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Sambhaji Nagar riots were orchestrated ahead of polls, alleges Thackeray

The rally, titled ‘Vajramuth’ (iron fist), was aimed at demonstrating the strength of the unity between the Shiv Sena (UBT), Nationalist Congress Party and Congress. At the beginning of the rally, all the leaders present paid their respects to a photograph of ‘Mother India’ and the Constitution of India

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Updated on Apr 03, 2023 12:44 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Sambhaji Nagar tense as political parties gear up for a showdown

The opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP alliance will both hold rallies on Sunday while MP Imtiaz Jaleel of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) announced that his party would organise a rally of party chief Asaduddin Owaisi soon

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Updated on Apr 02, 2023 12:40 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Industrialists worried as Sambhaji Nagar becoming the epicentre of polarisation

Violent clash on Wednesday night is a cause of worry for Industrialists of in Sambhaji Nagar, which is part of the golden quadrilateral of Maharashtra as they feel the city is becoming an epicentre of polarisation politics

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Updated on Apr 01, 2023 01:08 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

All is well, says Raut after meeting Sonia, Rahul

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut on Wednesday met former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi amid a row over the latter’s comments on Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, saying everything is fine between the two parties that are in alliance in Maharashtra

Mumbai, India - February 20, 2023: Uddhav Thackeray alongside MP Sanjay Raut addresses the media during a press conference, at Sena Bhavan, Dadar, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, February 20, 2023. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 30, 2023 01:02 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

State to bring ordinance to form MAITRI-empowered committee

The Eknath Shinde government has decided to promulgate an ordinance to protect the powers of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), days after it withdrew Maharashtra Industry, Trade and Investment Facilitation Cell (MAITRI) Bill 2022 due to differences over the jurisdiction of agencies

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Published on Mar 29, 2023 12:37 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

Won’t tolerate any insult to Veer Savarkar: Uddhav warns Rahul

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, while addressing a public rally at Malegaon on Sunday, expressed displeasure at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statements on V D Savarkar, and warned that his party would not tolerate any insult to the Hindutva ideologue

Atul Londhe, chief spokesperson of Maharashtra, told HT that the Congress’ stand on Savarkar was very clear. “That he apologised to get out of prison is a fact,” he said. “After returning, he fuelled Hindu-Muslim hatred, which led to the partition of India. Thackeray and the Congress have come together on a common minimum programme, which is to save democracy while putting political ideology aside. Saving democracy is vital, and parties’ stands on political idols should not be linked with this.” (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 27, 2023 12:36 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Metro 3 phase one will be operational by early 2024: Fadnavis

Mumbai: Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday informed the legislative council that the first phase of Metro 3 between BKC and Seepz will be in operation from early 2024

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Published on Mar 26, 2023 12:34 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Maharashtra to send committee to study ‘Bihar pattern’ of caste-based census

Mumbai: In response to the demand for a caste-based census in Maharashtra, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced in the legislative council that the state government will send a committee to study the Bihar pattern of the caste-based census

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Published on Mar 26, 2023 12:22 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Fadnavis suspects ‘design’ behind ‘love jihad’ cases, plans legal remedy

Replying to a Calling Attention Motion by BJP MLC Gopichand Padalkar in the legislative council, Fadnavis said that the state government had taken serious cognisance of the sentiments of people who were participating across the state in rallies held by the Hindu Jan Jagruti Morcha.

Mumbai, India - March 23, 2023: Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane and State BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule along with party activists protest against love jihad, demand implementation of restrictions against it and extend support to minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha’s decision outside the Vijaydurg Bungalow, Nariman Point, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 24, 2023 12:48 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Eknath Shinde mulls Ambernath-Badlapur corporation; BJP MLA wants separate local bodies

Chief minister Eknath Shinde is contemplating forming a new municipal corporation for the Ambernath-Badlapur area which is currently governed by two municipal councils

Thane, India - March 22, 2023: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde participates in the Swagat Yatra rally on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, the Maharashtrian New Year, in Thane, India, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 23, 2023 12:33 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

City breathes its cleanest air in five months

As per the System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the city’s AQI remained at a ‘moderate’ 107 at 7pm, while the Central Pollution Control Board’s daily AQI bulletin showed a ‘satisfactory’ index value of 90. As per CPCB data, Mumbai’s last ‘satisfactory’ air day was on October 22, 2022, when the AQI settled at 79

