where the Assembly polls ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that he raised the 'Jai Gujarat' slogan while addressing a gathering in Pune to pay his respects to the Gujarati community present at the program. Responding to the critiques, Shinde said that those who were criticising him for raising the slogan must look within themselves. He added that the Mahayuti government has worked hard for Marathi to be granted the status of a classical language. ...Read More >
Mumbai: After NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, state Congress chief Harshawardhan Sakpal has said that he will not attend the Thackeray cousins' "victory rally" on Saturday which has been organised to celebrate the state's cancellation of its govt resolutions on introducing Hindi as a third language from Class 1 in state schools. Congress functionaries said Sakpal did not receive any formal invitation, so he will not attend. Sharad Pawar had said on Thursday that he would not participate in the rall ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday warned of strict legal action against those engaging in 'hooliganism' in the name of Marathi. He said that the Mahayuti government will not tolerate violence against commoners. 'It is not wrong to be proud of the Marathi language in Maharashtra. But if someone indulges in hooliganism due to language, we will not tolerate it. If someone beats up people on the basis of language, this will not be tol ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that he raised the "Jai Gujarat" slogan while addressing a gathering in Pune to pay his respects to the Gujarati community present at the program. Responding to the critiques, Shinde said that those who were criticising him for raising the slogan must look within themselves. Also Read | 'Seeking Clarity Is Not Misinformation': CM Siddaramaiah Responds to Biocon Chief Kiran Mazumdar Shaw o ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 4: Congress party's unique women-centric initiative and public outreach via sanitary pads has sparked controversy in the poll-bound Bihar, with political parties reacting sharply to what they called 'weird' attempt to woo voters. The ruling Janata Dal (United) launched a tirade at the grand old party for politicizing issues sensitive to women and called it an example of its ideological bankruptcy. The criticism was triggered by a photograph of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi featuri ...Read More >
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