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  • BJP ploy to defame Shiv Sena, says Uddhav as he turns down AIMIM’s alliance be offering

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    MUMBAI:  Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday rejected the AIMIM’s be offering of alliance, terming it a BJP ploy to defame the Shiv Sena which is heading the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) executive within the state.

    Addressing Sena MPs and different leaders, together with district presidents, by the use of video hyperlink, Uddhav stated, “The Shiv Sena won’t ever best friend with the AIMIM, which is the ‘B’ staff of the BJP… Who has sought an alliance with the AIMIM? It is a recreation plan and conspiracy of the BJP. The AIMIM and the BJP have a tacit figuring out. The BJP has ordered the AIMIM to defame the Shiv Sena, to lift questions about Sena’s Hindutva. Accordingly, the AIMIM leaders are making the be offering.”

    AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel had on Saturday stated the celebration was once able to best friend with the MVA to forestall the BJP from coming to persistent.

    The NCP and Congress, the opposite two companions within the MVA, had stated the AIMIM should turn out that it was once a “like-minded” celebration and now not the “BJP’s B-team”.

    Raut, a Rajya Sabha MP, stated the Sena will release ‘Shiv Sampark Mohim’, a mass outreach programme, on March 22 in 19 districts throughout Vidarbha and Marathwada areas in Maharashtra on Thackeray’s orders to dispel the confusion the BJP was once seeking to create about Sena on quite a lot of problems.

    “Uddhav ji stated Shiv Sena won’t ever sign up for forces with the AIMIM. The Shiv Sena president additionally stated that his celebration had by no means been related to and can by no means be related to those that bow sooner than the grave of Aurangzeb,” Raut stated.

    The executive minister has requested Shiv Sena leaders to “ruin” those that are doubting Hindutva propagated by means of the celebration, he stated.

    Senior BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday termed Shiv Sena “Janab Sena” whilst responding to AIMIM’s alliance be offering to the Thackeray-led celebration.

    Responding to the jibe, Thackeray stated the Sena all the time believed that Hindutva was once above politics.

    “What Janab Sena? The Shiv Sena is a staunch Hindutvavadi organisation. It was once and can stay Hindutvavadi. The Shiv Sena’s Hindutva isn’t adulterated,” he stated.

    Raut recalled that the BJP had shaped a central authority with the “pro-Pakistan and separatist” PDP in Jammu-Kashmir (in 2015).

    He paradoxically stated that it was once a “progressive alliance” (between PDP-BJP) that gave a brand new “path” to the rustic.

    “Now, we will be able to inform the folk which is the true Janab Sena,” Raut stated quoting Thackeray.

    Within the assembly, Thackeray recalled that RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat had said that those that take positions in opposition to Muslims “aren’t true Hindutvavadis and can’t be known as Hindus,” Raut added.

    Thackeray additionally accused Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari of “murdering democracy” by means of delaying the approval to twelve names despatched by means of the MVA to him to be appointed as MLCs from the Governor’s quota.

    AIMIM MP Jaleel had stated that AIMIM was once all the time blamed for BJP’s victory in polls and dubbed the ‘B’ staff of that celebration.

    “To turn out this allegation unsuitable, I proposed to Rajesh Tope (Maharashtra well being minister and NCP chief) that we’re able for an alliance,” he had advised a Marathi information channel.

    Arguing for the alliance, he additionally stated, “There is not any persistent left in them (Shiv Sena) to defeat the BJP single-handed. That is why they want the reinforce of Congress and NCP. I suggest that permit’s upload every other wheel to the (three-wheeled) autorickshaw and make it a relaxed automobile. We now have expelled the corporator who had adversarial the making a song of ‘Vande Mataram’ (within the Aurangabad municipal company) and he has joined the NCP now”.

    On Saturday, BJP chief and previous CM Devendra Fadnavis had taken a swipe on the Shiv Sena, calling it ‘Janab Sena’, after the AIMIM’s alliance be offering to the Thackeray-led celebration.

    Responding to the jibe, Uddhav referred to the BJP’s tie-up with the PDP, questioning if the celebration will have to be known as ‘Hizbul Janata Birthday celebration’.

    “In 2015, the BJP allied with Mehbooba Mufti, whose celebration had adversarial the putting of terrorist Afzal Guru… Our Hindutva isn’t the same as BJP’s Hindutva, which is geared toward power-grabbing at any price. We parted techniques with the BJP, now not with Hindutva,” he stated.

