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 24 (IANS) Facing existential threats due to the high-profile defections by six Lok Sabha MPs who joined the Eknath Shinde faction, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray is deploying a three-pronged approach to save the party, i.e. ideological reclaiming, issue-based youth mobilisation, and constitutional litigation.Rather than playing defence after losing key party members, the Sena (UBT) is attempting to shift the political momentum back onto the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti/NDA co…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Centre over the termination of activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike, alleging that the fast was forcibly ended at midnight without addressing the movement’s primary demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Speaking to reporters, Raut asserted that the nation would have been far more reassured had Wangchuk broken his fast publicly …
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…
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 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…