Tag: Shiv Sena

  • Probe companies performing like ‘Centre’s pets’, courtroom bail order on Raut information for nation: Uddhav

    Thackeray mentioned Raut was once circle of relatives to him and struggles of the latter's circle of relatives had been his and the birthday party's.

  • Raut handled unaccounted cash, however cannot be termed proceeds of crime below PMLA: Court docket

    Raut, a detailed confidante of Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray, walked out of the Arthur Street prison in central Mumbai on Wednesday after being granted bail.

  • Cash laundering case: After over 3 months, Sanjay Raut walks out of prison on securing bail

    Through PTI

    MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut walked out of Mumbai’s Arthur Highway prison on Wednesday night, hours after a unique courtroom granted him bail in a cash laundering case.

    He used to be arrested on August 1 by way of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to the cash laundering case associated with a housing undertaking in suburban Goregaon.

    READ HERE | Tiger is again, says Uddhav-led Sena faction as courtroom grants bail to MP Sanjay Raut

    At round 5 pm, Raut’s felony crew dropped his bail order into the Arthur Highway prison field and at about 6.50 pm, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief stepped out of the jail, the place he had spent greater than 3 months.

    Numerous supporters of the Rajya Sabha member, who had assembled out of doors the prison, burst into birthday party once he walked out of the prison and raised slogans hailing him.

    Firecrackers had been spark off close to the prison in central Mumbai by way of Raut’s supporters.

    READ HERE | Bombay HC refuses pressing keep on bail to Sanjay Raut; to listen to ED plea on Nov 10

    MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut walked out of Mumbai’s Arthur Highway prison on Wednesday night, hours after a unique courtroom granted him bail in a cash laundering case.

    He used to be arrested on August 1 by way of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to the cash laundering case associated with a housing undertaking in suburban Goregaon.

    READ HERE | Tiger is again, says Uddhav-led Sena faction as courtroom grants bail to MP Sanjay Raut

    At round 5 pm, Raut’s felony crew dropped his bail order into the Arthur Highway prison field and at about 6.50 pm, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief stepped out of the jail, the place he had spent greater than 3 months.

    Numerous supporters of the Rajya Sabha member, who had assembled out of doors the prison, burst into birthday party once he walked out of the prison and raised slogans hailing him.

    Firecrackers had been spark off close to the prison in central Mumbai by way of Raut’s supporters.

    READ HERE | Bombay HC refuses pressing keep on bail to Sanjay Raut; to listen to ED plea on Nov 10

  • 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.

  • Punjab: Court docket sends Shiv Sena (Taksali) chief’s homicide accused to 7-day police remand 

    Via PTI

    AMRITSAR:  A court docket right here despatched the principle accused within the homicide case of Shiv Sena (Taksali) chief Sudhir Suri to seven-day police remand on Saturday.

    The accused, Sandeep Singh, 31, was once introduced prior to the court docket amid tight safety.

    Suri was once shot lifeless in vast sunlight on Friday whilst participating in a protest.

    He was once protesting in opposition to the control of Gopal Mandir on Majitha Street — probably the most busiest puts within the town — after some damaged idols of Hindu deities have been allegedly discovered at the roadside, which he termed an act of sacrilege.

    Singh was once arrested and the .32-bore authorized weapon used within the fee of the crime was once seized.

    He owns a garment store close to the protest website online, in step with police. Police have additionally tightened safety at many puts within the town.
    READ | Post-mortem of Shiv Sena (Taksali) chief Sudhir Suri to be performed at GMC Amritsar

    AMRITSAR:  A court docket right here despatched the principle accused within the homicide case of Shiv Sena (Taksali) chief Sudhir Suri to seven-day police remand on Saturday.

    The accused, Sandeep Singh, 31, was once introduced prior to the court docket amid tight safety.

    Suri was once shot lifeless in vast sunlight on Friday whilst participating in a protest.

