Tag: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

  • Bonhomie between BJP, Shinde faction, and MNS will increase, will it translate into new political alignment in Maha?

    By way of PTI

    MUMBAI: With altered political equations within the state, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena seems to be gravitating in opposition to the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration and the Shiv Sena faction led through Leader Minister Eknath Shinde, a key issue to stay up for forward of the Mumbai civic polls the place Marathi votes play a the most important function.

    Ever for the reason that fall of the federal government led through Raj Thackeray’s estranged cousin and arch-rival Uddhav Thackeray in June, the bonhomie between Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis has resulted in a buzz of recent political alignments.

    Shinde and Fadnavis met Raj Thackeray for MNS’ Deepotsav match in Shivaji Park at the eve of Diwali.

    The brewing chemistry used to be obtrusive when the trio walked in combination to the venue in Shivaji Park from the place of dwelling of the MNS leader.

    Final month, Raj Thackeray had written a letter to Fadnavis, urging him to withdraw BJP’s candidate from the Andheri East Meeting bypoll in favour of overdue Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke’s spouse.

    The BJP later withdrew its candidate from the race, for which Raj Thackeray thanked Fadnavis.

    Within the months resulting in the autumn of the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) executive, Raj Thackeray had raised the problem of loudspeakers at mosques and introduced to seek advice from Ayodhya.

    After the alternate in guard in Maharashtra, leaders of the BJP and the Shinde faction met Raj Thackeray one after the other on more than a few events.

    Each Shinde and Fadnavis had additionally met the MNS leader one after the other.

    Raj Thackeray additionally wrote a letter to his ‘pal’ Fadnavis, hailing him for environment an instance of loyalty and dedication to at least one’s birthday party through taking on because the Deputy Leader Minister of the state.

    Formally, every aspect has declined to touch upon a imaginable tie-up within the state. After Fadnavis, Shinde met Raj Thackeray on the Deepotsav match, mentioned Raju Patil, MNS’ lone MLA. He mentioned they’re nearer through center however will move forward with regardless of the management says.

    With the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena aligning with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Birthday celebration (NCP), the talks of a brand new political realignment between BJP and MNS are getting louder.

    The potential for any such state of affairs comes at a time when civic frame polls are across the nook, particularly the the most important Brihanmumbai Municipal Company elections.

    Sujata Anandan, the creator of ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’  How the Shiv Sena modified Mumbai without end, mentioned it’s transparent that Raj Thackeray’s MNS will move with the BJP as it isn’t a risk to the birthday party.

    Extra importantly, Raj Thackeray’s politics since he parted tactics with Shiv Sena in 2006 has labored towards Uddhav Thackeray, Anandan informed PTI.

    Ketan Bhosale, an affiliate professor at Mumbai College’s Sathaye School, mentioned Raj Thackeray leaned in opposition to Hindutva two years again and stocks the similar motive with the BJP and the Shinde faction.

    “The MNS leader had achieved ‘somersaults’ prior to now and he’s fiercely towards Uddhav. This has took place prior to now and at each juncture, Raj used to be at all times within the camp reverse Uddhav,” Bhosale mentioned, including the impending BMC elections may be the final probability to consolidate MNS, which is attempting to stick related politically.

    The MNS used to be based in 2006 after Raj Thackeray give up Shiv Sena over who could be Bal Thackeray’s political inheritor.

    He took up the problem of the sons-of-the-soil, the time table on which Shiv Sena used to be in-built 1966.

    In 2007, in its debut municipal polls, the MNS received seven seats in Mumbai, adopted through 27 in 2012- the absolute best thus far for the birthday party in Mumbai, one in all its core base spaces. In 2017, it received most effective seven seats.

    In 2009, using at the “Marathi manoos” plank, Raj Thackeray ate into the votes of Shiv Sena and BJP in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Nashik.

    Within the Meeting elections held that yr, MNS bagged 13 of the 288 seats. This lead the way for a very simple win for the Congress-NCP mix, basically at the price of Shiv Sena.

    “The MNS’ efficiency within the first meeting election after it used to be shaped a long way exceeded the Shiv Sena’s historical efficiency ” the birthday party (the Shiv Sena) crossed unmarried digits most effective in 1990,— creator Dhaval Kulkarni writes in his guide ‘The Cousins Thackeray” Uddhav, Raj and the shadow in their Sena’.

    The 2009 Meeting polls stay the most productive efficiency of MNS thus far. It’s been on a fast slide since.

    In 2014, the MNS contested 219 seats and forfeited its deposit in 209. It received only one seat and bagged 3.15 in step with cent of the votes.

    Within the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Raj Thackeray brazenly advocated the candidature of Narendra Modi for the high minister’s put up and fielded applicants most commonly towards the Sena.

