The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday accused Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar of acting like Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s lawyer while giving his ruling on disqualification petitions filed by the warring Sena factions. The people of the state will not forgive those who were behind this outcome, an editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ … Read more
After Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday declared the Eknath Shinde faction as the real Shiv Sena, the chief minister took a swipe at the Uddhav Sena and its MVA partner Congress, saying that the ruling came as a ‘shock’ to “people who run political parties through dynasties”. Speaking to reporters after the Speaker’s … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar’s decision holding that the faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was the real Shiv Sena was a murder of democracy, and his party will move the Supreme Court against it. Speaking at a press conference, Thackeray said the apex court … Read more
Mumbai, The political temperature rose in Maharashtra on Tuesday ahead of the crucial verdict by the assembly speaker on the cross-petitions by Shiv Sena factions seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs following a split in the party, an outcome which will decide the way forward for the Eknath Shinde government and also the regional outfit’s … Read more
Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray, had he been alive, would have patted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s back for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and scrapping of Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, said Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday. He was addressing a rally in Rajapur … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said his detractors see him in their dreams despite stealing the party’s name and symbol and also know the people of Maharashtra are with him. The former chief minister was addressing supporters at his residence ‘Matoshree’ in Bandra in the western part of the metropolis. “Despite stealing … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT faction) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday slammed the central government for focusing only on the development work in Gujarat and said that it is not development but robbery. Addressing a press conference, Raut said, “I would only say that the whole country is one, development should be for the whole country, the … Read more
A photo (left) shared by Nitesh Rane (right, in blue) showing Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sudhakar Badgujar with Dawood gang member Salim Kutta. News18 has not independently verified the authenticity of this photo and the pictures below. (News18/PTI File) Nitesh Rane produced photographs of a party, which he alleged was hosted by Sena UBT leader … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday extended the deadline for Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide the cross-petitions filed by the rival factions of the Shiv Sena seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs from December 31 to January 10 next year. The top court, which granted 10 more days to the speaker, had earlier … Read more
