Maharashtra
Mumbai: Maharashtra Legislature to unveil portrait of Thackeray on his 97th birth anniversary

Mumbai: Ten years after his passing away, a portrait of the late Shiv Sena founder and Hindutva icon, Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray, shall be unveiled in the central hall of Maharashtra Legislature on January 23, marking his 97th birth anniversary.
Ironically, the programme comes on a day when his son and ex-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s five-year tenure as the party president comes to end.
Sena UBT seeks EC permission to hold internal elections
Though it is not presently clear if he will attend the event on Monday, the Sena (UBT) has sought the Election Commission of India’s permission to hold the party chief and other internal elections.
However, amid the ongoing battle for Thackeray’s legacy, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has invited the entire Thackeray clan – Uddhav and his family, estranged cousin Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray, another grandson Nihar Bindumadhav Thackeray, etc.
The Sena (UBT) has termed the event as ‘politically-motivated’ after a faction led by Eknath Shinde quit the party in June 2022 and he was later anointed as the Chief Minister.
Uddhav Thackeray, his son Aditya Thackeray, several other party leaders like Sanjay Raut and Kishore Tiwari have accused the Shinde group of being a ‘gang of father-thieves’ on several occasions in the past.
Portrait by senior artist Chandrakala Kadam
Chief Minister Shinde, along with Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis shall unveil the portrait which will be attended by Deputy Chairperson of Legislative Council Neelam Gorhe, Leader of Opposition (Assembly) Ajit Pawar, Leader of Opposition (Council) Ambadas Danve, state ministers, Central ministers from Maharashtra, MPs, MLAs and MLCs, besides film, sports and cultural personalities and other prominent dignitaries.
Narwekar last week said that it’s a non-political event where all will gather to pay tributes to Balasaheb Thackeray, his services to the state and nation.
Thackeray (January 23, 1926-November 17, 2012), a cartoonist, journalist, firebrand orator, champion of the sons of the soil and the Marathis, a mass-leader who never held any political office, is considered among the foremost and most influential leaders in the state who commanded respect across the political spectrum.
The portrait by senior artist Chandrakala Kadam was commissioned after the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BSS-BJP) alliance toppled the Maha Vikas Aghadi government of Uddhav Thackeray in June 2022.
Maharashtra
Police alert for peaceful Eid-ul-Azha in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated peacefully in Mumbai and all of Maharashtra. In Thane, miscreants tried to spoil the atmosphere on Eid-ul-Azha, which was foiled by the police. The police have also taken action against such elements spreading poison on social media. Along with this, peaceful namaz was also offered at the Idgah located at Dogadi Fort in Kalyan. An attempt was also made to ring the bell in the temple located in Fort and at the right time of Namaz, Shiv Sena and Shinde workers gathered and rang the bell, due to which the police took them into custody and prevented the atmosphere from getting spoiled. Police Commissioner Ashutosh Dumbare had made tight security arrangements in sensitive areas like Mumbra, Bhiwandi Police Station, Rabodi Kalyan and Ulhasnagar. In Mumbai too, the police was alert and prepared in the backdrop of Eid-ul-Azha and Qurbani.
Due to the dispute over Qurbani in housing societies, the police had made tight arrangements in such societies where problems had arisen earlier. Along with this, BMC allowed sacrifice in many societies and temporary altars for sacrifice. Muslims performed the ritual of sacrifice with Abrahamic zeal. Apart from this, police guard was also kept on Eidgahs and mosques in Mumbai. Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti reviewed the situation. According to this, the arrangements in Mumbai were completed. Mumbai Police also kept an eye on the miscreants and monitored social media.
Along with this, Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated peacefully in various districts of Maharashtra, Malegaon, Aurangabad, Beed, Osmanabad, Amravati and all over Maharashtra. No untoward incident was reported from anywhere. Police sources have claimed that Eid was celebrated in a peaceful atmosphere and orders for action against the miscreants were also issued, after which sacrifice was done and the splendor of sacrifice was seen everywhere in Muslim localities.
Maharashtra
ED took action on 15 places including Mithi river, cleanliness, irregularities, Dino Morea

Dino Morea ED
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has raided 15 places including Mumbai in the irregularities case in the cleaning of the Mithi river. The Enforcement Directorate has also claimed to have seized many important documents related to the case while conducting raids in Mumbai and Kochi. The ED has also raided the house of film actor Dino Maurya. The EOW has registered the first FIR in this case, after which the Enforcement Directorate has now started a parallel investigation. The ED has taken this action under the PMLA Money Laundering Act. Dino Maurya has also been involved in this irregularity. The EOW has also questioned him and his brother.
It is said that Dino Maurya and Ketan are close to Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray. Now Dino’s troubles have increased. The EOW has found many important documents and evidence in the Mithi river corruption and irregularities case in Mumbai, so now the ED has also started its action in the case of misuse of funding and illegal tender purchase in this case. Many Shiv Sena leaders are also in the ambit of ED action, because during the Mithi river corruption scam, Shiv Sena was ruling the BMC, so the scope of investigation has become focused on Shiv Sena leaders. EOW has also made significant progress in its action in the Mithi river corruption case in Mumbai. More revelations are expected after the arrival of ED in this case. EOW has taken action against 13 people in this case so far and has also arrested them. In this, political leaders including BMC officials are also on the radar of ED.
Maharashtra
Mumbai: MLA and SP leader Abu Asim Azmi appeals to avoid sacrificing animals in the open on Eid-ul-Azha

Mumbai: Mumbai Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi has appealed to Muslims not to perform Qurbani in the open and also follow BMC and government guidelines. Cleanliness is half of faith, so take special care of cleanliness. Not only this, it is mandatory to follow all the guidelines and guiding principles set regarding Qurbani. Take special care of cleanliness and ensure that the brothers and sisters of the country do not face any kind of trouble on Eid-ul-Azha. This is the real teaching of Islam. Celebrate Eid with mutual love, brotherhood and following Sunnat Ibrahimi. Azmi said that the waste of Qurbani on Eid should also be kept in bags and thrown in the dustbin.
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