New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has firmly rejected rumours of a merger with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Arvind Ganpat Sawant, the leader of the Shiv Sena(UBT) Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha, has issued a formal communication to six MPs who defected to the Shinde camp.The MPs are Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar, Sanjay Dina Patil, Sanjay Jadhav, Nagesh Ashtikar, Sanjay Deshmukh and Bhausaheb Waghchaure.The letter addresses speculation regarding a purport…
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Yavatmal (Maharashtra), June 27 (IANS) Breaking his silence on the intense political speculation gripping Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday dropped a major hint regarding his unexpected, high-profile co-passenger on a recent commercial flight.On Friday, Thackeray, along with senior party leaders including Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut, and Anil Desai, travelled from Mumbai to Nagpur on the same commercial plane as Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.The mi…
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) In a major political flashpoint, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday launched a scathing attack on rebel Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Dina Patil after the latter allegedly abused and threatened to assault journalists on camera. Sanjay Dina Patil, who recently defected from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) to join Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction, has sparked widespread public outrage across the state for his …
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Mumbai North-East MP Sanjay Dina Patil, who recently defected from the Shiv Sena (UBT) to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, has sparked a massive political controversy after hurling expletives and openly threatening media personnel. Following a severe backlash from various quarters, the parliamentarian issued an unconditional public apology. The incident occurred when reporters approached Patil to seek his reaction on sensitive political developments, including his recent d…
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Congress leader Husain Dalwai on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government of attempting to “shape students through Hindutva ideology”.His remarks came after the NCERT incorporated a section on Emergency in the class 9 social science textbooks, five decades after its imposition.Maintaining that he does not support the imposition of the Emergency, Dalwai said: “There are many issues, all of them should be considered rather than only discussing…
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Amid escalating tensions over controversial remarks and threats directed at media persons by Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Dina Patil, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and the party’s chief leader Eknath Shinde took a firm stance on Thursday, asserting that any insult to journalists is absolutely unacceptable.He reprimanded Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Dina Patil and explicitly advised him to tender an unconditional apology to the media community.The development follows severe backlash over…
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) A major political and media controversy erupted on Thursday following an incident where Mumbai North-East MP, Sanjay Dina Patil, used highly abusive language and issued open threats to journalists on camera. The incident occurred just days after his official switch from the Shiv Sena (UBT) faction to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.While being questioned by reporters regarding his recent political move and ongoing rivalry with the Uddhav Thackeray faction, Sanjay Dina Pati…
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) In a dramatic escalation of the ongoing political warfare within the Shiv Sena factions, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut, in a letter to Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, has demanded the immediate arrest of rebel MP Sanjay Dina Patil under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The letter, dated June 24, follows a series of explosive remarks allegedly made by Patil after he and five other MPs defected to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv S…
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) In a major political upheaval in Maharashtra, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Monday executed “Operation Tiger,” engineering a split within Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT). Six Lok Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs) from the UBT faction have formally joined the Shinde camp. The six rebel MPs include Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Omraje Nimbalkar (Dharashiv/Osmanabad), Nagesh Bapurao Patil Ashtikar (Hingoli), Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav (Parbhani), Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmu…
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) In a major political development that mirrors the high-stakes drama of 2022, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena-UBT is facing a massive vertical split in its parliamentary ranks.Six out of the party’s nine Lok Sabha MPs skipped a crucial parliamentary party meeting in New Delhi, defying a strict party whip. As “Operation Tiger”, launched by the Shinde camp, gathers momentum, Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray has called an urgent damage-control meeting on Friday.The possible l…