Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Monday accused the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) of wearing a “mask of Marathi love” only during elections. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recently assured the Legislative Assembly that Marathi would remain mandatory across the state including the death registration certificates and receipts.Saamana, the party’s mouthpiece in its editorial referred to the Ghatkopar Hindu Crematorium and termed it …
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Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expressed the resolve to transform the elite (Abhijat) Marathi language into a language of knowledge and carry this rich heritage to the next generation. “This is necessary as history shows that languages recognised as languages of knowledge (Jnanbhasha) are the ones that continue to flow forward in the world. A language that drives trade and provides employment awakens a sense of progress,” he said while speaking a…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Amid ongoing controversy surrounding the mandatory teaching of the Hindi language in primary schools in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday in the State Assembly that while the state values multilingualism, only the Marathi language will remain compulsory in the state’s educational framework. In his reply to the debate on the Governor’s address, the Chief Minister shifted the focus toward the previous state administration.He produced minutes from …
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) The campaign for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections reached a fever pitch as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday delivered a scathing rebuttal to the Thackeray brothers during a MahaYuti rally at the iconic Shivaji Park. In a strategic move echoing Raj Thackeray’s famous “Lav Re To Video” (Play that video) style, Fadnavis used a giant screen to play clips of Raj and Uddhav Thackeray levelling bitter allegations against each other in the past.Add…
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Shiv Sena supremo and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday asserted that no one can split Mumbai from Maharashtra, countering the narrative pushed by SS-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray.He said that “no power on earth can take Mumbai away from Maharashtra”, calling the opposition’s claims a “fear-mongering tactic” to hide their lack of a development agenda.The Deputy Chief Minister was speaking at t…