    Pronouncing to release a public outreach power, ‘Shiv Sampark Mohim’, from March 22 in Marathwada and Vidarbha, he requested celebration leaders to focus on “the appearance and confusion” the BJP is making an attempt to create on quite a lot of problems by means of unleashing its propaganda equipment at the strains of the Nazis.

    He exhorted Shiv Sena leaders and staff to extend the celebration’s base, particularly in BJP bastions.

    “Up to now, lets now not contest many seats as a result of our alliance with the BJP. Now, we will have to center of attention on those seats and achieve out to each family,” he stated. 

    NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday stated his celebration was once now not vulnerable to best friend with AIMIM, an afternoon after AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel proposed an alliance with tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), headed by means of Shiv Sena.

    The Shiv Sena has already rejected Jaleel’s advice for an alliance.

    “I’ve been studying about this observation (of Jaleel) however I need to explain that this isn’t our celebration’s stand (to best friend with AIMIM),” Pawar advised journalists at Baramati within the Pune district.

    “They (AIMIM) can discuss alliances however the events they’re speaking about will have to settle for such proposal within the first position,” the previous Union minister stated.

    Pawar stated although the AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) proposed a tie-up on the state stage, the formation of such an alliance must be authorized by means of the nationwide committee of political events.

    Talking at every other tournament, Pawar spoke a few imaginable assembly with government referring to every other Pune airport, the site for which is but to be finalised.

    “Quite a lot of defence institutions are situated in and round Pune. Each morning, IAF conducts coaching sorties in those spaces. We want to perceive their (defence’s) perspectives and for that, we will be able to hang a gathering within the subsequent fortnight,” Pawar stated.

    (With PTI Inputs)

  • NCP: Malik’s portfolios to be given ‘briefly’ to his cupboard colleagues

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    MUMBAI: The NCP has made up our minds to “briefly” give rate of portfolios held by means of jailed Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik to his cupboard colleagues from the celebration, however the ruling coalition spouse won’t search his resignation, Water Assets Minister Jayant Patil stated on Thursday.

    Patil, who may be the NCP’s Maharashtra unit president, stated the celebration’s determination can be conveyed to Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray who, he added, will take the overall name on this regard.

    Interacting with media individuals right here after attending a gathering known as by means of NCP president Sharad Pawar to speak about the problem, Patil maintained the celebration won’t take Malik’s resignation because the latter “used to be arrested in a unsuitable approach”.

    The assembly came about at Sharad Pawar’s place of abode right here. It used to be attended by means of Maharashtra Deputy Leader Minister Ajit Pawar, ministers Chhagan Bhujbal and Dilip Walse Patil and celebration’s senior leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare, but even so Patil.

    Malik, a senior NCP chief, is a cupboard minister who holds minority affairs and talent building portfolios within the Shiv Sena-led MVA govt.

    The 62-year-old NCP chief, arrested in overdue February by means of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to an alleged cash laundering case, is lately in prison underneath judicial custody.

    Malik, who heads the NCP’s Mumbai unit, may be the father or mother minister for Parbhani and Gondia districts. “His bail plea used to be rejected as soon as once more (lately). Therefore, the rate of his tasks (portfolios) can be given to others within the subsequent two to 4 days. We’ve made up our minds to make this change brief association till he’s to be had once more,” Patil stated.

    He stated the main points as to who gets rate of Malik’s portfolios can be declared after the similar is knowledgeable to the manager minister first.

    In line with assets, the NCP can provide the rate of minority affairs portfolio to Housing Building Minister Jitendra Awhad. The rate of the ability building division would possibly move to Rural Building Minister Hasan Mushrif, they added.

    Patil stated the rate of Malik’s father or mother ministerships of Parbhani and Gondia can be given to Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde and Minister of State for City Building Prajakt Tanpure, respectively.

    A proper request on this regard can be made to the manager minister, who will take a last name, the NCP minister added.

    Patil additional stated Malik will proceed to stay the celebration’s Mumbai unit leader.

    Alternatively, the celebration has made up our minds to nominate two operating presidents, Narendra Rane and Rakhi Jadhav, within the Mumbai unit in view of the drawing close civic polls in Mumbai, he added.

    On BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis’s commentary in Nagpur that the BJP will win single-handedly within the 2024 Maharashtra Meeting polls, Patil quipped, “I thank him on behalf of the MVA for pronouncing that the alliance can be in energy until 2024.”