    He was once protesting in opposition to the control of Gopal Mandir on Majitha Street — probably the most busiest puts within the town — after some damaged idols of Hindu deities have been allegedly discovered at the roadside, which he termed an act of sacrilege.

    Singh was once arrested and the .32-bore authorized weapon used within the fee of the crime was once seized.

    He owns a garment store close to the protest website online, in step with police. Police have additionally tightened safety at many puts within the town.READ | Post-mortem of Shiv Sena (Taksali) chief Sudhir Suri to be performed at GMC Amritsar

  • Andheri East byelections: Chilly battle in Maharashtra, BJP withdraw its candidate 

    By way of Categorical Information Carrier

    MUMBAI: The chilly battle in BJP out on Monday after the BJP’s abrupt declarations of chickening out its candidate Murji Patel towards Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena candidate Rutuja Latke in Andheri East byelections.

    In step with the resources, Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar was once company and made up our minds to struggle the Andheri East by-elections to energise the birthday party cadre and get a significant victory. However senior leaders together with deputy leader minister Devendra Fadnavis had been towards it owing to the potential of loss forward of the BMC elections.

    “Shelar was once the primary individual to announce the candidature of Mulji Patel on his social media even ahead of the verdict of the BJP’s parliamentary board. He was once assured to win, the rationale in earlier meeting elections, Muji Patel had bagged 42,000 votes as an unbiased candidate. Now, on BJP’s fortify and image, there have been possibilities of giving a just right struggle to Rutuja Latke. On different hand, Thackeray factions had outdated birthday party names and no conventional symbols additionally,” stated the supply asking for anonymity.

    He added, “Shelar advised his leaders that they must struggle by-elections without reference to the outcome, however BJP leaders refused to just accept his argument announcing this Andheri East consequence can have higher repercussions at the alliance and steadiness of the three-month-old govt as smartly. Subsequently, giving up one MLA isn’t giant when there’s a higher purpose in hand.”

    ALSO READ | Reduction to Uddhav: HC steps in, paves manner for candidate to contest bypoll

    “The loss in Andheri East would have given a significant message that BJP was once now not in a position to just accept. Subsequently, Shelar’s choice was once overruled on the 11th hour via senior BJP leaders via chickening out its candidate. BJP can have the funds for a couple of days of damaging fight, however now not extended battles that may have broken the birthday party symbol badly,” he additional added.

    Assets stated that on Sunday overdue at evening the assembly between Devendra Fadnavis and Ashish Shelar came about at Meghadot bungalow of Fadnavis, then in a while Monday, Maharashtra BJP in-charge TC Ravi had a gathering with Ashish Shelar the place the overall choice of chickening out candidate was once taken.

    Later, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekar Bawankule made the withdrawal announcement in Nagpur.

    Ashish Shelar, chatting with the media, stated that the withdrawal of Murji Patel’s candidature choice was once taken on the senior stage. The birthday party staff and cadre must stay charged for the BMC elections, he added.

    MUMBAI: The chilly battle in BJP out on Monday after the BJP’s abrupt declarations of chickening out its candidate Murji Patel towards Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena candidate Rutuja Latke in Andheri East byelections.

    In step with the resources, Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar was once company and made up our minds to struggle the Andheri East by-elections to energise the birthday party cadre and get a significant victory. However senior leaders together with deputy leader minister Devendra Fadnavis had been towards it owing to the potential of loss forward of the BMC elections.

    “Shelar was once the primary individual to announce the candidature of Mulji Patel on his social media even ahead of the verdict of the BJP’s parliamentary board. He was once assured to win, the rationale in earlier meeting elections, Muji Patel had bagged 42,000 votes as an unbiased candidate. Now, on BJP’s fortify and image, there have been possibilities of giving a just right struggle to Rutuja Latke. On different hand, Thackeray factions had outdated birthday party names and no conventional symbols additionally,” stated the supply asking for anonymity.

