The Shiv Sena on Saturday sought to embarrass its Bharatiya Janata Party ruling ally by suggesting that Pankaja Munde, a minister in the Maharashtra cabinet, be unanimously anointed as Chief Minister for an hour to clear the Maratha quotas file. The Sena’s advice came after Women and Child Welfare Minister[Read More…]
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Day after trust vote, Shiv Sena calls Rahul Gandhi ‘face of Opposition’
Mumbai: Hours after it kept away from the no-confidence motion against the National Democratic Alliance government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ruling ally Shiv Sena came out in full praise of Congress President Rahul Gandhi here on Saturday. Rahul is now ‘the face of the Opposition’ that has become[Read More…]
Farmers, families end lives – Is this ‘Achhe Din’? Shiv Sena asks Modi
Mumbai: Referring to suicides in Maharashtra by farmers and others, the Shiv Sena on Monday pointedly asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Is this your promised ‘Achhe Din’? Blaming the BJP-led governments at the centre and in Maharashtra, the Sena said that all these people took the extreme step of ending[Read More…]
BJP fumes as Shiv Sena ‘hijacks’ Palghar Lok Sabha seat
Palghar: Amidst a massive show of strength, Shiv Sena candidate Srinivas C. Vanga on Tuesday filed his nomination for the by-election to the Palghar Lok Sabha constituency, virtually hijacking the seat from its fuming ally Bharatiya Janata Party. The May 28 bypoll was necessitated after the sudden demise of sitting BJP[Read More…]
Farmer’s funeral pyre will destroy you, Shiv Sena warns BJP
Mumbai: Taking a grim view of the suicide by an octogenarian peasant demanding fair compensation for his acquired lands, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday warned its ruling ally BJP that Dharma Patil’s funeral pyre will destroy the BJP government. Condemning the incident which happened in the state government Mantralaya where[Read More…]
Shiv Sena MP demands judicial probe into Mumbai pub fire
Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant on Friday demanded a judicial probe into the fire at a pub in Mumbai in which 14 persons were killed, while raising the issue in the Lok Sabha. The issue was first raised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kirit Somaiya who said the pub[Read More…]
PM drags Gujarat poll campaign to its nadir: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of resorting to “histrionics” and pulling the ongoing poll campaign for the Gujarat elections to “a new low”. The critical ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party said that Modi “dug up the graves of the Mughal regime” in his[Read More…]
Gujarat Assembly polls: Shiv Sena to contest on its own
Thumbing its nose at ally Bharatiya Janata Party, the Shiv Sena plans to contest between 50-60 seats in the Gujarat Assembly polls on its own, a senior party official said here on Thursday. A high-level team of the party, led by Gujarati Wing Coordinator and senior municipal corporator from Oshiwara[Read More…]
Shiv Sena mocks BJP-JD(U) reunion, says is Pakistan celebrating Nitish victory
Taking a jibe at BJP- JD(U) reunion, the Shiv Sena on Friday said it seemed its ally had “made Pakistan happy” by aligning with Nitish Kumar. The Sena said in an editorial that politics today is “no longer about morals and ideals” and added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and[Read More…]
“Death penalty belongs to medieval ages”, says oppn vice-president candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who filed his nomination on Tuesday as the vice presidential candidate of 18 opposition parties, said he believes death penalty belongs to the medieval ages and it’s wrong. He further added that “Yes, I had also written to Pakistan PM, Nawaz Sharif demanding that he should not hang Kulbhushan Jadhav.[Read More…]
Shiv Sena questions Modi after Amaranth terror attack
The horrifying incident of militants who attacked a bus carrying Amarnath pilgrims on Monday evening, killing seven people and injuring over 30 has taken the country and its residents on the setback. Condolences are coming from all over the world. Political leaders and other prominent personalities have condemned the attack[Read More…]
Won’t support making a Dalit President to gain vote: Uddhav Thackeray
Responding to the nomination of Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as the presidential candidate of the ruling NDA, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said that the party will not support anyone if they try to use a person’s caste to garner votes. “If someone is trying to make[Read More…]
Many in Karnataka don’t know national anthem: Shiv Sena Goa President
In a statement that could strike political controversy, Shiv Sena Goa unit president Shivprasad Joshi said many people in neighbouring Karnataka cannot sing the national anthem. “People in Goa are patriots. I know many students who can sing complete Vande Mataram unlike Karnataka where many people do not even know[Read More…]
Sena MLAs slammed for preparing ‘field reports’ by ‘staying at home’
The ruling Shiv Sena party in Maharashtra has revealed that 27 out of 40 party MLAs were sent to check the farmer’s condition and submit a report of the same to party chief Uddhav Thackeray. Instead, they chose to work from home and did not go to their alloted areas.[Read More…]
Stop ‘Mann ki Baat’ and start ‘Gun ki Baat’ against Pak: Uddhav Thackeray to PM Modi
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray hit out at PM Narendra Modi asking him to stop ‘Mann Ki Baat’ and start ‘Gun Ki Baat’ to teach a lesson to Pakistan, after Pakistan Army mutilated two Indian soldiers Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh and BSF head constable Prem Sagar. “Kashmir is burning and[Read More…]
Air India to impose fine on unruly passengers
Air India has formulated new guidelines to deal with unruly passengers with hefty fines up to Rs 15 lakh proposed. A new set of guidelines and fines have been drafted by the airline’s legal team which is awaiting approval from Air India’s Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani’s office, Air[Read More…]
Sena compares Modi with Alexander, Napoleon
Ravindra Gaikwad appoints body double to click selfies
Ravindra Gaikwad, the Shiv Sena MP who has recently made it to the news after beating up a 60-year-old Air India staffer with his slippers is now popular across the country. According to Gaikwad, this wastes a lot of his time and to tackle this problem, he has made an[Read More…]
Air India brawl: Gaikwad expresses ‘regret’; ministry to examine apology letter
Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad requested the Centre to withdraw the ban on him imposed by six airlines expressing “regret” for assaulting an Air India staffer on March 23. “It could have been no one’s intention to have let the situation aggravate to the level that it eventually did,” he[Read More…]
Govt may ask Air India to lift ban against Sena MP
Sena MP Gaikwad travels by car to Delhi
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat good choice for President, says Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat will be a good choice for President to make India a Hindu Rashtra. “It is the highest post in the country. Somebody with a clean image should occupy it. We have heard Mohan Bhagwat’s name[Read More…]
Airlines banning Gaikwad show ‘dadagiri’, says SP
Shiv Sena gives a shutdown call in Osmanabad
Was asked not to speak to media till Wednesday: Gaikwad
Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who allegedly assaulted a senior Air India official, on Sunday, claimed that he was asked by a top party leader not to speak with the media over the issue. Threatening legal action against the national carrier, the Parliamentarian said he has not gone into hiding[Read More…]