    He asserted that Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) MLAs will “now not break free” and added that the alliance govt is “strong and there’s no danger to it”.

    The NCP and the Congress are constituents of the Shiv Sena-led MVA which got here to energy in November 2019.

    Fadnavis, a former CM, lately created a flutter when he accused the MVA of hatching a conspiracy to focus on BJP leaders and submitted a pen pressure “as evidence” to the Deputy Meeting Speaker.

    Requested in regards to the declare made by means of the Chief of Opposition within the Meeting, Patil stated authenticity of the content material within the pen pressure must be verified.

  • ‘Nationwide ambitions abruptly woke up’: Sushil Modi takes a dig at KCR’s 3rd entrance efforts

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    NEW DELHI: Senior BJP chief Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday mentioned that the manager ministers of West Bengal, Maharashtra and Telangana have affect restricted of their respective states and they’re now looking to shape a entrance as their nationwide ambitions abruptly woke up.

    Taking to Twitter, Sushil Modi, who could also be a Rajya Sabha member, lashed out on the opposition leaders announcing that the folks have observed the destiny of many vulnerable regimes — the governments of VP Singh, Chandrasekhar, HD Deve Gowda and IG Gujaral. “All the ones governments had been rejected outrightly through the folks of nation,” mentioned Modi, including that such vulnerable governments would be afflicted by negativity and turn out to be a hindrance in balance and building.

    ममता बनर्जी, चंद्रशेखर राव, उद्धव ठाकरे जैसे मुख्यमंत्रियों का प्रभाव केवल संबंधित राज्यों तक है, लेकिन ऐसे जिन लोगों की राष्ट्रीय महत्वाकांक्षा अचानक जगती है, वे कोई फ्रंट बनाने निकल पड़ते हैं।

    — Sushil Kumar Modi (@SushilModi) February 22, 2022

    Modi, who is regarded as as probably the most distinguished participants of the BJP think-tank on the Centre, additional mentioned the rustic has been rising as probably the most fastest-growing economies on the earth beneath the management of Top Minister Narendra Modi with a large upward push in foreign currencies reserves.

    “However be mindful, there was once an afternoon all through the regime of Chandrasekhar when the rustic was once compelled to loan gold in London. And now, some opposition leaders are talking of a entrance towards the Modi executive on account of their political ambitions.”

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    Predicting an utter failure of an try to shape an anti-BJP entrance, Modi mentioned that Mamata Banerjee won’t ever be triumphant despite the fact that she joins fingers with Tejashwi Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav, KCR and Uddhav Thackeray to problem the preferred management of PM Modi and the BJP which has a robust central executive and devoted cadres.

    The irony is these kinds of regional events need to exclude the Congress from the entrance even though maximum of them (events) are breakaways from the Congress and are dynastic outfits.

    “Some leaders who don’t have any pan-India fortify can elevate somebody’s identify for the massive put up,”, Modi mentioned.

  • Wish to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination, important to put on masks: Maharashtra CM

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    MUMBAI: Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic has no longer ended and it’s nonetheless important to put on masks and ramp up vaccination.

    After just about inaugurating a clinic and clinical faculty at Alibaug in Raigad district, the CM mentioned vaccine reduces the severity of the coronavirus an infection.

    It acts as “suraksha kawach” (protecting protect), he famous. “The coronavirus pandemic has no longer ended but. Query is being requested for the way lengthy we wish to stay dressed in mask. It’s tough to touch upon it at this level. We wish to use this time (when instances are declining) to ramp up vaccination,” Thackeray mentioned.

    On Monday, Maharashtra reported 806 new COVID-19 instances, as towards 1,437 instances an afternoon in the past.

    In keeping with the Maharashtra well being division figures, 15,41,22,242 vaccine doses were administered within the state until Monday. The state ranks 2d within the nation in administering coronavirus vaccines.

  • Sanjay Raut operating on time table of Sharad Pawar to oust Uddhav Thackeray from CM’s submit, claims Maharashtra BJP leader

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    PUNE: Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil on Monday claimed that Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was once operating on NCP leader Sharad Pawar’s time table, which was once to take away Uddhav Thackeray from the executive minister’s place and make Raut the CM.

    Talking to journalists right here, Patil additionally mentioned there was once an try to uproot the basis of ‘Matoshree’, the Mumbai-based non-public place of dwelling of Shiv Sena president Thackeray.

