Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Shiv Sena(UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray held a ‘victory march’ at Vasant Desai Chowk near Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Sunday, a day after the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union Education Minister following weeks of nationwide students’ agitation over exam irregularities.Several NCP(SP) leaders also took part in the procession.Speaking to reporters, Shiv Sena(UBT) MP Arvind Sawant hit out at the NDA, saying, “…
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Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Hours after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation following a nationwide protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over the NEET exam paper leak controversy, Shiv Sena-UBT Chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray at a joint press conference on Saturday clarified that the scheduled Tiranga March on Sunday will proceed as planned. Raj Thackeray said that the march will proceed from Shivaji Park t…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) In a joint press conference, Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray on Thursday came together to sharply criticise the NDA government at the Centre over the ongoing NEET exam paper leak controversy and the police action against protesting students in Delhi. They also announced a joint protest march on July 26.Announcing the major political and social mobilisation, both leaders declared that they will lead a massi…
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT Chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday decided to take to the streets in support of students A joint protest march has been organised in Mumbai on July 26. Ahead of the rally, Raj Thackeray will hold a press conference on Thursday morning to share further details regarding the event. The Thackeray brothers had previously joined hands to protect the pride of the Marathi language. Now, they are coming togeth…
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Central Government over the forcible hospitalisation of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and the violent lathi-charge on protesting students. Taking to X, Thackeray condemned the government’s heavy-handed response, remarking, “This government itself has become mentally ill and needs to be admitted to a hospital.”Expressing displeasure over the action against peaceful demo…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Saturday lashed out at the BJP-led Centre after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to a hospital from the protest site at the national Capital’s Jantar Mantar, calling it an “attempt to crush democracy”, while the NDA alleged that it is the work of some people to “create chaos and instability”.Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike for 20 days demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET paper leaks…
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday targeted the BJP-led central government over noted educationist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s fast-unto-death, alleging that the Centre was ignoring a legitimate public movement while prioritising political interests.As Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike entered its 19th day, Thackeray expressed concern over his deteriorating health and accused the government of undermining democratic dissent. In a p…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the recent water leakage inside the Mumbai-Pune Expressway ‘Missing Link’ tunnel, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday accused the MahaYuti government of hiding its failures behind emotional rhetoric. Addressing the anniversary event of the MNS Railway Kamgar Sena, the MNS Chief questioned the Chief Minister’s defence in the Legislative Assembly and hit back at his r…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader, Sandeep Deshpande, on Tuesday took a sharp, sarcastic jibe at the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra and mocked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) frequent tendency to blame India’s historical issues on the country’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. “Pandit Nehru is responsible for the landslide on the Mumbai Pune Missing Link, and those who still want to criticise the government should move to Pakistan,” Des…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) A fierce war of words erupted on Monday between the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over corruption in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and infrastructure failures in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra. The political temperature soared after Mumbai BJP chief Amit Satam targeted the MNS and the Shiv Sena(UBT), alleging that the two parties “milked” the BMC for 25 years.Satam also took a direct swipe at MNS chief Raj Thackeray, trig…