    He added, “Shelar advised his leaders that they must struggle by-elections without reference to the outcome, however BJP leaders refused to just accept his argument announcing this Andheri East consequence can have higher repercussions at the alliance and steadiness of the three-month-old govt as smartly. Subsequently, giving up one MLA isn’t giant when there’s a higher purpose in hand.”

    ALSO READ | Reduction to Uddhav: HC steps in, paves manner for candidate to contest bypoll

    “The loss in Andheri East would have given a significant message that BJP was once now not in a position to just accept. Subsequently, Shelar’s choice was once overruled on the 11th hour via senior BJP leaders via chickening out its candidate. BJP can have the funds for a couple of days of damaging fight, however now not extended battles that may have broken the birthday party symbol badly,” he additional added.

    Assets stated that on Sunday overdue at evening the assembly between Devendra Fadnavis and Ashish Shelar came about at Meghadot bungalow of Fadnavis, then in a while Monday, Maharashtra BJP in-charge TC Ravi had a gathering with Ashish Shelar the place the overall choice of chickening out candidate was once taken.

    Later, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekar Bawankule made the withdrawal announcement in Nagpur.

    Ashish Shelar, chatting with the media, stated that the withdrawal of Murji Patel’s candidature choice was once taken on the senior stage. The birthday party staff and cadre must stay charged for the BMC elections, he added.

  • Proper will get Left fortify: As Thackeray staff faces an important Meeting bypoll, it will get CPI backing

    By means of PTI

    MUMBAI: Because the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena gears up for its maximum an important electoral struggle after the June insurrection – the Andheri (East) Meeting bypoll on November 3 – it’s got the backing of the Communist Birthday party of India (CPI), whose candidate the saffron outfit defeated in 1970 that brought on the decline of Left forces in Mumbai.

    On Wednesday, a delegation of CPI leaders met former leader minister Thackeray at his place of dwelling right here and prolonged the Left occasion’s fortify to his faction’s candidate within the Maharashtra Meeting bypoll in Andheri (East), a suburb of Mumbai.

    CPI’s Mumbai secretary Milind Ranade mentioned his occasion has pledged fortify to Thackeray for the bypoll necessitated by means of the dying of sitting Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke.

    “The CPI will stand with the MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) in its battle in opposition to the BJP,” Ranade mentioned.

    The previous CM’s faction has been given the identify Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) by means of the Election Fee (EC) as an intervening time association.

    Maharashtra Leader Minister Eknath Shinde, who led a insurrection in opposition to Thackeray’s management, heads the riot faction of the occasion and his staff is referred to as Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena.

    Thackeray’s candidate is being sponsored by means of the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Birthday party (NCP) — constituents of the MVA — and a few factions of the Republican Birthday party of India (RPI).

    Taking a dig on the Thackeray-led faction, Deepak Kesarkar, a state minister and spokesperson for the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, on Thursday mentioned taking fortify of the CPI used to be similar to “homicide of the occasion’s ideology”.

    The CPI and the Shiv Sena, which nonetheless swears by means of Hindutva, were arch political foes and their fierce competition continuously spilled directly to the streets of Mumbai, resulting in violent clashes up to now.

    In his ebook ‘Shiv Sena’ Kal, Aaj ani Udya’, senior Sena chief and previous leader minister Manohar Joshi, rites that for his occasion, the Communists had been at all times their “primary enemy”.

    “Within the passion of the town, the rustic, it used to be important to avoid wasting them from the crimson lure,” Joshi mentioned.

    Within the 1970 Parel Meeting bypoll in Mumbai, necessitated after the dying of Communist chief Krishna Desai, the Shiv Sena defeated the CPI in what used to be a an important victory for the then-fledgling occasion based by means of Bal Thackeray in 1966.

    In that bypoll, Shiv Sena’s Wamanrao Mahadik defeated Sarojini Desai, the widow of Krishna Desai who wielded really extensive affect amongst mill employees within the city.

    The Communist chief used to be killed within the Tavripada house of Lalbaug.