    “Whether or not he considers it or no longer, Uddhavji is our good friend. He’s the son of Shiv Sena supremo past due Balasaheb Thackeray. We’ve labored in combination for a number of years,” he mentioned.

    Who’s Sanjay Raut? He got here to the Shiv Sena in recent years and who’s he educating? the BJP chief additional mentioned.

    “We want to inform Uddhavji that as in step with what we perceive, Raut is operating on an time table given via Pawar Saheb. The time table is to take away you from the executive minister’s place as you’ve got finished two-and-a-half years as CM,” Patil claimed.

    “…and because Supriya Sule can’t be made CM, for him (Pawar) making Raut the executive minister might be as excellent as making Sule the CM,” Patil added.

    Sule, the Lok Sabha member from Baramati in Pune, is Pawar’s daughter.

    Particularly, after the 2019 Maharashtra Meeting polls, the Shiv Sena had snapped ties with long-term best friend BJP over the problem of sharing the executive ministerial submit.

    The Thackeray-led birthday celebration had then cast an alliance with the NCP and Congress to shape executive within the state.

    To a question, Patil deplored the language utilized by Rajya Sabha member Raut in a few of his statements in opposition to BJP leaders and mentioned “the usage of such roughly language isn’t any our tradition”.

  • NCP helps Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray over ‘opportunistic Hindutva’ remarks

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    MUMBAI: Backing Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray for his feedback on Hindutva, the NCP on Monday stated everybody must be pleased with the faith they profess, however it’s incorrect to unfold hatred in its title and the Shiv Sena president has given the similar message.

    In his cope with to Shiv Sainiks on Sunday, which was once additionally the beginning anniversary of his father and birthday party founder Bal Thackeray, the executive minister stated the Sena has left the BJP and now not Hindutva.

    The CM had additionally stated, “I imagine that BJP’s opportunistic Hindutva is just for energy. The Shiv Sena had aligned with the BJP because it sought after energy for Hindutva. The Sena by no means used Hindutva for the sake of energy.”

    Reacting to the feedback, state minister and NCP’s leader spokesperson Nawab Malik stated, “Everybody must be proud in their faith, however it’s damaging if there may be hatred towards others. The Shiv Sena is attempting to mention the similar factor that one will have to be proud in their faith and propagate it, however it’s incorrect to unfold hatred towards others. We predict Uddhav Thackeray ji has stated the similar factor.”

    Hitting out on the Election Fee, Malik, whose birthday party stocks energy with the Shiv Sena and Congress in Maharashtra, stated that in quest of votes within the title of faith is a contravention of the Code of Behavior. “However, for the reason that final seven-eight years, the Election Fee has been mum when votes are being canvassed within the title of faith. That is the helplessness of the Election Fee. We really feel the ballot frame must take into consideration it or else it’ll lose its credibility,” he stated.

    5 states – Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur – are going to polls beginning subsequent month.

  • Maharashtra faculties to reopen for sophistication 1-12 from Monday, government say Covid curve pulling down

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    MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister Varsha Gaikwad on Thursday stated that colleges for Categories 1 to twelve within the state will also be reopened for offline lecture room periods from January 24.

    Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray has licensed an offer to this impact despatched to him by way of the varsity schooling division, she informed newshounds.

    “Written directions in this will likely be issued both lately or the next day to come,” the varsity schooling minister added.

    Colleges in Maharashtra had been closed within the first week of January because of a spike within the coronavirus instances and within the wake of the emergence of the extremely infectious Omicron variant.

    On the other hand, a variety of folks, activists within the box in addition to academics had strongly adversarial the transfer to close the colleges, announcing it might adversely have an effect on the scholars.

    In Mumbai, the native civic frame had introduced the closure of faculties for Categories 1 to twelve until January 31.

    On the other hand, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company’s (BMC) evaluation had indicated that the instances of Omicron an infection aren’t on the upward thrust, and it had stated that the curve was once pulling down.

    It triggered the officers to suggest the reopening of faculties for bodily attendance.

    “Our SOPs are very strict and transparent. We’ve given 4 days advance understand to the control of faculties to adopt vaccination and sanitisation and for preparation of time-table. The timing and different essential choices will likely be taken by way of the native government, similar to district collector or municipal commissioner in keeping with the native scenarios,” Gaikwad stated.

