Lodha, the minister for Tourism, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, as well as Women and Child Development, in the current Shinde Sena-BJP ruling coalition, triggered a furore after comparing CM Shinde to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, saying, "his actions against Uddhav Thackeray is somewhat similar to the historic escape of Shivaji Maharaj from Agra."
A spokesperson for the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena condemned the governor's statement saying he is known to disrespect great leaders.
Addressing a function at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in Aurangabad on Saturday, the Governor of Maharashtra.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has become an old idol now, you can find new ones from Babasaheb Ambedkar to Nitin Gadkari.
On Saturday, the Election Commission barred both factions from using the party’s name and election symbol in the upcoming by-poll. Instead, both factions have been recognized as separate political parties – Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and Eknath Shinde’s Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena – and allotted their own symbols. Thackeray got...
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On Saturday, the Election Commission barred both factions from using the party’s name and election symbol in the upcoming by-poll. Instead, both factions have been recognized as separate political parties – Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and Eknath Shinde’s Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena – and allotted their own symbols. Thackeray got...
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