    In step with journalist Vaibhav Purandare, the creator of ‘Bal Thackeray and the Upward thrust of the Shiv Sena’, 19 individuals, suspected to be Shiv Sainiks, had been arrested for Desai’s homicide.

    3 of them had been acquitted, whilst the remainder convicted.

    Prakash Akolkar, veteran journalist and Shiv Sena biographer, in his ebook ‘Ha Shiv Sena Navacha Itihas Aahe’, writes that many newspapers had come down closely at the Shiv Sena after Desai’s homicide.

    Like now, when the Shiv Sena is being sponsored by means of quite a lot of events, Purandare says, a 13-party mixture had supported Sarojini Desai within the 1970 bypoll.

    After its victory within the bypoll 52 years in the past, the Shiv Sena established itself as a dominant political drive within the Lalbaug-Parel belt within the center of Mumbai.

    For the Shiv Sena, a victory within the 1970 bypoll used to be an important for its enlargement and now in 2022, the result of the November 3 electoral struggle will probably be vital for the 56-year-old outfit’s survival and its long run.

    MUMBAI: Because the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena gears up for its maximum an important electoral struggle after the June insurrection – the Andheri (East) Meeting bypoll on November 3 – it’s got the backing of the Communist Birthday party of India (CPI), whose candidate the saffron outfit defeated in 1970 that brought on the decline of Left forces in Mumbai.

    On Wednesday, a delegation of CPI leaders met former leader minister Thackeray at his place of dwelling right here and prolonged the Left occasion’s fortify to his faction’s candidate within the Maharashtra Meeting bypoll in Andheri (East), a suburb of Mumbai.

    CPI’s Mumbai secretary Milind Ranade mentioned his occasion has pledged fortify to Thackeray for the bypoll necessitated by means of the dying of sitting Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke.

    “The CPI will stand with the MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) in its battle in opposition to the BJP,” Ranade mentioned.

    The previous CM’s faction has been given the identify Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) by means of the Election Fee (EC) as an intervening time association.

    Maharashtra Leader Minister Eknath Shinde, who led a insurrection in opposition to Thackeray’s management, heads the riot faction of the occasion and his staff is referred to as Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena.

    Thackeray’s candidate is being sponsored by means of the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Birthday party (NCP) — constituents of the MVA — and a few factions of the Republican Birthday party of India (RPI).

    Taking a dig on the Thackeray-led faction, Deepak Kesarkar, a state minister and spokesperson for the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, on Thursday mentioned taking fortify of the CPI used to be similar to “homicide of the occasion’s ideology”.

    The CPI and the Shiv Sena, which nonetheless swears by means of Hindutva, were arch political foes and their fierce competition continuously spilled directly to the streets of Mumbai, resulting in violent clashes up to now.

    In his ebook ‘Shiv Sena’ Kal, Aaj ani Udya’, senior Sena chief and previous leader minister Manohar Joshi, rites that for his occasion, the Communists had been at all times their “primary enemy”.

    “Within the passion of the town, the rustic, it used to be important to avoid wasting them from the crimson lure,” Joshi mentioned.

    Within the 1970 Parel Meeting bypoll in Mumbai, necessitated after the dying of Communist chief Krishna Desai, the Shiv Sena defeated the CPI in what used to be a an important victory for the then-fledgling occasion based by means of Bal Thackeray in 1966.

    In that bypoll, Shiv Sena’s Wamanrao Mahadik defeated Sarojini Desai, the widow of Krishna Desai who wielded really extensive affect amongst mill employees within the city.

    The Communist chief used to be killed within the Tavripada house of Lalbaug.

    In step with journalist Vaibhav Purandare, the creator of ‘Bal Thackeray and the Upward thrust of the Shiv Sena’, 19 individuals, suspected to be Shiv Sainiks, had been arrested for Desai’s homicide.

    3 of them had been acquitted, whilst the remainder convicted.

