Maharashtra
‘Maharashtra Govt Summons Kunal Kamra For Insulting ‘Traitor’, Remains Silent On Rahul Solapurkar’: Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said the Maharashtra government summoned comedian Kunal Kamra for insulting a “traitor,” but took no action against actor Rahul Solapurkar over his “insult” of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
He also targeted the BJP over its `Saugat-e-Modi’ initiative under which special kits for Eid are being distributed among Muslims, calling it “Saugat-e-Satta” (gift of power), and accused the saffron party of hypocrisy.
“When a comment was made against the ‘traitor’ (apparent reference to Eknath Shinde), the studio where the programme was recorded was stormed, and Kamra was sent two summons (for allegedly defaming Shinde). But has even a single summons been issued to Rahul Solapurkar, who allegedly insulted Shivaji Maharaj?” Thackeray asked, speaking to reporters “What right do you have to take action against Kamra? Whose image are you trying to protect?” he added.
Thackeray also said that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was trying to shield a man (Shinde) whom Kamra did not name directly in his show, but did not say anything about `the man Kamra named’. Notably, the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece `Saamana’ had earlier this week pointed out that the BJP was mum about Kamra’s direct jibes at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the same show.
The stand-up comic, whose parody song targeting Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde led to an attack by Shinde supporters on a studio here on Sunday, has been summoned by Mumbai Police. The Shiv Sena (UBT) has often used the term “traitor” for Shinde, who rebelled against Thackeray and split the party in 2022.
Actor Solapurkar recently came under fire after stating in a podcast that Shivaji Maharaj, the 17th century Maratha warrior king, escaped from Agra Fort by bribing Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb’s officials and not by concealing himself in a basket of sweets as per the popular account. Some right-wing organisations took exception to the term “bribe.” On the BJP’s ‘Saugat-e-Modi’ programme, Thackeray said, “Will their `Saugat-e-Satta’ remain restricted till the Bihar elections or will it continue forever? The BJP should also declare that it has given up Hindutva.” “When the Shiv Sena received overwhelming support from Muslim voters, a hue and cry was made, saying that I had abandoned Hindutva. They even coined terms like ‘Satta Jihad’. But now, the same people have reversed their position,” said Thackeray, a former BJP ally.
Criticizing the BJP’s stand on communal issues, he said, “Muslims face police action, their homes are burnt, and Hindus are only used to instigate riots against Muslims.” “The BJP spread poison against Islam for many years, and now it wants the Muslim community to vote for it,” Thackeray said, adding, “the BJP should clarify whether it wants to offer poison or food to Muslims.” He would like to see pictures of BJP’s Hindutva advocates visiting Muslim households to distribute Saugat-e-Modi kits, Thackeray added.
The Devendra Fadnavis government lacked clarity and stability, he said.
“This is an uneasy government with a large mandate, yet no one knows who will lose his or her position next. The truth behind the violence in Nagpur is still not known,” he said.
Commenting on BJP leader Prashant Koratkar’s alleged phone call to a historian in Kolhapur during which Koratkar is accused of saying derogatory things about Shivaji Maharaj, Thackeray said, “I feel Koratkar may be asked to write a 300-word essay and let off.” He was apparently referring to the last year’s Porsche crash case in Pune where the juvenile driver was initially let off and asked to write an essay on road safety.
“Does anyone even remember what happened to the absconding directors of the Badlapur school where Akshay Shinde, an accused in a sexual assault case, died in a police encounter?” Thackeray asked.
Responding to recent demands for the removal of a dog’s memorial at Raigad Fort, Thackeray said, “What happened to the ground-breaking ceremony for the Shivaji Maharaj memorial in the Arabian Sea? An expert committee can be formed to discuss the issue of the dog’s memorial. But what legal action can be expected from a government that has forgotten the memorial to Shivaji?” Thackeray also questioned the assembly speaker’s delay in taking a decision on the Leader of Opposition’s post.
Maharashtra
No one’s father has India, MLA Abu Asim Azmi takes a dig at Nitesh Rane

Mumbai: Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi has expressed his anger over Nitesh Rane statement and has given a befitting reply and said that no one’s father has India. He said that Nitesh Rane constantly shows provocations and no action is taken against him. Many cases have been registered but no action is taken. Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid are in jail but they are free. They did not show any provocation. The Supreme Court has directed strict action against hate speech but why does the government not take action against such elements who spread hatred.
Maharashtra
New details emerge in investigation into Mumbai Rohit Arya encounter… Rohit had asked for videos from Marathi artists and selected 80 children