Weather in the city remained pleasant for a third day, with the daytime temperature peaking at 31.8 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal. For the first time since February 1, the city is seeing below-normal daytime temperatures. (Vijay Bate/HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 21, 2023 12:36 AM IST

ByPrayag Arora-Desai and Saurabha Kulshreshtha

CM Shinde: Thorough probe to be conducted into Jaisinghani’s relations with MVA leaders

In the viral photo that surfaced online, Uddhav Thackeray is seen welcoming Anil Jaisinghani, who allegedly joined Shiv Sena in 2014. Shinde referring to the photo said that there will be a thorough probe into Jaisinghani’s relations with the MVA leaders

Mumbai: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde along with Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis addresses the media after presentation of the Maharashtra State Budget for the year 2023-24, in Mumbai, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (PTI Photo) (PTI03_09_2023_000301A) (PTI)

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Published on Mar 19, 2023 12:50 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Aaditya Thackeray writes to Centre about rising air pollution in city

Thackeray also posted his letter on Twitter and criticised the state government for not having a full-time environment minister and accused them of a lack of sensitivity towards public issues. “I’ve written to union minister Bhupinder Yadav about Maharashtra’s worsening air pollution crisis, also focusing on Mumbai’s AQI

Mumbai, India - January 16, 2023: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray addressing the media during a press conference, at Sena Bhavan, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 19, 2023 12:45 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

MVA gears up for polls, plans 7 joint rallies in next 2 months

The opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Wednesday announced to hold seven joint public rallies across the state in the next two months, days after NCP president Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray insisted on contesting the Lok Sabha and assembly elections together

Mumbai, India - March 15, 2023: Balasaheb Thorat Member of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council, Ajit Pawar Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Ashok Shankarrao Chavan Member of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra at Y B Chavan center to attend Maha Vikas Aghadi meeting in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Published on Mar 16, 2023 01:08 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

SIT to probe morphed video of Shiv Sena MLA, party leader

Mumbai: The state government has announced to appoint a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the alleged morphed video of Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve and deputy leader Sheetal Mhatre

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Published on Mar 14, 2023 12:36 AM IST

BySurendra P Gangan and Saurabha Kulshreshtha

Worli mishap: State government to frame SOP for under-construction buildings

Mumbai: Following an accident at a construction site that killed two pedestrians in Worli four weeks back, the state government has announced it will frame a standard operating procedure (SOP) for under-construction buildings to avoid such mishaps

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Updated on Mar 14, 2023 12:33 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Sanjay Raut writes to Dy CM, demands probe against BJP MLA for money laundering

“I am sending papers related to the money laundering of ₹500 crore in the Bhima Sugar factory. Farmers’ interests are not safe, they have been looted. I expect a fair and transparent inquiry from you.” tweeted Raut on Monday.

New Delhi, India - Nov. 21, 2019: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut seen during the winter session at Parliament in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, November 21, 2019. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/ Hindustan Times) (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 14, 2023 12:33 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Change of guard, stay on works affected implementation of social justice schemes

Mumbai: Mumbai: The transfer of power in the state and the subsequent stay on various development works had its impact on the implementation of various schemes targeted at scheduled caste population under the social justice department

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Published on Mar 13, 2023 02:04 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Sops for women: Professional tax exemption, 50% discount in ST bus fare

From the next financial year, women earning up to ₹25,000 a month will not have to pay professional tax while all women can travel in the MSRTC (Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation) buses at half the ticket fare

Pune, India - April 20, 2022: The bus operations of the Pune division at Swargate ST Bus Stand of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) is on track as protesting workers have resumed duties. At least 3,200 of the 4,192 workers have joined back, in Pune, India, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (Photo by Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO) (Rahul Raut/HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2023 01:07 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

State gives a ₹13,437-crore push to its green initiatives

The state government has made an allocation of ₹13,437 crore for environment-friendly initiatives, the fifth goal of its ‘Panchamrut’ budget

Navi Mumbai, India - October 5, 2019: NMMT to procure 100 more electric buses at Vashi in Navi Mumbai, India, on Saturday, October 5, 2019. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Published on Mar 10, 2023 01:04 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

State’s urban population and unemployment rate, both see an increase

Mumbai: The urban population in Maharashtra is increasing and at the same time, the unemployment rate in these areas has also gone up

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Published on Mar 09, 2023 01:08 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

State clears way for Navi Mumbai to become IT hub

The Maharashtra government recently issued a government resolution (GR) permitting the service sector on 85% of the land of Navi Mumbai Integrated Industrial Township (NMIIT) which was earlier known as Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone (NMSEZ) which is promoted by state-owned City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Group.