    Prakash Akolkar, veteran journalist and Shiv Sena biographer, in his ebook ‘Ha Shiv Sena Navacha Itihas Aahe’, writes that many newspapers had come down closely at the Shiv Sena after Desai’s homicide.

    Like now, when the Shiv Sena is being sponsored by means of quite a lot of events, Purandare says, a 13-party mixture had supported Sarojini Desai within the 1970 bypoll.

    After its victory within the bypoll 52 years in the past, the Shiv Sena established itself as a dominant political drive within the Lalbaug-Parel belt within the center of Mumbai.

    For the Shiv Sena, a victory within the 1970 bypoll used to be an important for its enlargement and now in 2022, the result of the November 3 electoral struggle will probably be vital for the 56-year-old outfit’s survival and its long run.

  • Meeting bypoll: HC asks BMC to just accept resignation of Staff Uddhav’s candidate

    Through PTI

    MUMBAI: The Bombay Prime Courtroom on Thursday directed the Mumbai civic frame to just accept the resignation of Rutuja Latke, paving the best way for her to record nomination for the Andheri (East) byelection because the candidate of the Shiv Sena faction led by means of Uddhav Thackeray.

    The remaining date for filing nominations is October 14.

    Latke had on September 2 submitted a letter to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC), with which she used to be hired as a clerk since 2006, soliciting for that it chill out positive carrier prerequisites in order that she will be able to contest the November 3 byelection.

    After the BMC rejected her request on September 29, Latke on October 2 submitted her resignation.

    However the BMC didn’t take any resolution.

    She then moved the court docket alleging that the company used to be delaying its resolution intentionally with the intention to forestall her from contesting the election.

    As according to the Election Fee’s regulations, a central authority worker cannot record nomination to contest an election till her or his resignation is authorized.

    A department bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sharmila Deshmukh on Thursday stated the use or non-use of discretion by means of the BMC commissioner on this case used to be “arbitrary and malafide (performed in dangerous religion)”.

    “The municipal commissioner has the discretionary energy to just accept the resignation and waive the attention length. Consistent with us, discretion is for use for bonafide functions. The use or non-use of discretion, on this case, is bigoted and malafide,” the court docket stated.

    The bench requested the involved BMC professional to just accept the resignation and factor suitable letter by means of 11 am on Friday.

    “She is your worker. You must be serving to her out. If an worker desires to surrender and contest elections what’s the problem? The petitioner is a clerk. Why is the municipal commissioner no longer the usage of his discretion and taking a call?” Justice Jamdar stated.

    “This is a clerk who desires to surrender, simply say sure or no. Do not give it such a lot significance. Do not burden us, we have already got many issues pending,” the court docket added.

    The bench additionally requested the municipal frame to record a sworn statement and adjourned the topic to October 20.

    This dispute must no longer have landed within the court docket within the first position because it used to be simply an “employer-employee dispute”, the judges remarked.

    Previous, the HC had requested the BMC’s recommend Anil Sakhare to tell if the company used to be prepared to take a call at the resignation.

    After taking directions from the BMC, Sakhare stated the civic frame may just no longer take speedy resolution because it had won a criticism accusing Latke of corruption, bribery and “liaison.”

    “We will be able to need to enquire into this criticism and handiest then we will be able to take a call,” the attorney stated.

    However the court docket famous that this criticism used to be filed on October 12, just a day previous.

    Latke’s attorney Vishwajeet Sawant wondered the intentions at the back of the submitting of the criticism.

    “The BMC isn’t meant to be partisan and take political aspects. However they’re now doing precisely the similar,” suggest Sawant stated.

    Latke had no pending dues nor used to be she dealing with any enquiry, and within the commonplace route her resignation would had been authorized by means of the Joint Commissioner, he stated.

    Because of political cases it used to be pending for resolution by means of the commissioner, he claimed.

    Latke’s petition alleged that the extend within the acceptance of her resignation looked to be planned with the intention to save you her from contesting the byelection.

