The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had earlier issued summons to Hrishikesh for questioning in an alleged money laundering case, in which his father, Anil Deshmukh, was arrested.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 3 (ANI): With the festival of Dussehra just two days away, both the Shiv Sena factions released video trailers of the rally that would be conducted at two different venues in accordance with a court decision.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 27 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday greeted his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray on his birthday and referring to him as the former chief minister, wished him a long and healthy life.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 29 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday termed as "unlawful" the Maharashtra Governor's order calling for a floor test of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra and said the ruling coalition of Sena, NCP and Congress, will approach the Supreme Court and seek justice on this issue.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 29 (ANI): The rebel Shiv Sena MLAs who were camping in Guwahati for over a week will depart for Goa later in the afternoon today to take part in the Floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly scheduled tomorrow.

Mumbai Apr 26 PTI Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya on Tuesday claimed that a bogus FIR was filed at Bandra police station in his name which he had not even signed at the behest of the Mumbai police commissioner days after his car was vandalised when he was leaving the Khar police station after meeting the arrested independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana He demanded a criminal investigation against Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pande and also said that he would meet Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari on Wednesday to inform him about such practices On Tuesday Somaiya lodged a complaint at Khar police station and demanded action against a police officer for filing the bogus FIR in his name He recorded his statement at Khar police station Somaiya reached Khar police station along with his lawyer a police official said adding that the bogus FIR probe was handed to Khar police by the Bandra police station since the incident attack on Somaiyas car had taken place in Khar Somaiya told reporters that an FIR should be registered against the concerned police officer on the charges of forgery and criminal conspiracy etc for lodging a bogus complaint in his Somaiyas name The BJP leader hit out at Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey over the issue and claimed that some goons had been sent by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to attack him They should face strict action It will happen for sure the BJP leader told reporters outside Khar police station The Mumbai police filed a fake FIR in my name it is not signed by me Is Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey unaware of such legality I came here Khar police station to file an actual FIR against the fake FIR filed by the police he said Somaiya later claimed that Khar police station officials admitted that the bogus FIR was registered at Bandra police station on Monday on the instructions of Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey It was not signed by me still it was sent to Khar police station and the officials even initiated action based on it Is Pandey aware of the legal provision that such an unsigned FIR is illegal the BJP leader asked The unsigned FIR which was uploaded on the Mumbai police commissioners website exposes the forgery and cheating on part of the police commissioner he claimed I demand a criminal investigation against the Mumbai police commissioner who asked police officials to get such an FIR registered Somaiya said The BJP leader also said he would meet Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari on Wednesday and inform him about such practices Today I demanded an official copy of the FIR I found that I had not signed it According to CrPC section 154 my signature should have been there Are the Mumbai police trying to save Shiv Sena goons Somaiya asked The BJP leader also claimed that he was made to sit at Khar police station for two hours but his complaint on the matter was not accepted I was told that my complaint would be accepted and I was made to sit for two hours After receiving a phone call from the Mumbai police commissioner Khar police station officials destroyed all the papers and the FIR was not registered he claimed Asked about various allegations including cheating levelled against him by leaders of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA in the state Somaiya said if he had done anything wrong the authorities were free to take any action against him The Mumbai police late Saturday night registered an FIR against Somaiyas driver for allegedly driving in a rash and negligent manner due to which a Shiv Sena corporator and a party worker suffered minor injuries an official earlier said The police had on Monday also arrested four Shiv Sena members including former city Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar for allegedly vandalising Somaiyas car Some people had vandalised Somaiyas car on Saturday evening when he was returning from Khar police station after meeting independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana following their arrest The Rana couples plan to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Matoshree the personal residence of CM Thackeray on Saturday morning had angered Shiv Sena workers Amid Shiv Senas stiff resistance the Rana couple later cancelled the plan but the duo was arrested Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil had said Somaiya should know that arrested persons can only meet their legal counsel or relatives and that the BJP leader had no business going to the police station to meet the Rana couple PTI ND ZA GK NSK NSK NSK

Mumbai Apr 26 PTI Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya on Tuesday claimed that a fake FIR was filed in his name at Khar police station in Mumbai which he had not even signed days after his car was vandalised while he was returning from the police station after meeting arrested independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana Talking to reporters outside the Khar police station Somaiya hit out at Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey over the issue and also claimed some goons had been sent by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to attack him They should face strict action It will happen for sure the BJP leader said before entering the police station The Mumbai police filed a fake FIR in my name it is not signed by me Is Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey unaware of such legality I came here to file an actual FIR against the fake FIR filed by the police he said Somaiya later claimed Khar police station officials admitted that an FIR was registered at Bandra police station on Monday on the instructions of Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey It was not signed by me still it was sent to Khar police station and the officials even initiated action based on it Is Pandey aware of the legal provision that such an unsigned FIR is illegal the BJP leader asked The unsigned FIR which was uploaded on the Mumbai police commissioners website exposes the forgery and cheating on part of the police commissioner he claimed I demand a criminal investigation against the Mumbai police commissioner who asked police officials to get such an FIR registered Somaiya said The BJP leader also said he would meet Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari on Wednesday and inform him about such practices Today I demanded an official copy of the FIR I found that I had not signed it According to CrPC section 154 my signature should have been there Are the Mumbai police trying to save Shiv Sena goons Somaiya asked The BJP leader also claimed that he was made to sit at Khar police station for two hours but his complaint in the matter was not accepted I was told that my complaint would be accepted and I was made to sit for two hours After receiving a phone call from the Mumbai police commissioner Khar police station officials destroyed all the papers and the FIR was not registered he claimed Asked about various allegations including cheating levelled against him by leaders of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA in the state Somaiya said if he had done anything wrong the authorities were free to take any action against him The Mumbai police late Saturday night registered an FIR against Somaiyas driver for allegedly driving in rash and negligent manner due to which a Shiv Sena corporator and a party worker suffered minor injuries an official earlier said The police had on Monday also arrested four Shiv Sena members including former city Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar for allegedly vandalising Somaiyas car Some people had vandalised Somaiyas car on Saturday evening when he was returning from Khar police station after meeting independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana following their arrest The Rana couples plan to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Matoshree the personal residence of CM Thackeray on Saturday morning had angered Shiv Sena workers Amid Shiv Senas stiff resistance the Rana couple later cancelled the plan but the duo was arrestedMaharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil had said Somaiya should know that arrested persons can only meet their legal counsel or relatives and that the BJP leader had no business to go to the police station to meet the Rana couple PTI ND GK GK

