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After flirting with many parties, MNS decides to go ‘solo’ in Lok Sabha polls
The decision came after a review meeting of all the parliamentary constituencies with top office-bearers held by MNS President Raj Thackeray on Monday, said senior leader Nitin Sardesai.
'Kick Them', roars Raj Thackeray, after Mumbai Gujarati society bars Marathi woman
The aggrieved woman, Tripti Devrukhkar-Ekbote called on Raj Thackeray and his wife Sharmila and other party leaders to narrate her ordeal in the Shiv Sadan Society in Mulund suburb.
Raj Thackeray on Trimbakeshwar Dargah row: 'Don't stop century-old traditions'
"It's a hundred-year-old custom... It's not right to break it, the traditions should not be stopped..." urged Thackeray - the estranged cousin of former Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray. Simultaneously, he issued a veiled warning that "outsiders should not interfere in this" and "it is for the local.
Did you rush to meet Navi Mumbai tragedy victims?: Shiv Sena (UBT) asks Raj Thackeray
After an earful by Sena (UBT) chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut, Deputy Leader Sushma Andhare shot off a letter, informing 'Dada' Raj (elder brother) that the Navi Mumbai tragedy of April 16 was a "man-made disaster" compared to the Covid-19 pandemic which was a natural calamity not created by Uddhav. Adopting a sweet sisterly tone, Andhare lauded Raj for the "four-day delay but finally speaking about the tragedy" that claimed 14 lives, and then hit hard: "After the disaster, did you rush to meet the families of the victims?"
Raj Thackeray claims 'mystery dargah' coming up in Mahim sea
Drawing the attention of the state government, Mumbai Police and civic administration, the MNS chief also served an ultimatum to them that unless it is demolished within a month, the MNS would go and erect a Ganpati temple at the same spot. Hinting at a potential security threat, Raj Thackeray demanded: "The Mahim police station is close by, the BMC officials keep moving around there... Yet since the past two years this dargah' is blatantly coming up in the sea... Another Haji Ali Dargah'... And there's nobody to talk about it?"
Hold Maha assembly polls now, demands Raj Thackeray, in a comeback 'video' rally
Addressing a massive Gudi Padwa rally at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park here, he said that "we cannot have a government that keeps glancing at the court for its survival", and hence the state assembly polls should be conducted "right now". Returning to his popular rally style of "Laav re te video" (Play that video), Raj Thackeray.
Mumbai bypolls a cakewalk for Shiv Sena-UBT nominee as BJP opts out
This paves the way for a smooth election for Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray party nominee Rutuja Ramesh Latke on November 3. Hours after the announcement by state BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule, candidate Murji Patel withdrew his nomination papers on Monday evening - the last date for withdrawal.
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