    Greater than a yr forward of the polls, he additionally visited Gujarat and praised Modi. Within the 2019 common elections, Raj Thackeray did a U-turn and took up cudgels towards Modi. Mavens view this as lend a hand introduced to the Congress-NCP alliance.

    Within the Meeting polls held in the similar yr, the MNS contested 101 seats and forfeited its deposit in 86 segments. It bagged just one seat within the state and garnered 2.25 in step with cent votes.

    Reduce to 2022, Shiv Sena disintegrated through Shinde’s insurrection, it stays attention-grabbing to peer if MNS fills the void and draws Marathi votes in alliance with BJP and the Shinde faction.

    MUMBAI: With altered political equations within the state, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena seems to be gravitating in opposition to the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration and the Shiv Sena faction led through Leader Minister Eknath Shinde, a key issue to stay up for forward of the Mumbai civic polls the place Marathi votes play a the most important function.

    Ever for the reason that fall of the federal government led through Raj Thackeray’s estranged cousin and arch-rival Uddhav Thackeray in June, the bonhomie between Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis has resulted in a buzz of recent political alignments.

    Shinde and Fadnavis met Raj Thackeray for MNS’ Deepotsav match in Shivaji Park at the eve of Diwali.

    The brewing chemistry used to be obtrusive when the trio walked in combination to the venue in Shivaji Park from the place of dwelling of the MNS leader.

    Final month, Raj Thackeray had written a letter to Fadnavis, urging him to withdraw BJP’s candidate from the Andheri East Meeting bypoll in favour of overdue Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke’s spouse.

    The BJP later withdrew its candidate from the race, for which Raj Thackeray thanked Fadnavis.

    Within the months resulting in the autumn of the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) executive, Raj Thackeray had raised the problem of loudspeakers at mosques and introduced to seek advice from Ayodhya.

    After the alternate in guard in Maharashtra, leaders of the BJP and the Shinde faction met Raj Thackeray one after the other on more than a few events.

    Each Shinde and Fadnavis had additionally met the MNS leader one after the other.

    Raj Thackeray additionally wrote a letter to his ‘pal’ Fadnavis, hailing him for environment an instance of loyalty and dedication to at least one’s birthday party through taking on because the Deputy Leader Minister of the state.

    Formally, every aspect has declined to touch upon a imaginable tie-up within the state. After Fadnavis, Shinde met Raj Thackeray on the Deepotsav match, mentioned Raju Patil, MNS’ lone MLA. He mentioned they’re nearer through center however will move forward with regardless of the management says.

    With the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena aligning with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Birthday celebration (NCP), the talks of a brand new political realignment between BJP and MNS are getting louder.

    The potential for any such state of affairs comes at a time when civic frame polls are across the nook, particularly the the most important Brihanmumbai Municipal Company elections.

    Sujata Anandan, the creator of ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’  How the Shiv Sena modified Mumbai without end, mentioned it’s transparent that Raj Thackeray’s MNS will move with the BJP as it isn’t a risk to the birthday party.

    Extra importantly, Raj Thackeray’s politics since he parted tactics with Shiv Sena in 2006 has labored towards Uddhav Thackeray, Anandan informed PTI.

    Ketan Bhosale, an affiliate professor at Mumbai College’s Sathaye School, mentioned Raj Thackeray leaned in opposition to Hindutva two years again and stocks the similar motive with the BJP and the Shinde faction.

    “The MNS leader had achieved ‘somersaults’ prior to now and he’s fiercely towards Uddhav. This has took place prior to now and at each juncture, Raj used to be at all times within the camp reverse Uddhav,” Bhosale mentioned, including the impending BMC elections may be the final probability to consolidate MNS, which is attempting to stick related politically.

    The MNS used to be based in 2006 after Raj Thackeray give up Shiv Sena over who could be Bal Thackeray’s political inheritor.

    He took up the problem of the sons-of-the-soil, the time table on which Shiv Sena used to be in-built 1966.

    In 2007, in its debut municipal polls, the MNS received seven seats in Mumbai, adopted through 27 in 2012- the absolute best thus far for the birthday party in Mumbai, one in all its core base spaces. In 2017, it received most effective seven seats.

    In 2009, using at the “Marathi manoos” plank, Raj Thackeray ate into the votes of Shiv Sena and BJP in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Nashik.

    Within the Meeting elections held that yr, MNS bagged 13 of the 288 seats. This lead the way for a very simple win for the Congress-NCP mix, basically at the price of Shiv Sena.

    “The MNS’ efficiency within the first meeting election after it used to be shaped a long way exceeded the Shiv Sena’s historical efficiency ” the birthday party (the Shiv Sena) crossed unmarried digits most effective in 1990,— creator Dhaval Kulkarni writes in his guide ‘The Cousins Thackeray” Uddhav, Raj and the shadow in their Sena’.

