The plea, filed through advocates Asim Sarode and Ajinkya Udane, urged the court to direct the rebel leaders to return to the state and resume their duties Mumbai: On Monday, a PIL was submitted in the Bombay High Court accusing Eknath Shinde and other Shiv Sena dissident MLAs of inciting “political... The post appeared first on .

The plea, filed through advocates Asim Sarode and Ajinkya Udane, urged the court to direct the rebel leaders to return to the state and resume their duties Mumbai: On Monday, a PIL was submitted in the Bombay High Court accusing Eknath Shinde and other Shiv Sena dissident MLAs of inciting “political... The post appeared first on .

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 9 (ANI): A special PMLA court in Mumbai on Thursday rejected the pleas filed by Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik and former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh seeking a day's bail to vote in the Rajya Sabha elections to be held on Friday.

Mumbai Oct 18 PTI Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council Pravin Darekar on Monday alleged that Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA governments only agenda is to divert the attention of the people from basic issues by raising new disputes every day Addressing a press conference here Darekar said that no leader from the MVA- which includes Shiv Sena NCP and Congress- is ready to talk on the work done by the state government for the development of Maharashtra in the last two years Darekars statement came hours after Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana slammed the BJP against the misuse of Central agencies to target leaders of the MVA The editorial in Saamana said the BJP uses the CBI Enforcement Directorate I-T Income Tax department and the NCB Narcotics Control Bureau for its agenda Thackeray exposed these attacks being made through the ED and CBIthe attacks are like using Shikhandi as a shield it said On Saamana claiming that BJP was smoking a low-quality weed Darekar said the level of criticism has crossed limits while targetting BJP leaders People in Maharashtra know it well who takes the side of those consuming drugs and weed he said Queried on NCP chief Sharad Pawar targetting the Centre over its approach towards non-BJP states Darekar said it will be a welcome move if Pawar and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray take a stand on development issues concerning Maharashtra PM Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah are capable of making decisions about the Central government he said When asked about Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Rauts comments on the abrogation of article 370 Darekar shot back saying does Raut consider the scrapping of the article a mistake You should not worry about the security of Jammu and Kashmir Home Minister Amitbhai Amit Shah is capable of taking care of it said Darekar In a dig Darekar said it will be in the interest of Shiv Sena if it tries to understand what is going on in the minds of Shiv Sainiks as there is unrest among Sena leaders MPs and MLAs The current Shiv Sena is dominated by outsiders I challenge Shiv Sena to count the number of outsiders in both the parties Sena and BJP he said To a query on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackerays concept of Hindu Rashtra Darekar said the BJP was not aware of it PTI KK NSK NSK NSK

Mumbai Sep 23 PTI The Shiv Sena on Thursday accused the governors in non-BJP-ruled states including Maharashtra of acting like rogue elephants and trampling under their feet democratic constitution laws and political culture Without taking the name of Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari the party in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana also alleged that the Centre was using governors to destabilise those states that are being ruled by non-BJP parties The Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government shares an uneasy relationship with governor Koshyari Among other issues Koshyari has been under fire from the state government over the delay in approving the appointment of 12 MLCs from his quota The governors in non-BJP-ruled states are like rogue elephants and their mahouts handlers are sitting in New Delhi Such elephants trample democratic processes laws political culture under their feet and set new precedence the Sena said How appropriate is it that the governors are using all their power to destabilise the state government because it is formed by non-BJP parties the party asked Such efforts are affecting the unity of the country It is like playing with fire But one should remember that in doing so ones own hands may get burnt The use of governors post for such work is demolishing the constitutional structure it added If some people think that Indian democracy will sustain and flourish by constructing a new parliament complex in the national capital then they should also pay attention to the screams of the federal governments that have been trampled The states are not allowed to function properly and the agents of the party in power are given free hand to create chaos in the states the Sena alleged Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has expressed his concerns over the safety of women and the law and order situation in the state But why such concern is not expressed by the governors of Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh The BJP women MLAs in Maharashtra have raised the same issue But how come the BJP women legislators from other states are not expressing similar concerns for MP and UP it asked Why they are creating so much noise over the issue in Maharashtra Because the BJP is not in power here while it rules those in two other states The suspicious death of a seer or attacks on women in UP and MP seems to be purposefully ignored the Sena said The Uddhav Thackeray-led party also targeted the Union government over providing police protection to those BJP leaders who indulge in mud-slinging against the non-BJP-ruled states It was apparently referring to former MP from Mumbai Kirit Somaiya who was recently given Z category security Union Home Minister Amit Shah has called for a meeting of chief ministers in various states to discuss ways to tackle growing Naxal activities However hundreds of CRPF jawans are deployed in protecting some people who indulge in mud-slinging against some state governments It is necessary to use such forces CRPF against Naxals rather than wasting them on protecting some persons the Sena said PTI ND NP NP