New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to give at 7 pm her reply in the Lok Sabha on the discussion over rising prices on Monday.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 23 (ANI): Shiv Sena, which is battling factionalism within the party leading to a huge political crisis in Maharashtra, has claimed that 21 rebel MLAs who are camping in Guwahati under Eknath Shinde have contacted the party.

Mumbai Apr 22 PTI Police were deployed in large numbers outside Matoshri the personal residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in suburban Bandra following legislator couple Navneet and Ravi Ranas plan to recite the Hanuman Chalisa there and angry reaction by Shiv Sena workersWorkers of the Thackeray-led Shiv Sena began to gather outside the house since morning as Amaravati MP Navneet Rana and her husband Badnera MLA Ravi Rana -- both independent legislators -- said they were firm on their plan to recite the Chalisa outside the Thackeray residencePolice were also deployed outside an apartment in suburban Khar where the Rana couple lives Shiv Sena workers turned up outside the apartment and sang bhajans with some of them telling reporters that they would not allow the Ranas to leave their house on Saturday morningLocal BJP leader Mohit Kamboj claimed that his car was attacked by Sena workers near the Kalanagar colony where the Thackeray residence is located He also posted a video of the incidentMumbai police earlier in the day served a notice under CrPC section 149 to the Rana couple asking them not to disturb the law and order situation Under section 149 police can take steps to prevent a cognizable offenseBarricades were also placed on the road leading to MatoshriRavi Rana told reporters that he had demanded that the chief minister read Hanuman Chalisa on Hanuman Jayanti to rid Maharashtra of crises and attain peace for the state but Thackeray refusedWe will go there Matoshree to read the Hanuman Chalisa at nine tomorrow We will cooperate with police I have asked our workers to ensure that law and order is not disturbed in Mumbai Police and people should not be troubled he addedThackeray meanwhile arrived in the afternoon at Matoshree He was seen greeting Shiv Sena workers with his palms joined together as he went insideShiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut who was present outside Matoshree accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy to harass the Sena-led coalition government in the state and using the Ranas and MNS chief Raj Thackeray as pawnsMahaprasad is ready Whoever comes will get it he told reporters crypticallyBut we want to show the BJP that the Shiv Sena is still alive We have buried a dishonest friend like you We are ready to bury you again Raut saidSenas Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut said Hanuman Chalisa and Ram Navami were matters of faith and not occasions for stuntPeople like Rana are characters in the nautanki drama and stunt of the BJP People dont take this stunt seriously he saidHe described the Rana couple as Bunty aur Babli reference to a Hindi movie starring Abhishek Bachchan and Rani MukherjeeSecretary of Yuva Sena the partys youth wing Varun Saardesai said the party workers will not let the couple go back without prasad if they dared to turn upNCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase claimed that the Ranas were trying to destabilize the Sena-NCP-Congress government in the state and fuel communal tensionRana couple are planning to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Matoshree Is this the job of a public representative he askedRavi Rana had supported the BJP-Sena government during 2014-19 He had demanded earlier this month that CM Thackeray recite Hanuman Chalisa at home on Hanuman JayantiHis demand followed Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackerays ultimatum to the state government to remove loudspeakers from mosques by May 3 He had threatened to play Hanuman Chalisa outside the mosques if the demand was not met The BJP supported Rajs demand PTI DC ENM MR ARU NP KRK KRK

