Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Friday said that the party does not share the same stand with Shiv Sena, its alliance partner in Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, over the demand for India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna to Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. “Bharat Ratna should be conferred on Savitribai Phule and Shahuji Maharaj. Shiv […]
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Congress, Shiv Sena move adjournment motion notice in LS demanding repealing of farm laws
Congress and Shiv Sena on Friday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, demanding repealing of three farm laws in view of farmers’ agitation. N K Premachandran, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) MP also moved adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha demanding discussion on the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi borders. Meanwhile, Saugata Ray, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP gave an […]
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Shiv Sena slams govt, says Centre should speak to farmers properly
Slamming the Centre, Shiv Sena Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said the Centre should talk to the farmers in a proper manner to resolve the ongoing protests. His remarks came after a delegation of Shiv Sena leaders including him and party MP Arvind Sawant met Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur border today. “We spoke […]
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Sanjay Raut to visit Singhu, Ghazipur borders to meet protesting farmers
Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut will visit Singhu and Ghazipur borders on Tuesday to meet the farmers protesting central farm laws. This comes a week after the farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day turned violent in the national capital. “The Maha Vikas Aghadi has taken many decisions in the interest […]
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Shiv Sena seeks action against Arnab over leaked WhatsApp chat
Shiv Sena attacked the Centre over the leaked WhatsApp chat of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, saying it’s a breach of country’s internal security and demanded action against the TV journalist. The purported WhatsApp conversation between Goswami and then Broadcast Audience Research Council chief executive Partho Dasgupta show that the former was apparently […]
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Shiv Sena to contest upcoming state elections in West Bengal
The Shiv Sena has decided to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, party MP Sanjay Raut said on Sunday. He said the decision to contest the polls has been taken after holding discussions with Maharashtra Chief Minister and Sena president Uddhav Thackeray. “So, here is the much-awaited update. […]
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‘Don’t need to school us’: Shiv Sena jabs Centre ahead of RS vote on CAB
Right ahead of a crucial debate in the Rajya Sabha on the citizenship bill, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday stepped up its attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and accused the government of trying to divide people along religious lines. The Sena also delivered a sharp rebuttal to Prime […]
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Shiv Sena spots a conspiracy in PM Modi’s ‘offer’ to Sharad Pawar
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party and described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reported ‘offer’ to Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar to join hands as a “conspiracy” to stop the Sena from getting the chief minister’s chair. The Sena, in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana, […]
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Majority number could increase to 185 in Maharashtra assembly, claims Shiv Sena
A couple of days after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government won the floor test with 169 votes in its favour, the Shiv Sena said on Monday that it should not be surprising if their number reaches 185 in future. The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi, an alliance of the Shiv […]
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Uddhav Thackeray asked if Shiv Sena has become secular.
Maharashtra’s new chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, who also doubles up as Shiv Sena boss and a strident champion of Hindutva, was asked at his very first press meet if his party’s alliance with the Congress and NCP meant it was accepting secularism. The CM, deftly skirting a direct answer, threw […]
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Shiv Sena responds to query on secularism with an old Bal Thackeray demand
With the alliance between Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress shaping up to form a government in Maharashtra, Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that the Constitution of India operates on the word ‘secular’. Raut, who was asked about reports that secularism was a sticking point in forging an alliance […]
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‘Achha?’: Sharad Pawar’s cryptic reply on tie-up with Shiv Sena
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar’s cryptic reply on Monday over government formation in Maharashtra has left everyone confused. When he was asked about NCP forming a government with Shiv Sena, Pawar said he can’t answer that question. “Ask BJP and Shiv Sena as they were together. They have contested […]
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Congress, NCP go into huddle over support for Shiv Sena in Maharashtra
The top leadership of the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are holding separate meetings on Monday to discuss the political situation in Maharashtra. The Congress has called a meeting at party president Sonia Gandhi’s residence in Delhi to discuss the way forward for the party in Maharashtra , news agency ANI […]
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Shiv Sena’s Arvind Sawant exits NDA govt as ties with BJP worsen
Shiv Sena’s lone minister at the Centre quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on Monday a day after the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said that it was open to supporting his party to form the government in Maharashtra if it quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition. Arvind Sawant, […]
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‘It will not be right’: Raut warns against a caretaker govt in Maharashtra
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday warned that any attempt by the Fadnavis government to retain power under the garb of a caretaker government in Maharashtra will not be right. The statement came amid reports that the Bharatiya Janata Party was exploring the possibility of the governor asking Devendra Fadnavis to […]