Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Addressing a massive gathering at Shivtirth on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, marking 20 years of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), party chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the state’s law and order situation, specifically targeting the Home Department held by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. He expressed grave concern over the proliferation of narcotics, stating that drugs have now infiltrated schools.“Young men and women are falling into…
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Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Sharad Pawar-led NCP legislator Rohit Pawar on Monday stated that if a superficial investigation was conducted in the death of Late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the ‘Marathi Manoos (the people of Maharashtra)’ will show their strength.He questioned the progress made in the investigation over the past month and pointed out that the CBI is already overburdened with cases.Speaking to reporters on the premises of Vidhan Bhavan, Rohit Pawar noted that individuals like Amol …
Kalyan, Jan 21 (IANS) In a dramatic twist following the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) elections, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has extended its support to Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.Explaining the rationale behind this move, MNS former legislator Raju Patil on Wednesday clarified that the decision was made to ensure political stability and prioritise local development over power struggles.The Shiv Sena-UBT received a major blow in the wake of the MNS decision to support th…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Following their alliance for the BMC elections earlier this month, the Thackeray cousins, including Shiv Sena-UBT president Uddhav Thackeray and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, will share a public platform once again on January 23, the birth anniversary of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.This year is particularly significant as it marks the beginning of Bal Thackeray’s birth centenary year (100th year).This event is their first major joint appearance sin…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) A day after the party’s rout in the elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and other 28 civic bodies, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday declared that the fight will continue for the ‘Marathi Manoos’, for the Marathi language, for Marathi identity, and for a prosperous Maharashtra. He also asked the party’s elected members to stand firmly with the Marathi Manoos despite attempts by the ruling alliance to “harass” them.In his post on X, R…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday said that the future of Maharashtra’s capital Mumbai and the identity of the Marathi Manoos stand at a critical juncture following what it termed as chaotic and controversial results of elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and 28 other civic bodies.In a strongly worded editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamana, the Thackeray camp alleged large-scale electoral irregularities, including EVM manipulation, voter bribery and bogus…
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) The Shiv Sena-UBT launched a blistering attack on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, accusing him of insulting the common man of Maharashtra and conspiring to diminish Mumbai’s regional identity.It criticised the Chief Minister’s statements regarding employment and local culture during the campaign for the 29 Municipal Corporation elections, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).The Thackeray camp in the party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ editorial titl…
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…
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) In their joint rally at Shivaji Park on January 11, the “Marathi Manoos” and the “sanctity” of Mumbai served as the emotional and political glue that bonded Uddhav and Raj Thackeray. After 20 years of separation, they projected their reunion not as a political necessity, but as a “rescue mission” for the city’s original residents and an effort to what they claim is about “saving” the metropolis from Delhi’s influence and looting.The common threads in their speeches centre…
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena founder Raj Thackeray on Friday claimed that the BJP has exhausted its ideological appeal and is now relying solely on financial power and administrative pressure. “The BJP has reached a point of ‘political saturation’ and is now surviving on borrowed time,” said the two leaders in an interview in Shiv Sena (UBT)’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.In the second part of the two-series interview in ‘Saamana’, Uddhav Thackeray…