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 24 (IANS) A massive crowd of youths gathered at the Shivaji Park on Friday to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue. Holding the Tricolour, the protesting youth sang the National Anthem.Prominent figures, including Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut, Sharmila Thackeray, Tushar Gandhi, and actor Atul Kulkarni participated in the event.During the protest, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Abhijit Dipke interacted w…
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Amid widespread outrage over the use of brute force by Delhi Police on students during their ‘Sansad Chalo’ march as part of protests at Jantar Mantar over the nationwide NEET paper leak cases, Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP, Sanjay Raut on Tuesday sparked intense political debate by comparing the police action to the historic Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The leader also explicitly addressed the role of CJP founder and activist Abhijit Dipke and th…
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday expressed deep regret over the pronunciation and reading errors committed during Monday’s condolence motions in Marathi. Responding to severe backlash on social media and criticism from MNS chief Raj Thackeray, BJP leader Narwekar clarified in the House that the mistakes were entirely inadvertent. He attributed the lapses to a faint printout, small font size, and technical errors in the brief supplied t…
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, Feb 7 (IANS) The BJP’s nomination of Ritu Tawde for the mayoral post of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is not just a routine civic decision — it is a carefully calibrated political move aimed at reshaping Mumbai’s power structure.Coming after decades of Shiv Sena dominance over the BMC, Tawde’s candidature signals the BJP’s intent to assert itself as the principal force in the city’s civic and cultural politics. Her profile — Marathi, a two-time corporator, and a woma…
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…
Kalyan, Jan 21 (IANS) Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut has slammed the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s (MNS) support to the Shinde faction in Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), terming it “betrayal.” Raut’s statement comes after Shinde faction MP Shrikant Shinde officially announced that the MNS and Shiv Sena (Shinde) would now share power in the corporation. While local MNS leaders have welcomed the alliance, the move has sparked a fierce backlash from the Uddhav T…