    The 2009 Meeting polls stay the most productive efficiency of MNS thus far. It’s been on a fast slide since.

    In 2014, the MNS contested 219 seats and forfeited its deposit in 209. It received only one seat and bagged 3.15 in step with cent of the votes.

    Within the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Raj Thackeray brazenly advocated the candidature of Narendra Modi for the high minister’s put up and fielded applicants most commonly towards the Sena.

    Greater than a yr forward of the polls, he additionally visited Gujarat and praised Modi. Within the 2019 common elections, Raj Thackeray did a U-turn and took up cudgels towards Modi. Mavens view this as lend a hand introduced to the Congress-NCP alliance.

    Within the Meeting polls held in the similar yr, the MNS contested 101 seats and forfeited its deposit in 86 segments. It bagged just one seat within the state and garnered 2.25 in step with cent votes.

    Reduce to 2022, Shiv Sena disintegrated through Shinde’s insurrection, it stays attention-grabbing to peer if MNS fills the void and draws Marathi votes in alliance with BJP and the Shinde faction.

  • ‘The ones and not using a programme search to divert folks’s consideration: Pawar’s veiled assault at MNS

    Chatting with newshounds in Satara, Pawar mentioned the country was once confronted with issues like unemployment and worth upward push and elevating the problem of loudspeakers can’t be a solution to those.

  • Maharashtra: MNS in Pune calls for written assurance from maulavis about no longer the use of loudspeakers for azaan

    By way of PTI

    PUNE: If the police do not intrude and get an assurance from maulavis of all mosques in Pune about no longer the use of loudspeakers for azaan, employees of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) will recite Hanuman Chalisa in entrance of police chowkies within the town, an area chief has mentioned.

    The MNS’ Pune town unit has despatched a letter to the police tough a written assurance from maulavis that loudspeakers is probably not used to recite azaan (Islamic prayer name) at mosques within the town, native chief Hemant Sambhus mentioned on Friday.

    “We don’t seem to be objecting to azaan, however are opposing using loudspeakers. Those loudspeakers create issues and we will be able to proceed our agitation in opposition to their use. We wish the police to intrude and take assurance from maulavis of all mosques within the town. By way of doing this, there may not be any factor associated with regulation and order,” Sambhus mentioned.

    If the police do not take an assurance, birthday party employees will recite Hanuman Chalisa in entrance of police chowkies, as a subsequent level of protest, he added.

    Previous this week, MNS leader Raj Thackeray had requested his supporters to play Hanuman Chalisa the place the loudspeakers let loose azaan, protecting the state police on alert to stop a law-and-order state of affairs.

  • FIRs filed towards MNS staff in Nashik, Navi Mumbai over loudspeaker row

    By way of PTI

    MUMBAI: A couple of FIRs had been registered towards Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staff and native office-bearers of the birthday celebration within the state for enjoying the Hanuman Chalisa all the way through morning prayers at mosques being presented thru loudspeakers on Wednesday, police stated.

    Six ladies who had been a part of a bunch of MNS participants had been arrested in Nashik town, round 200km from Mumbai, they stated.

    On Tuesday, MNS president Raj Thackeray had issued an open letter urging other people to play the Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers on Wednesday anyplace they listen loudspeakers “blaring azaan (Islamic prayer name)”.

    A minimum of 4 offences had been registered towards MNS staff in Nashik town – two of them within the Bhadrakali police station and one each and every in Satpur and Indiranagar, an authentic stated.

    In step with one of the vital FIRs registered on the Bhadrakali police station, a bunch of MNs staff accumulated close to a Hanuman temple situated as regards to Damodar Theatre between 4.30 am and 5 am and recited the Hanuman Chalisa and likewise raised slogans, he stated.

    As the gang had no longer bought permission from the government for the collection and violated orders issued by way of the Nashik town police commissioner, an FIR below quite a lot of sections of the IPC used to be registered towards 8 individuals, he stated, including six ladies had been arrested within the case.

    In every other incident within the jurisdiction of the similar police station (Bhadrakali), an FIR used to be registered towards some unidentified individuals, the authentic stated.

    The case used to be filed after a mob attempted to play the Hanuman Chalisa in entrance of a mosque all the way through ‘azaan’ (Islamic name to prayer), he stated, including the police recovered a loudspeaker from the spot.

    In Navi Mumbai, an FIR used to be registered towards 3 MNS staff below phase 153 of IPC (wantonly giving provocation with intent to reason revolt) for “instigating” other people to play the hymns devoted to Lord Hanuman all the way through ‘azaan’ in Panvel town, the authentic stated.