Jalna (Maharashtra) [India], April 11 (ANI): Union Minister Raosaheb Patil Danve on Monday hit out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and said that Shiv Sena is playing politics in the name of Lord Ram, not the BJP.

Mumbai Mar 30 PTI Congress which is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA coalition government in Maharashtra on Wednesday wrote to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and demanded implementation of the Common Minimum Programme CMP The CMP could not be implemented properly in the last two years due to the coronavirus pandemic said state Congress chief Nana Patole in the letter Now that the intensity of the pandemic has declined the Common Minimum Programme should be implemented Schemes should be planned and implemented for the welfare of Dalits OBCs and the minorities he said The other two prominent constituents of the MVA are the Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party NCP Patole reminded the chief minister that when Congress agreed to be part of the MVA it was decided that the government will run on the basis of the Common Minimum Programme Patoles letter indicated an unease in the MVA Congress ministers and MLAs have often complained that their departments or constituencies get less funds than the ministries controlled by NCP ministers and constituencies of NCP MLAs At the pole position in the state till 2014 the Grand Old Party has been relegated to the fourth position in the state now Speaking to reporters in Pune Patole said he wrote to Thackeray about the CMP as the pandemic was now over He also said that Congress will continue to lead the United Progressive Alliance UPA Asked about the NCPs youth wing passing a resolution recommending party supremo Sharad Pawars name for the post of UPA chairperson Patole said NCP workers were free to pass such resolutions But Congress is the only alternative to the BJP at the national level and Congress alone will lead the UPA he said About rumblings in the MVA over the allocation of funds in the Budget Patole said people know very well how the relations between the ruling alliance partners were during the previous BJP government Differences are bound to arise it is a good sign that there is healthy competition among MLAs for development for constituencies If there is imbalance the CM should do justice to such constituencies he said Sena MLA Tanaji Sawant had recently alleged that his party was being neglected by the state government About some Congress MLAs meeting Sonia Gandhi Patole said she was the leader of the party and the opposition need not make fuss about such meetings PTI PR SPK KRK KRK

Mumbai Mar 25 PTI Days after the Enforcement Directorate ED took action against his brother-in-law a combative Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said in the state Assembly that he was ready to go to jail if the BJP wanted power but it should not harass his family membersSpeaking on the last day of Budget session Thackeray said former prime minister Indira Gandhi had the courage to declare Emergency while the BJP has ushered in an undeclared EmergencyHe also asked Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde to conduct a probe into a proposal of Rs 10269-crore cost escalation in Metro work during the previous Devendra Fadnavis government in the state and trashed corruption allegations against the Shiv Sena-controlled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMCThe ED earlier this week attached assets worth Rs 645 crore of a company owned by Shridhar Madhav Patankar Thackerays brother-in-law in connection with a money laundering investigationI am telling you the BJP in front of all You want power right Dont go collecting pen drives referring to BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis submitting evidence in a pen drive Its sale goes upI am saying I will go with you Not for power The things you are doing now defaming my family members seizing their assets I am not afraid of such actions Thackeray saidWe did not defame your family membersI will come along with you Jail me he addedAllegations are made up when action is taken against any non-BJP leader or his or her relatives and the individuals against whom action is taken are not even given a hearing the chief minister allegedEvidence is fabricated and then one is produced before court What will a court do It awards punishment based on what is produced before it he saidThackeray who heads the Shiv Sena said he was ready to take responsibility for his party workers sins if anyBut dont harass the Shiv Sena workers who saved Mumbai by risking their lives in 1992-92 during riots he saidSome BJP leaders were behaving as if they were agents or spokespersons of central probe agencies Thackeray allegedWhat else can be called the murder of democracy and law and order Indira Gandhi had at least declared Emergency This is an undeclared Emergency She was not a coward She had declared it Good or bad thats a different issue But she had the courage said Thackeray whose party is now in alliance with Congress and NCP in MaharashtraThe BJP wanted power in Mumbai even though it rules the country the chief minister saidHe trashed allegations of corruption levelled by Devendra Fadnavis against the BMC and hailed the corporation and the state government for taking steps to save lives during the coronavirus pandemicThackeray also said the ruckus witnessed during Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyaris joint address to both the Houses did not behove a state like MaharashtraHe also accused the Union government of not giving land for setting up car shed for Mumbai Metro and not doing anything about granting the classical language tag for Marathi and resolving the Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary disputeHe also asked minister Eknath Shinde to probe a proposal of Rs 10269 crore cost escalation of Mumbai Metro project when Fadnavis was chief minister Why did the cost escalate Eknath ji you should order a probe It is a different case if the escalation was genuine But how come the expenses increased suddenly What is behind it he askedOn his part Fadnavis said the chief minister did not reply to any of the issues he had raised in the House a day earlier PTI ENM KRK KRK KRK