Mumbai Dec 18 PTI The ruling Shiv Sena and other organizations staged protests in Maharashtra on Saturday against alleged desecration of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Bengaluru and the Karnataka Chief Ministers dismissive remark about the incidentEarlier in the day Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray who heads the Sena demanded immediate action by the Karnataka government regarding the alleged desecrationIn Mumbai Sena workers led by Pandurang Sapkal shouted slogans and held placards condemning the incident and Karnataka CM Basavraj Bommais alleged remarksMaharashtra minister and Sena leader Eknath Shinde had alleged earlier that Bommai termed the incident of desecration as minorSapkal warned the government of the neighbouring state of repercussions of the incidentProtests were also held in other parts of Maharashtra PTI MR KRK KRK KRK
Mumbai Sep 17 PTI The Shiv Sena on Friday greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 71st birthday saying he provided political stability to the country and no other leader can match his stature Modi is a very popular leader We wish him good health and extend greetings on his birthday Sena MP and spokesperson Sanjay Raut saidEarlier the BJP formed governments at the centre stitching up alliances with various parties But under Modi the party has got absolute majority This is because of his leadership Raut saidAfter Atal Bihari Vajpayee it was Modi who took the BJP to the peak of success Raut said adding that there could be differences over his style of functioning and policies but there is no other leader of Modis stature in the country today PTI MR KRK KRK