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Published on Mar 08, 2023 01:14 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Uddhav calls for oppn unity to defeat BJP and save democracy

In his first public rally after losing the Shiv Sena name and election symbol to the Eknath Shinde-led faction due to the recent Election Commission of India (ECI) ruling, Thackeray’s faction put up an impressive show of strength. Addressing the massive rally at Khed in Ratnagiri, the Sena (UBT) chief did not mince words while slamming the ECI

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Published on Mar 06, 2023 12:56 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Shiv Sena chooses Bajoria as party whip, Oppn calls it “gimmick”

Mumbai: Chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has submitted a letter to the state Legislative Council’s deputy chairperson seeking Viplav Bajoria to be made the party’s chief whip in the Upper House, a move aimed at further cornering the faction led by former CM Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai, India - February 28, 2023: MLC Viplove Gopikishan Bajoria interacts with the media as he arrives during the second day of Budget Session, at Vidhan Bhavan, Nariman Point, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 01, 2023 01:18 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Uddhav takes a swipe at guv for addressing assembly in Hindi on Marathi language day

Thackeray reiterated that CM Shinde and his team can steal the party name and symbol but cannot steal the intense ideology of Shiv Sena. Thackeray recalled how his father Shiv Sena supremo late Bal Thackeray helped Marathi youth to get respectable jobs in Mumbai

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray addresses the gathering on

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Published on Feb 28, 2023 12:59 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Maharashtra Budget session: Amid fight over whip, oppn MLC jumps ship

Denying that any whip was issued to him, Sunil Prabhu, whip and MLA from the Thackeray faction said, They (the Shinde faction) have no authority to issue a whip to us. We have met the speaker Rahul Narvekar and told him that a case is pending before the SC and any action will be contempt of court

Mumbai, India - February 27, 2023: CM Eknath Shinde along with other MLAs arrives for the Maharashtra Budget Session, at Vidhan Bhavan, Nariman Point, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, February 27, 2023. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 28, 2023 12:55 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Opposition demand caste-based census, skip Shinde’s tea party on eve of budget session

Addressing a press conference on the eve of the budget session, Pawar and Danve, a leader from Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), also declared a boycott of the tea party hosted by chief minister Eknath Shinde, in protest against what they called the failure of the government to tackle the farmers’ issues, law and order etc. “The common man is not happy with the government’s performance

Mumbai, India - Feb. 26, 2023:Ambadas Danve, Ajit Pawar and Chhagan Bhujbal addressing to media during press conference ahead of Budget Session at Vidhan Bhavan, in Mumbai, India, on Sunday, February 26, 2023. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Published on Feb 27, 2023 02:01 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Ours is a battle to save democracy: Aaditya Thackeray

“They can steal our party name and symbol but cannot steal the love in the hearts of people of Mumbai and Maharashtra. This is not the battle of Shiv Sena, but to save democracy and the Constitution. Let us unite and fight with them. Victory will be ours,” Thackeray said.

Mumbai, India - Feb. 26, 2023:Shivsena leader and MLA from Worli constituency Aditya Thackeray addressing public rally called as Nirdhar Melava at Jambori Maidan in Worli constituency in Mumbai, India, on Sunday, February 26, 2023. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Published on Feb 27, 2023 01:30 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Speaker’s one Shiv Sena claim: Uddhav camp mulls seeking separate group tag

Assembly speaker Rahul Narvekar’s repeated claim that there is only one Shiv Sena on the record has unsettled Uddhav Thackeray camp who is still recovering from the effects of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision last week.