Mumbai: was shaken by the hostage drama at the Mumbai RA studio. Rohit Arya had taken young children hostage at the studio in Powai for the money owed. The police successfully rescued them, but Rohit Arya was killed in an encounter. Several Marathi artists will be questioned in this case, and the Human Rights Commission has also taken notice of it. New revelations are coming out every day in the hostage case.
Rohit Arya encounter Investigations are also underway about the ‘artists’ who met Rohit Arya.
Last week, on Thursday, October 30, there was a big commotion in Mumbai in the afternoon. Some young children and senior citizens were taken hostage at the Mumbai RA. After the work done for the education department, a person named Rohit Arya had called some children for an audition for payment of dues and he made several demands while holding some children hostage. After this, the police entered the washroom and rescued a total of 19 people, including 17 children. And during the encounter, Rohit Arya was shot dead.
This hostage drama has shaken not only Mumbai but the entire Maharashtra and new revelations are being made in this case every day. The post-mortem report of Rohit Arya, who was killed in the encounter, has also come out recently. The post-mortem report confirmed that Rohit Arya died due to bullet injuries. The report says that given the nature of the bullet, there was no chance of his survival.
Meanwhile, another revelation has been made in this case. RA Studio in Powai, where this hostage drama Rohit Arya conducted some auditions, was visited by some famous actors of the Marathi world. Many actors like senior actor Girish Oak, actress Urmila Kothare, Manal Kapoor, Swapnil Joshi, Teja Pradhan, Ankash Joshi were present in the studio. Now in this matter, those actors who were in contact with Rohit or were going to participate in the shooting will also be questioned. The Human Rights Commission has taken serious notice of the Rohit Arya encounter case and a committee has been appointed to investigate. In this matter, the artists who went to RA Studio and met Rohit Arya will also be questioned. It has been said that the statements of everyone who was in contact with Rohit Arya will be recorded. According to the information received, Rohit had made a lot of preparations before implementing the plan to take children hostage in the studio. He asked for videos of hundreds of child artists for the short film and selected 80 of them. After that, he organized a four-day workshop for 35, 20 and finally 17 child artists. According to the information received, during these four days, artists Manal Kapoor, Swapnil Joshi, Teja Shri Pradhan, Ankash Joshi had visited the studio and returned, so now all these artists will be questioned.
Rachita Jadhav was also contacted.
It has been told that actress Rachita Jadhav was also invited to the same Raw studio. Rohit pretended that he wanted to do a film and an audition was held for her. Under the same conspiracy, he also contacted actress Rachita Jadhav. He called her, I am doing a film, he asked if you will work in it. When she agreed, he called her to the studio, and he also arranged a meeting. However, at the same time, due to a medical emergency at Ruchita’s house, she told that she could not come to the studio. Hence, Rohit and Ruchita did not meet.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra Polls 2025 To Be Held On December 2, Counting Of Votes On December 3

Mumbai: The State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare on November 4 announced the dates for the long-awaited Maharashtra Polls 2025. While addressing the press conference, the SEC said that the local body polls will be held on December 2 while the couting of votes will be held on December 3. The results for the Nagar Parishads and Nagar Panchayat will be declared on December 10.
According to the SEC, polls dates were announced for all local bodies , except for the 29 municipal corporations. The dates were announced for 246 Nagar Parishads and 42 Nagar Panchayat. The nomination process for the polls will begin on November 10.
The high-stakes polls will be against the ruling Mahayuti consisting of BJP, Shinde’s Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP vs the Mahayuti (consisting of UBT Sena, Sharad Pawar’s NCP and Congress). In addition to this, MNS is also set to join hands with the MVA for the polls. For the municipal council and nagar panchayat elections, there are one crore sixty lakh voters and 13,155 polling stations
The last BMC elections were held in 2017 and since then, the elections were not been held. In 2017, the elections were held in a single held on February 21 while results were announced on February 23.
Off all the 227 seats, the United Shiv Sena won 84 seats while BJP won 82 seats. Both the parties were in alliance during that time. The Congress had won 31 seats while the united NCP secured 13 seats. Raj Thackeray’s MNS had won 7 seats.
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