Connect with us
Friday,04-April-2025
Breaking News

Maharashtra

Eknath Shinde accuses Uddhav Thackeray of discarding Balasaheb’s thoughts for power

Published

on

Mumbai, Feb 18: Shiv Sena president and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday stepped up attacks against Shiv Sena(UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, saying that in 2019 he discarded Balasaheb Thackeray’s thoughts and also compromised on Hindutva and the party’s core belief for the sake of grabbing power.

“Now the sky is torn, where will he patch it up?” Shinde asked and ridiculed Uddhav Thackeray’s damage control exercise against the backdrop of the meetings convened by him with the Shiv Sena UBT MPs and legislators amid large-scale exodus from the party.

Shinde told reporters after the weekly cabinet meeting that the Shiv Sena party is a party based on the thoughts of Balasaheb Thackeray and Dharmaveer Anand Dighe. “The Shiv Sena is one party that gives strength to the workers. It is not about the thoughts of ‘You fight, we take care of the clothes,” he said while criticising his former boss Uddhav Thackeray. “Today, we welcome a large number of people joining the Shiv Sena, but they (Uddhav Thackeray) should introspect about the mass exodus from the party,” he said.

His fresh salvo came four days after he had accused Uddhav Thackeray of pursuing dynastic politics by compromising Balasaheb Thackeray’s beliefs. He criticised Uddhav Thackeray for aligning with Congress and NCP in 2019 to assume power by mortgaging the party symbol bow and arrow. He also claimed that Uddhav Thackeray’s agenda is politics while theirs is the development of Maharashtra.

“Their agenda is corruption first, while ours is nation first. The anti-Maharashtra alliance was destroyed because of a beard in Maharashtra and the development train started,” he claimed. Shinde said, “Mahayuti’s agenda is to transform Maharashtra by bringing about change in the lives of the common man, provide justice to them and ultimately take the state forward against the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s agenda of grabbing power.”

He clarified that there is only one war room to review important infrastructure projects in the state and no new war room has been set up at Mantralaya. He has thereby replied to the media reports of separate war rooms formed by the chief minister and two deputy chief ministers. Shinde however, said that a coordination room has been set up to review the functioning of the portfolios of Shiv Sena ministers, adding that it is attached to the war room situated in Mantralaya.

He denied media reports about the Cold War in the Mahayuti but claimed that the war was against the people who are anti-development of Maharashtra.

Shinde said that the Deputy Chief Minister Medical Assistance Cell has been operationalized as per the government decision of October 31, 2023. Already the Chief Minister Medical Assistance Cell is functional at Mantralaya. He reiterated that the Mahayuti’s agenda is to develop the state. “There is no parallel mechanism in the Mahayuti. Applications for medical assistance received at the Deputy Chief Minister Medical Assistance Cell will be processed and they will be provided aid,” he said.

The Deputy CM said that Shiv Sena Ministers and leaders would go to Prayagraj for the holy dip during Maha Kumbh. He also said he has directed the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation to set up a separate cell so that the workers of closed factories or those under liquidation get their dues as soon as possible.

Maharashtra

New India Cooperative Bank embezzlement accused’s properties attached

Published

on

Mumbai: Mumbai Economic Branch (EOW) has also started property seizure proceedings in the case of embezzlement of crores of rupees from New India Cooperative Bank. EOW said that after identifying the properties obtained from the embezzled amount, it has been attached and seized. 5 accused have been arrested in this case and 21 immovable properties of these accused have been found, which have been allowed to be confiscated.

This is the first action under 107 BNSS in Mumbai city in which the property of the accused has been seized. Mumbai AOW said that the amount recovered from the seized properties will also be estimated. After the bank scam in Mumbai, EOW has taken major action and details of other properties of the accused are also being investigated.

Continue Reading

Crime

Mumbai Five members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang arrested, Mumbai Crime Branch gives a shock to Bishnoi gang

Published

on

Mumbai: Mumbai Crime Branch has claimed to have arrested five shooters of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi gang in a major operation. 5 revolvers and 21 live cartridges have been recovered from the possession of these shooters. Mumbai Police is also interrogating these shooters. Police arrested the attackers before they could execute the incident and averted the incident. Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested these five from Andheri area. They had come here with the intention of carrying out a major vandalism incident, but the police foiled the incident before that.

The arrested accused include Vikas Thakur, Samit Dilawar, Devendra Rupesh Saxena, Shreya Suresh Yadav, Vivek Gupta. Vikas Thakur is a resident of Versova Andheri, Samit Mukesh Kumar Dilawar is a resident of Sonipat, Haryana, Devendra Rupesh Saxena is a resident of Madhya Pradesh, Shreya Suresh Yadav is a resident of Jagdishpur, Bihar and Vivek Kumar Gupta is a resident of Rampur, Rajasthan.

Weapons have been recovered from their possession and the Crime Branch has registered a case against them under Section 3 and 25 of the BNS, Section 55 and 61 (2) and Maharashtra Police Act. The Crime Branch is investigating where the accused brought the weapons from.

After the shooting of Salman Khan, Lawrence Bishnoi gang is trying to become active in Mumbai, but due to the strict action of Mumbai Crime Branch, the back of the gang has been broken and now the Crime Branch has given a big blow to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and arrested five of its members. The Crime Branch is further investigating the matter.

Continue Reading

Maharashtra

It is unconstitutional to deprive SP MLA Raees Sheikh of his right to handle religious affairs under Article 26 of the Constitution

Published

on

Mumbai: Maharashtra MLA Raees Sheikh has opposed the introduction of the Wakf Bill in the Lok Sabha. Raees Sheikh has strongly criticized the BJP for creating a false narrative and called the bill a misconception and unconstitutional bill which is harmful for the poor of the society.

Shaikh further said that Article 26 of the Constitution guarantees freedom to run religious institutions. It is unconstitutional to take away the right of a person to run his institution under Article 26 of the Constitution. MLA Shaikh said that this move is against the constitutional guarantee of dealing with religious matters.

Shaikh said that the BJP government is showing the UPA government that it is doing politics of appeasement of a particular community, while the BJP-led government is not doing so. This is an attempt to spread a lie that allows the community to seize any land under Waqf or claim it to be Waqf. The Waqf Board is not a private organisation of the Muslim community but a statutory body established under the Waqf Act. In the process of declaring a property as Waqf, a government surveyor conducts a survey and officially declares the property as Waqf. Sheikh remarked that it is completely wrong to present the idea that Muslims can arbitrarily declare any property as Waqf.

Shaikh further said that he strongly opposes the false image being created by the government and the government has not considered the suggestions given by Muslims or the opposition. All Waqf governing boards and trusts have been given the option to exit the Waqf framework. This has weakened the system. “This is an unimaginable and unimaginable bill that only harms the poor of the society,” Sheikh said.

He further said that some provisions, such as the condition that the person making the donation should have been a Muslim for five years, are strange. Earlier encroachment on wakf property was a non-bailable offence, but now it has been made a criminal offence

Continue Reading

Trending