Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday launched a scathing attack on senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and newly appointed Nagpur Police Commissioner Vishwas Nangre Patil, accusing him of compromising civil service neutrality by publicly praising the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). In a strongly worded social media post, Thackeray questioned the high-ranking officer’s “dual loyalty” and bluntly suggested that if he harbours such deep a…
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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, June 20 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on the prevailing political culture in Maharashtra, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday targeted the ruling dispensation and turncoat politicians, saying that “only living corpses remain once self-respect is compromised.”Addressing a meeting of MNS office-bearers from Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Nashik, Thackeray expressed deep concern over what he described as the moral decline in state politics and questioned the legac…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on the Opposition’s INDIA alliance, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Monday questioned both its leadership and unity.“The Opposition’s morale has been completely crushed, and the INDIA alliance has reached a state of sheer exhaustion,” Shinde alleged, taking indirect swipes at Rahul Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray and the Congress party.Claiming that the Opposition lacks a development agenda and relies sol…
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Marking World Environment Day, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief, Raj Thackeray, on Friday delivered a blistering critique of the state and central governments, labelling the current trajectory of urban expansion and tree-plantation drives as superficial and a “race to claim political credit.”Recalling the vision document he launched over a decade ago, Thackeray remarked, “Back in 2014, when I presented the ‘Blueprint of Maharashtra’s Development’, I included a s…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Shiv Sena MLA Abdul Sattar on Wednesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers are trying to weaken the Eknath Shinde-led party at the district level. Targeting the BJP, Sattar said that such attempts work like “slow poison to weaken the alliance”.During an interaction with IANS, Sattar said: “The resentment stemmed from the fact that while the BJP is our alliance partner today and the Chief Minister belongs to the BJP, some of its workers at the district lev…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Amid outrage over the horrific rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in the Nasrapur area of Bhor tehsil in Pune district, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief, Raj Thackeray, on Tuesday issued a scathing indictment of the state’s current socio-political climate. Shaken by the brutality of the crime, he didn’t just demand swift punishment for the accused, he called for a complete “overhaul” of Maharashtra’s lost value system.In an emotionally-charged statement on…
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Friday criticised the state government for its “half-hearted” approach to the Maharashtra Day celebrations. After the Chief Minister paid tribute at the Hutatma Chowk (Martyrs’ Memorial), Raj Thackeray visited the site and offered his respects to the martyrs of the Samyukta Maharashtra movement. Following his visit, he took to social media to express his deep disappointment regarding the state of the memorial and what…
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) Amid escalating debate over the mandatory use of the Marathi language in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday emphasised that while pride in one’s mother tongue is essential, the state government will not tolerate violence or discrimination based on language. While asserting that everyone residing in the state should learn the local language, he issued a stern warning against the use of violence or intimidation in the name of linguistic pride.The Chief Min…
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray on Friday launched a frontal attack on the Central government, accusing it of using constitutional amendments as a tool to establish a “perpetual hold on power”. In a two-page statement, Thackeray clarified that the MNS does not oppose the Women’s Reservation Bill — noting that Maharashtra was a pioneer in local body reservations for women. He however, raised sharp questions regarding the timing and the “sudden hur…