Mumbai Apr 22 PTI Unfazed by the Shiv Senas ire and a notice by Mumbai Police Amravati MP Navneet Rana and her husband and MLA Ravi Rana on Friday said they would recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerays residence here They will turn up outside Matoshree Thackerays personal residence in suburban Bandra on Saturday as announced earlier the couple both independent legislators told reporters The city police visited the Rana couple and served them a notice asking them not to disturb the law and order situation in the city an official said Ravi Rana told reporters here that he had demanded that chief minister read Hanuman Chalisa on Hanuman Jayanti to rid Maharashtra of crises and attain peace for the state but Thackeray who heads the Shiv Sena refused We will go there Matoshree to read the Hanuman Chalisa at nine tomorrow We will cooperate with police I have asked our workers to ensure that law and order is not disturbed in Mumbai Police and people should not be troubled he added The chief minister did not visit Mantralaya the state governments administrative headquarters for two years during the coronavirus pandemic and did not meet MPs and MLAs from the state Rana alleged Endorsing him MP Nanveet Rana said if an ordinary person did not go to office for two years he would lose salary Our CM is getting salary without working she added She also dismissed Sena MP Sanjay Rauts statement that the husband-wife duo were engaging in this political stunt at the BJPs behest He speaks like a parrot every day she said Chief Minister Thackeray meanwhile arrived in the afternoon at Matoshree where Shiv Sena workers and leaders had gathered in large numbers since morning and were shouting slogans Thackeray was seen greeting them with his palms joined together as he went inside Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut who was present outside Matoshree accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy to harass the Shiv Sena-led coalition government in the state and using the Ranas and MNS chief Raj Thackeray as pawns Mahaprasad is ready Whoever comes will get it he told reporters cryptically But we want to show the BJP that the Shiv Sena is still alive We have buried a dishonest friend like you We are ready to bury you again Raut said Senas Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut said Hanuman Chalisa and Ram Navami were matters of faith and not occasions for stunt People like Rana are characters in the nautanki drama and stunt of the BJP People dont take this stunt seriously he said He described the Rana couple as Bunty aur Babli reference to a Hindi movie starring Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee Secretary of Yuva Sena the partys youth wing Varun Saardesai said the party workers will not let the couple go back without prasad if they dared to turn up Sena MP Anil Desai said his party follows real Hindutva and wondered if the Ranas themselves can recite the Hanuman Chalisa NCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase claimed that the Ranas were trying to destabilize the Sena-NCP-Congress government in the state and fuel communal tension Rana couple are planning to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Matoshree Is this the job of a public representative he asked An independent MLA from Badnera in Amravati district Ravi Rana had supported the BJP-Sena government during 2014-19 Earlier in the day a team led by Deputy Commissioner of Police Manjunath Singe visited the Ranas residence in suburban Khar and served them a notice under section 149 of the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC The section gives police powers to prevent any cognisable offence The couple accepted the notice the DCP said As per the notice the police requested the Ranas not to disturb peace and maintain law and order the official said Ravi Rana had earlier demanded that CM Thackeray recite Hanuman Chalisa at home on Hanuman Jayanti His demand followed Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackerays ultimatum to the state government to remove loudspeakers from mosques by May 3 He had threatened to play Hanuman Chalisa outside the mosques if the demand was not met The BJP supported his demand PTI DC ENM MR ARU NP KRK KRK

