Minister Save made the said promise after Shivaji's followers in Maharashtra's Aurangabad protested outside his residence today by raising the slogan "Rajyapal hatao, Maharashtra bachao" (Remove the governor and save Maharashtra) and drumming here.

Maharashtra Governor on November 19 stoked controversy as he called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj an 'old idol'.

Sanjay Raut, the leader of Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena on Friday attacked Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and said that they are ready to fight the ‘ Mahabharat of new era’, adding that the issue of Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute has been intentionally raked up to divert people’s attention... The post appeared first on .

Sanjay Raut, the leader of Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena on Friday attacked Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and said that they are ready to fight the ' Mahabharat of new era', adding that the issue of Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute has been intentionally raked up to divert people's attention from Governor's "insult" to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Taking note of the recent remarks by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Rajyasabha MP Udayan Raje Bhonsle, who is also a Descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others and demanded to sack Koshyari.

Coming down heavily on Koshiyari over his statement on Saturday that the people of Maharashtra should move on from 'old icons' such as Shivaji Maaraj to contemporary ones such as Balasaheb Thackeray and Nitin Gadkari, Patole urged President Droupadi Murmu to remove him from the governor's post.

New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Accusing the Congress of involvement in ABG Shipyard scam, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said the grand old party and corruption maintain a good relationship.

New Delhi Dec 24 PTI The BJP on Friday refused be be drawn into the row over hate speeches made at a Dharma Sansad held in Haridwar saying questions about them should be directed to those behind the event You should ask people behind Dharma Sansad about this We talk about taking the entire society along BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said when asked about the matter at a press conference He added Why do you ask us about issues related to dharma This country is dharmapran adhering to Dharma He noted that the mottoes of constitutional bodies such as the Supreme Court and the Lok Sabha Speaker are drawn from religious scriptures Several Opposition leaders including those from the Congress and the TMC had on Thursday condemned what they said was a hate speech conclave held in Haridwar recently and called for strict action against those involved At the event several speakers allegedly made inflammatory and provocative speeches calling for the killing of people from the minority community Police have registered an FIR in the case Held at Ved Niketan Dham in Haridwar from December 17-20 the Dharma Sansad was organised by Yati Narasimhanand Giri of the Juna Akhada who has been accused in the past of making hate speeches and inciting violence against Muslims PTI KR SMN

Agra Nov 23 PTI BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi on Tuesday claimed Uttar Pradesh will become the biggest economy in the country after Yogi Adityanath becomes chief minister for the second time in a row following next years Assembly electionUnder the BJPs rule a sense of pride and self-respect can be observed in Uttar Pradesh which is witness to a new form and framework of development he said On the sidelines of an event organised by the BJPs youth wing -- the Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha BJYM -- Trivedi stressed that the youth of the state will vote for development and nationalism and discard nepotism regionalism casteism and communalismUttar Pradesh will become the biggest economy in the country after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wins the upcoming assembly elections he addedThe BJP spokesperson claimed that in Uttar Pradesh the opposition parties are fighting the polls to save their shrinking identity and not to form a governmentHe hit out at Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi over the issue of womens reservation Priyanka Gandhi talks about reservation for women in the Uttar Pradesh election but does not talk about implementation it in Punjab and Rajasthan he saidAsked about the farmers protest Trivedi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already formed a committee to look into the minimum support price issue The panel will also look into diversification of crops and organic farming in the interest of farmers he saidWhen asked the BJP leader underscored The three farm laws have not withdrawn due to the upcoming state elections Wrestler Babita Phogat who accompanied Trivedi to the BJYM event said During Akhilesh Yadavs government Uttar Pradesh saw gundaraj It was under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the state is seeing Ramrajya PTI COR NSD

New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday claimed that before Narendra Modi's government came to power, India was a partial Muslim country under Congress rule as the provisions of the Sharia law were part of the Constitution of India.