    The election in suburban Mumbai used to be necessitated by means of the loss of life of Latke’s husband and sitting Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke.

    She additionally stated that she is going to contest the bypoll with the ‘mashaal’ (flaming torch) image.

    The petition didn’t point out the political birthday celebration however the image were granted to the Thackeray-led Sena.

    The Andheri (East) byelection is the primary electoral take a look at of the Shiv Sena faction led by means of Uddhav Thackeray after the birthday celebration cut up in June.

    It is going to even be the primary election it’s going to contest on its new image.

    The Congress and Nationalist Congress Celebration, the opposite two participants of the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, have pledged enhance to the ‘Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’ birthday celebration.

    The BJP is more likely to box Murji Patel.

    Its best friend, the `Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena’, the splinter faction of the Sena led by means of Maharashtra Leader Minister Eknath Shinde, has no longer made its stand transparent but.

    Talking to journalists outdoor the court docket, Latke welcomed the verdict and stated she had were given justice.

    She can be preventing for the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, she stated.

    MUMBAI: The Bombay Prime Courtroom on Thursday directed the Mumbai civic frame to just accept the resignation of Rutuja Latke, paving the best way for her to record nomination for the Andheri (East) byelection because the candidate of the Shiv Sena faction led by means of Uddhav Thackeray.

    The remaining date for filing nominations is October 14.

    Latke had on September 2 submitted a letter to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC), with which she used to be hired as a clerk since 2006, soliciting for that it chill out positive carrier prerequisites in order that she will be able to contest the November 3 byelection.

    After the BMC rejected her request on September 29, Latke on October 2 submitted her resignation.

    However the BMC didn’t take any resolution.

    She then moved the court docket alleging that the company used to be delaying its resolution intentionally with the intention to forestall her from contesting the election.

    As according to the Election Fee’s regulations, a central authority worker cannot record nomination to contest an election till her or his resignation is authorized.

    A department bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sharmila Deshmukh on Thursday stated the use or non-use of discretion by means of the BMC commissioner on this case used to be “arbitrary and malafide (performed in dangerous religion)”.

    “The municipal commissioner has the discretionary energy to just accept the resignation and waive the attention length. Consistent with us, discretion is for use for bonafide functions. The use or non-use of discretion, on this case, is bigoted and malafide,” the court docket stated.

    The bench requested the involved BMC professional to just accept the resignation and factor suitable letter by means of 11 am on Friday.

    “She is your worker. You must be serving to her out. If an worker desires to surrender and contest elections what’s the problem? The petitioner is a clerk. Why is the municipal commissioner no longer the usage of his discretion and taking a call?” Justice Jamdar stated.

    “This is a clerk who desires to surrender, simply say sure or no. Do not give it such a lot significance. Do not burden us, we have already got many issues pending,” the court docket added.

    The bench additionally requested the municipal frame to record a sworn statement and adjourned the topic to October 20.

    This dispute must no longer have landed within the court docket within the first position because it used to be simply an “employer-employee dispute”, the judges remarked.

    Previous, the HC had requested the BMC’s recommend Anil Sakhare to tell if the company used to be prepared to take a call at the resignation.

    After taking directions from the BMC, Sakhare stated the civic frame may just no longer take speedy resolution because it had won a criticism accusing Latke of corruption, bribery and “liaison.”

    “We will be able to need to enquire into this criticism and handiest then we will be able to take a call,” the attorney stated.

    However the court docket famous that this criticism used to be filed on October 12, just a day previous.

    Latke’s attorney Vishwajeet Sawant wondered the intentions at the back of the submitting of the criticism.

    “The BMC isn’t meant to be partisan and take political aspects. However they’re now doing precisely the similar,” suggest Sawant stated.

    Latke had no pending dues nor used to be she dealing with any enquiry, and within the commonplace route her resignation would had been authorized by means of the Joint Commissioner, he stated.

    Because of political cases it used to be pending for resolution by means of the commissioner, he claimed.