    Raj Thackeray has demanded that loudspeakers atop mosques be got rid of or else the non secular hymns can be performed on loudspeakers in entrance of them at the next quantity.

  • Hanuman Chalisa can be performed until mosques proceed the use of loudspeakers: Raj Thackeray

    Talking at a press convention in Mumbai, he additionally hit out on the Maharashtra Police for detaining his celebration staff and `letting off' those that don’t practice regulation.

  • 4 MNS staff held for taking part in ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ on loudspeaker outdoor Sena Bhavan

    By way of PTI

    MUMBAI: Mumbai police on Sunday detained 4 staff of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for taking part in ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ on a loudspeaker in entrance of the Shiv Sena headquarters in Dadar space, an respectable stated.

    The police additionally seized the loudspeaker, a cab on which it used to be fastened and different pieces, he stated.

    On April 2, MNS leader Raj Thackeray had demanded that loudspeakers at mosques be close down and stated if this isn’t stopped, “there shall be audio system outdoor mosques enjoying ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ at upper quantity”.

    He had additionally criticised NCP leader Sharad Pawar, whose birthday celebration stocks energy with the Shiv Sena and Congress in Maharashtra, accusing him of “enjoying the caste card now and again and dividing society”.

    He had additionally taken potshots at Maharashtra Leader Minister and his estranged cousin Uddhav Thackeray, On Sunday morning, after being alerted about MNS contributors enjoying the spiritual hymn on a loudspeaker outdoor the Sena Bhavan, police reached the spot and detained MNS functionary Yashwant Killedar and 3 different staff of the outfit, the respectable from Shivaji Park police station stated.

    Following their detention, a lot of MNS staff accumulated in a small temple positioned close to the police station premises and get started making a song the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ and different spiritual songs.

    “We’ve got detained 4 MNS staff for taking part in a loudspeaker in entrance of the Sena Bhavan. We’re undertaking additional investigation into the subject,” the police respectable stated.

    Ultimate Sunday, some MNS staff had performed the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in entrance the birthday celebration place of work in Kalyan the city of neighbouring Thane district.

  • Why this department, asks Ajit Pawar on Raj Thackeray’s caution towards loudspeakers at mosques

    Through PTI

    MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Leader Minister Ajit Pawar has attacked MNS president Raj Thackeray over the latter’s call for for the elimination of loudspeakers from mosques, announcing the state can’t have enough money the alleged divisive name given “to delight any person eyeing polls”.

    With out naming Thackeray, Pawar requested what the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader was once going to reach through making such statements and whether or not “upsetting” folks will clear up the problem in their livelihood.

    “The Maharashtra of Shahu, Phule, Ambedkar can’t have enough money the speeches made to delight any person protecting eye on elections,” Pawar mentioned at an tournament in Shirdi in Ahmednagar district on Wednesday.

    He mentioned that Maharashtra has ensured communal solidarity for years, however “leaders of a few events” have of overdue been speaking about putting in loudspeakers “right here and there”.

    “Some individuals are seeking to create confusion within the society. Now we have been dwelling in solidarity for years now. Now we have been in a position to stay communal solidarity intact in society through no longer permitting any rift in communities and religions. However leaders of a few events are creating a pitch for putting in counter- loudspeakers (to play Hanuman chalisa),” the senior NCP chief mentioned.

    Taunting Thackeray, Pawar mentioned it’s simple to ship speeches, and added that MNS functionaries themselves have puzzled the birthday celebration leader’s observation as they have got to stand the folk and get elected once more.

    “Why this department? What are we going to reach out of this?” he requested.

    Pawar additional mentioned time has come to introspect the place such statements would lead Maharashtra and the rustic to.

    “Don’t seem to be there different problems? Will the problem of folks’s bread and butter be solved through upsetting them? Will the youths, who misplaced their jobs all the way through the COVID-19 pandemic, get their jobs again?” he requested.

    The MNS president had ultimate Saturday made a powerful pitch for getting rid of high-decibel loudspeakers from mosques.

    Addressing a rally at Shivaji Park, Thackeray had additionally mentioned if any such step was once no longer taken, loudspeakers can be put in out of doors mosques to play ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ at upper quantity.

    The BJP had counseled Thackeray’s call for.

    Vasant Extra, a former MNS corporator in Pune, who’s the birthday celebration’s town unit president, had mentioned it’s tough to behave on Thackeray’s directive about loudspeakers.

    “As a town unit president, I undoubtedly have to just accept the stand of birthday celebration leader Rajsaheb Thackeray, however I believe as a folks’s consultant (corporator ), the problem (to enforce Thackeray’s diktat ) may also be inconvenient for me in my ward. A folks’s consultant has to take an inclusive manner,” Extra had mentioned.