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Updated on Feb 24, 2023 02:20 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha, Mumbai

Thackeray camp sets out to win war of perception against Shinde-BJP

Down but not out, Uddhav Thackeray seems to have taken a leaf out of his bete noire Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) book to make himself heard – by managing the electorate’s perception

Mumbai, India - February 14, 2023: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MLA Aaditya Thackeray with party leaders Sushma Andhare, Vinod Ghosalkar and MLA Vilas Potnis, during a public meeting, at Maharashtra Nagar, Borivali (East), in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 22, 2023 12:32 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha and Gautam S. Mengle, Mumbai

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The opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP alliance will both hold rallies on Sunday while MP Imtiaz Jaleel of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) announced that his party would organise a rally of party chief Asaduddin Owaisi soon

Violent clash on Wednesday night is a cause of worry for Industrialists of in Sambhaji Nagar, which is part of the golden quadrilateral of Maharashtra as they feel the city is becoming an epicentre of polarisation politics

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut on Wednesday met former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi amid a row over the latter’s comments on Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, saying everything is fine between the two parties that are in alliance in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, while addressing a public rally at Malegaon on Sunday, expressed displeasure at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statements on V D Savarkar, and warned that his party would not tolerate any insult to the Hindutva ideologue

Mumbai: Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday informed the legislative council that the first phase of Metro 3 between BKC and Seepz will be in operation from early 2024

Mumbai: In response to the demand for a caste-based census in Maharashtra, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced in the legislative council that the state government will send a committee to study the Bihar pattern of the caste-based census

Replying to a Calling Attention Motion by BJP MLC Gopichand Padalkar in the legislative council, Fadnavis said that the state government had taken serious cognisance of the sentiments of people who were participating across the state in rallies held by the Hindu Jan Jagruti Morcha.

Chief minister Eknath Shinde is contemplating forming a new municipal corporation for the Ambernath-Badlapur area which is currently governed by two municipal councils

In the viral photo that surfaced online, Uddhav Thackeray is seen welcoming Anil Jaisinghani, who allegedly joined Shiv Sena in 2014. Shinde referring to the photo said that there will be a thorough probe into Jaisinghani’s relations with the MVA leaders

The opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Wednesday announced to hold seven joint public rallies across the state in the next two months, days after NCP president Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray insisted on contesting the Lok Sabha and assembly elections together

Mumbai: The state government has announced to appoint a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the alleged morphed video of Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve and deputy leader Sheetal Mhatre

Mumbai: Following an accident at a construction site that killed two pedestrians in Worli four weeks back, the state government has announced it will frame a standard operating procedure (SOP) for under-construction buildings to avoid such mishaps

“I am sending papers related to the money laundering of ₹500 crore in the Bhima Sugar factory. Farmers’ interests are not safe, they have been looted. I expect a fair and transparent inquiry from you.” tweeted Raut on Monday.

Mumbai: Mumbai: The transfer of power in the state and the subsequent stay on various development works had its impact on the implementation of various schemes targeted at scheduled caste population under the social justice department

From the next financial year, women earning up to ₹25,000 a month will not have to pay professional tax while all women can travel in the MSRTC (Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation) buses at half the ticket fare

The state government has made an allocation of ₹13,437 crore for environment-friendly initiatives, the fifth goal of its ‘Panchamrut’ budget

Mumbai: The urban population in Maharashtra is increasing and at the same time, the unemployment rate in these areas has also gone up

Mumbai: Chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has submitted a letter to the state Legislative Council’s deputy chairperson seeking Viplav Bajoria to be made the party’s chief whip in the Upper House, a move aimed at further cornering the faction led by former CM Uddhav Thackeray

Thackeray reiterated that CM Shinde and his team can steal the party name and symbol but cannot steal the intense ideology of Shiv Sena. Thackeray recalled how his father Shiv Sena supremo late Bal Thackeray helped Marathi youth to get respectable jobs in Mumbai

Denying that any whip was issued to him, Sunil Prabhu, whip and MLA from the Thackeray faction said, They (the Shinde faction) have no authority to issue a whip to us. We have met the speaker Rahul Narvekar and told him that a case is pending before the SC and any action will be contempt of court

“They can steal our party name and symbol but cannot steal the love in the hearts of people of Mumbai and Maharashtra. This is not the battle of Shiv Sena, but to save democracy and the Constitution. Let us unite and fight with them. Victory will be ours,” Thackeray said.

Assembly speaker Rahul Narvekar’s repeated claim that there is only one Shiv Sena on the record has unsettled Uddhav Thackeray camp who is still recovering from the effects of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision last week.

Down but not out, Uddhav Thackeray seems to have taken a leaf out of his bete noire Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) book to make himself heard – by managing the electorate’s perception

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