Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) The NESCO drug party case in Mumbai has taken a dramatic turn with investigators uncovering the criminal background of the family of the main accused, Anand Patel. Officials said he is the son of alleged “ration mafia” kingpin Lakhan Patel, who has a long history of serious criminal cases in the Kalyan-Dombivli region.According to police sources, multiple cases involving serious offences have been registered against Lakhan Patel across several police stations in Kalyan an…
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Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction on Thursday voiced strong displeasure over recent developments in Chandrapur, where some party corporators extended support to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the mayoral election. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut has made it clear that party chief Uddhav Thackeray had issued explicit instructions against any understanding with the BJP and described the move as a “betrayal” of the party’s long political struggl…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Monday said that with the conclusion of municipal elections and the appointment of new Mayors in several locations, the era of administrator-led governance has ended, making way for the rule of elected representatives. However, it claimed that the transition has been marred by allegations of “unethical power grab and erosion of democratic values”. In a scathing attack on the BJP, the Thackeray camp in the party’s mouthpiece ‘…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Friday, took a swipe at the Shiv Sena-UBT Chief and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, saying that Mumbaikars punished him for years of misrule in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and also rejected their emotional politics. Deputy Chief Minister Shinde launched a blistering attack on the Shiv Sena-UBT, attributing their municipal election defeat to 25 years of misrule characterised by …
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) The MahaYuti alliance on Wednesday officially decided to install its own mayors in the crucial municipal corporations of Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, and Ulhasnagar. The final roadmap for the power-sharing agreement will be solidified following the return of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis from his official visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Upon his return, Devendra Fadnavis is set to hold a decisive meeting with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai to finalise t…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) The Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra is witnessing a sharp escalation in internal friction as Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena appears to be deploying a sophisticated dual strategy to assert dominance over the BJP in local civic bodies. The recent political manoeuvres in the Kalyan-Dombivli and Ulhasnagar municipal corporations have sent ripples through the ruling coalition, prompting a cautious wait-and-watch approach from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.In a move that surprised…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde on Monday clarified that since the Shiv Sena and BJP contested the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections under ‘Mahayuti’, the Mayor of Mumbai will be installed from the alliance.He further stated that in Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, and all other locations where they fought the elections together, a Mahayuti Mayor will be appointed.As no single party secured a clear majority in the BMC electi…
Thane, Jan 16 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief leader Eknath Shinde on Friday announced that the Shiv Sena-BJP Mahayuti alliance is on the verge of a majority in the state’s municipal elections. Speaking at a press conference, Shinde expressed firm confidence that Mahayuti mayors will be installed across several municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including the prestigious Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).Shinde highlighted that the alliance has made sign…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) The results of elections across 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra have sent a clear signal that the BJP will step up its efforts to achieve its “shat pratishat” (100 per cent) rule in Maharashtra in the next Assembly elections slated for 2029.However, the BJP’s victory on its own in more than 16 municipal corporations has raised alarm bells for allies, including the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP, who will have to pull up their socks to …
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) As Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena(UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray raised objections over the functioning of the State Election Commission, particularly regarding the use of removable ink, the Shiv Sena on Friday refuted the allegations, stating that there was no issue with the ink. The party said that a similar fake narrative was created during the Lok Sabha elections as well. Speaking to IANS, Shiv Sena leader Manisha Kayande said, “Th…