Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Monday demanded that the President’s rule be imposed in West Bengal, where opposition MPs were being attacked.The party claimed in an editorial in its mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’ that the assault allegedly launched by BJP workers on Trinamool Congress National General Secretary and sitting MP, Abhishek Banerjee, was as “cowardly as it was brutal”, and the shocking incidents that unfolded in Kolkata over the past two days have deal…
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Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Wednesday accused the Maharashtra government of apathy towards the onion growers who are reeling under financial stress due to a sharp fall in prices.The party said that, regardless of the season, the onion growers in the state are perpetually left in tears. Sometimes, unseasonable rains and severe hailstorms snatch the harvest right out of their hands, and at other times, even when they manage a bumper harvest, the governme…
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Friday criticised the BJP-led government at the Centre for its handling of the current economic and fuel crisis while labelling the administration the “Gharkombda Bhushan” (Stay-at-Home) government.The Thackeray camp, in a scathing editorial in the party’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, claimed that the self-serving policies have bankrupted state-run cooperative oil and gas giants like ONGC. While these essential companies struggle,…
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Tuesday said that Tamil Nadu has finally witnessed a change in power. The transition follows a historic election where Vijay’s party, TVK, secured the mandate of the Tamil people, breaking the traditional cycle of power between the DMK and AIADMK.However, the Thackeray camp, in an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, said that while the state celebrates, the road ahead is full of challenges. “Vijay’s governm…
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) The Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, on Saturday said that if India truly aspires to become a “Vishwaguru” or a “Viksit Bharat”, it must first shut down what it described as a “washing machine” that sanitises the corrupt.In an editorial published in the party mouthpiece Saamana, the Thackeray camp said corruption remains the country’s biggest enemy and those who cling to power by surrounding themselves with corrupt individuals have no moral authori…
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Thursday criticised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for proposing to deny parole to perpetrators of sexual exploitation as a way to deal with the rising number of cases. The Thackeray camp in the party’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’ editorial, said the recent brutal assault and murder of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in Nasarpur, Pune, has intensified the outcry over women’s safety. In response, CM Fadnavis stated he…
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray(UBT) on Wednesday accused the Mahayuti government of softening its initial hard stance on the mandatory use of the Marathi language by licensed auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers in Maharashtra, and termed it a retreat. The Thackeray camp in the party’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamna’ editorial, said that while the government aggressively declared that Marathi would be compulsory starting May 1, it has now extended the deadline to August 15, prov…
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Monday claimed that the joining of seven AAP MPs, including Raghav Chadha, into the BJP was a “merger of corruption”, coming after weeks of political speculation. Slamming the move, the Thackeray camp in an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said Chadha — who once labelled the BJP a “party of goons” — was welcomed with sweets by BJP President Nabin. These leaders have entered the BJP’s “washing machine”, w…