    Latke’s petition alleged that the extend within the acceptance of her resignation looked to be planned with the intention to save you her from contesting the byelection.

    The election in suburban Mumbai used to be necessitated by means of the loss of life of Latke’s husband and sitting Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke.

    She additionally stated that she is going to contest the bypoll with the ‘mashaal’ (flaming torch) image.

    The petition didn’t point out the political birthday celebration however the image were granted to the Thackeray-led Sena.

    The Andheri (East) byelection is the primary electoral take a look at of the Shiv Sena faction led by means of Uddhav Thackeray after the birthday celebration cut up in June.

    It is going to even be the primary election it’s going to contest on its new image.

    The Congress and Nationalist Congress Celebration, the opposite two participants of the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, have pledged enhance to the ‘Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’ birthday celebration.

    The BJP is more likely to box Murji Patel.

    Its best friend, the `Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena’, the splinter faction of the Sena led by means of Maharashtra Leader Minister Eknath Shinde, has no longer made its stand transparent but.

    Talking to journalists outdoor the court docket, Latke welcomed the verdict and stated she had were given justice.

    She can be preventing for the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, she stated.

  • EC allots ‘two swords and a defend’ as ballot image to Shinde faction of Shiv Sena

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Election Fee on Tuesday allocated ‘two swords and a defend’ because the ballot image to the Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena.

    The Shinde faction, which is now named as ‘Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena’, will be capable of use the emblem for the Andheri East meeting bypoll, must it come to a decision to contest the election scheduled for November 3.

    In a letter to Maharashtra Leader Minister Eknath Shinde, the Fee mentioned it has made up our minds to claim ‘Do Talwarein aur Ek Dhal (Two Swords & Protect)’ to be a unfastened image and allot it to the candidate arrange, if any, by means of the Shinde-led team within the present bye-election.

    The Shinde faction had prompt ‘peepal tree’, ‘sword and defend’, and ‘solar’ as its number of ballot symbols.

    NEW DELHI: The Election Fee on Tuesday allocated ‘two swords and a defend’ because the ballot image to the Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena.

    The Shinde faction, which is now named as ‘Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena’, will be capable of use the emblem for the Andheri East meeting bypoll, must it come to a decision to contest the election scheduled for November 3.

    In a letter to Maharashtra Leader Minister Eknath Shinde, the Fee mentioned it has made up our minds to claim ‘Do Talwarein aur Ek Dhal (Two Swords & Protect)’ to be a unfastened image and allot it to the candidate arrange, if any, by means of the Shinde-led team within the present bye-election.

    The Shinde faction had prompt ‘peepal tree’, ‘sword and defend’, and ‘solar’ as its number of ballot symbols.

  • EC bars Thackeray, Shinde camps from the usage of Shiv Sena identify, image for Maha bypoll

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Election Fee on Saturday barred the Shiv Sena factions led by way of Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde from the usage of the birthday celebration identify and its election image within the Andheri East meeting bypoll.

    In an meantime order over the claims by way of the rival factions for keep watch over of the organisation, the fee requested them to indicate by way of Monday 3 identify alternatives for his or her teams, and likewise as many unfastened symbols.

    The Fee can allocate the identify and the emblem to each factions from the choices submitted.

    The meantime order got here on Saturday at the Shinde faction’s request in search of it’s allotted the emblem because the Andheri East meeting bypoll is coming near.

    NEW DELHI: The Election Fee on Saturday barred the Shiv Sena factions led by way of Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde from the usage of the birthday celebration identify and its election image within the Andheri East meeting bypoll.

    In an meantime order over the claims by way of the rival factions for keep watch over of the organisation, the fee requested them to indicate by way of Monday 3 identify alternatives for his or her teams, and likewise as many unfastened symbols.

    The Fee can allocate the identify and the emblem to each factions from the choices submitted.

    The meantime order got here on Saturday at the Shinde faction’s request in search of it’s allotted the emblem because the Andheri East meeting bypoll is coming near.