Mumbai Apr 22 PTI Mumbai police on Friday issued a notice to MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana asking them not to disrupt the law and order situation as they plan to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerays residence here on April 23 On Thursday Ravi Rana had announced that he was firm on his plan to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Matoshree the private residence of Thackeray who is also the president of the Shiv Sena on Saturday In view of his announcement a large number of Shiv Sena workers gathered outside Matoshree in suburban Bandra here on Friday and raised slogans in support of the chief minister The party workers said the Ranas would be taught a lesson if they turn up at the spot The NCP a constituent of the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government in the state of which Congress is also part slammed MLA Rana for his announcement and accused him of doing so to destabilise the government and stoke communal tension in the state An independent MLA from Badnera in Amravati district Rana had extended his support to the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP-Sena government in 2014-19 The police deployed heavy bandobast at Thackerays residence in Kalanagar area to prevent any untoward incident as a large number of Shiv Sena supporters gathered outside the house an official said Moreover there was heavy police deployment when Rana and his wife reached their residence in Khar area he said A team led by DCP Manjunath Singe visited the Rana residence and served them a notice from Kherwadi police station under section 149 of Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC The couple took the notice which has been issued to prevent any cognisable offence he said As per the notice the police have requested them not to disturb peace and maintain aw and order situation the official said Sitting outside Thackerays residence Shiv Sena leaders who are in a combative mode said that the couple was not worthy to take on the party and will be taught a lesson if they dared to show up outside Matoshree The Sena leaders further accused the Ranas of acting at the behest of the BJP Mahaprasad is ready Whoever comes will get it Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut told reporters cryptically as he squatted outside Matoshree with party workers waiting for the couple to show up But we want to show the BJP that the Shiv Sena is still alive We have buried a dishonest friend like you We are ready to bury you again Raut said Shiv Senas Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut said recital of Hanuman Chalisa and Ram Navami celebration was matter of faith and not stunt People like Rana are characters in the nautanki and stunt of the BJP People dont take this stunt seriously he told reporters He described the Rana couple as Bunty aur Babli reference to a Hindi movie starring Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee They dont know what Mumbais shiv sainiks are made of he said Secretary of Yuva Sena the partys youth wing Varun Saardesai who flanked Raut termed the couples declaration as a stunt and said the party workers will not let them go back without prasad without teaching them a lesson if they dared to turn up They are not big enough to talk about the Shiv Sena chief Thackeray he said Sena MP Anil Desai accused the Ranas of engaging in theatrics since they dont have peoples issue to raise and alleged that the couple was trying to destabilise Thackeray-led MVA government Maharashtra has overcome its problems under Thackerays leadership So they are engaging in such stunts to destabilise the MVA government and are pitching communities against each other Desai said He further said that the Shiv Sena follows and practices real Hindutva and wondered if the Ranas themselves can recite Hanuman Chalisa Meanwhile the NCPs state unit chief spokesman Mahesh Tapase claimed that Rana was inspired by the BJPs ideology and expressed confidence that the MVA government in the state cannot be destabilised There is news about the Rana couple planning to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Matoshree Is this the job of a public representative Tapase said in a video statement A public representative should work to get approvals for development works for his or her constituency district and the state he said What are they Ranas interested in They are only interested in destabilising the state government and stoking communal tension in Maharashtra Tapase claimed The people of Maharashtra would have hailed the Ranas if they had raised the issue of power shortage before the Central government the NCP leader said Unfortunately they are not raising these important issues Maharashtra cannot be destabilised The MVA government is strong he added Earlier MLA Rana had asked CM Thackeray to recite the devotional hymns at his residence on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti celebrated on April 16 drawing criticism from the Sena Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS Raj Thackeray had earlier given an ultimatum to the state government to remove loudspeakers atop mosques by May 3 citing noise pollution and threatened to play Hanuman Chalisa outside these religious places at a higher volume if his demand was not met The BJP has supported his demand PTI DC ENM MR ARU NP NP

Mumbai Mar 28 PTI The proposed Rs 3 lakh crore refinery and petrochemicals complex project that has got stalled at Nanar in Maharashtras Ratnagiri district should be developed on a site where the local people are not opposed to it state Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray said on Monday Thackeray made the remarks while interacting with media persons in Sindhudurg The 60 million metric tonnes-per annum RPC project which was to come up in Nanar in Ratnagiri district is stalled due to opposition from local organisations and other reasons and the previous Devendra Fadnavis government had decided to choose an alternate site in March 2019 Thackeray was replying to a query on Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reportedly stating on Sunday that there was hope for revival of the RPC project as the current Maharashtra government seems to be changing its mind about it The issue of shifting the project is thereThe project should be developed on an alternate site where the local people are not opposed to it by taking the people along and after holding discussion with them The next steps will be taken keeping in mind how the sons-of-the-soil will get justice Thackeray said He said people will be taken into confidence for such projects by the state government and work will go ahead only after all issues are sorted out Meanwhile Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut told a news channel in Sindhudurg that Union minister Pradhan may have made the comment on project revival to create confusions in the minds of the people The Maharashtra government is insisting on developing the project in Maharashtra itself But the project will not be implemented in Nanar if the people are opposed to it Raut said PTI ENM BNM BNM BNM

Mumbai Feb 18 PTI Union minister and BJP leader Narayan Rane on Friday said he has learnt that an ED notice is ready for four persons in Matoshree the private residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in suburban BandraRane posted on Twitter I have learnt that Enforcement Directorate departments notice is ready for four persons in Matoshree He further said This is special news for Lok Sabha member Vinayak Raut Once it happens where will he and his boss will run PTI ND RSY RSY

Raigad (Maharashtra) [India], August 24 (ANI): Union Minister Narayan Rane was on Tuesday produced before the Magistrate Court in Mahad in Raigad district of Maharashtra after his arrest over his remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 24 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut on Tuesday has in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought the removal of Union Minister Narayan Rane from the Cabinet after Rane was booked for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.