    On Wednesday, she had stated {that a} proposal to reopen the colleges within the state were despatched to the executive minister for his approval.

  • Center of attention on Mumbai civic ballot, now not BJP: Uddhav to staff

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    MUMBAI:  Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday held a gathering of Shiv Sena leaders the place he suggested them to concentrate on the BMC elections in Mumbai. Uddhav has been prioritising execution of Mumbai-centric tasks over the ones within the different portions of the state. Aaditya Thackeray, his son, who’s a minister within the state cupboard, has additionally been giving extra desire to Mumbai’s problems. He’s additionally the mum or dad minister of the Mumbai suburb.

    The Mumbai company election is scheduled for February 2022. Shiv Sena has been ruling BMC – one of the most richest civic our bodies – for the reason that previous twenty years.  In step with Sena assets, Uddhav informed leaders that the birthday celebration will have to proceed to enhance  native workplaces and fix  them with other folks through addressing their problems.

    “BJP could also be the arena’s greatest political birthday celebration in the case of numbers. However Shiv Sena could be very robust on the native booth-level that no person has challenged thus far. Subsequently, extra consideration must be give to native birthday celebration branches and staff,” mentioned a Sena chief.

  • Former BJP corporator Sandeep Mhatre held for objectionable tweet in opposition to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

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    MUMBAI: A former BJP corporator from Navi Mumbai in neighbouring Thane district used to be arrested for allegedly making an objectionable observation in opposition to Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Twitter, a police legitimate mentioned on Friday.

    He known the previous corporator as Sandeep Mhatre, and mentioned the case used to be taken at the criticism of a few Shiv Sena supporters.

    Mhatre is in police custody, he added.

  • Mumbai stories 20,971 contemporary Covid instances, mayor says CM to make a decision on additional curbs quickly

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    Mumbai on Friday reported 20,971 new Covid infections, 84% of which was once asymptomatic, consistent with the civic frame knowledge. 

    Within the remaining 24 hours, the town additionally reported six deaths. With the instances crossing the 20,000-mark on a daily basis, the query of extra restrictions is looming huge. 

    Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar, alternatively, mentioned there was no determination on evening curfew. A last name on implementing additional restrictions, which ministers have to this point dominated out, will simplest be taken after CM Uddhav Thackeray’s assembly with PM Modi, the mayor mentioned.

    There’s no speedy want for implementing lockdown or further restrictions in Mumbai because the mattress occupancy fee, oxygen requirement and collection of Covid deaths are low, municipal commissioner Iqbal Chahal mentioned on Friday.

    All through the primary and 2nd wave the verdict to impose lockdown was once taken at the foundation of case positivity fee, however this criterion can’t be carried out for the 3rd wave which began on December 21, 2021, Chahal advised a Marathi information channel.

    No additional restrictions had been had to be imposed on shuttle via native trains as simplest totally vaccinated persons are being allowed to board the trains, he mentioned.

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    “The criterion within the first and 2nd wave was once the positivity fee. However on this wave of Omicron variant of the virus, two new standards must be occupancy of health facility beds and oxygen requirement,” Chahal mentioned.

    The management has to this point imposed just a few restrictions such because the ban at the meeting of 5 or extra individuals right through midnight and the shutting of faculties within the town, he mentioned.

    Of over 20,000 individuals who examined sure for coronavirus in Mumbai on Thursday, only one,180 had been hospitalised and 110 had been on oxygen enhance, the BMC leader mentioned.

    As many as 5,900 out of 35,000 health facility beds are occupied at this time, he mentioned. “A minimum of 83% of beds are these days vacant and oxygen requirement isn’t even 10%. All through the second one wave, we used 235 MT of oxygen (according to day). Taking into consideration those elements, there’s no want for lockdown within the present state of affairs,” Chahal mentioned.

    “Lockdown can’t be imposed simplest at the foundation of numbers (Covid instances). It will depend on what number of beds are vacant in our hospitals, how a lot oxygen is needed and what number of deaths are going down. Those are extra necessary,” he added.

    He conceded that since December 21 remaining 12 months the positivity fee has long past up considerably. However within the remaining 16 days, the town recorded simplest 17 deaths. Lively instances have crossed one lakh, however the demise fee is just one according to day, he mentioned.

    “We’re conserving a detailed eye at the state of affairs. I in my view assessment issues 3 to 4 instances an afternoon,” the commissioner mentioned.