Connect with us
Wednesday,16-April-2025
Breaking News

Maharashtra

Shiv Sena ‘leaks’ on as ex-Thane Mayor, 67 leaders join Shinde Group

Published

on

The ‘leaks’ in the Shiv Sena continued unabated as ex-Thane Mayor Naresh Muske along with 67 former municipal corporators joined Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s group, here on Thursday.

The move has come as a jolt to the former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, ahead of the upcoming civic elections in Thane where the party has ruled for many years.

Muske and others met Shinde — who was also the Guardian Minister of Thane in the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi regime — at his residence and pledged to work together under his leadership for the progress of the city adjoining Mumbai.

Earlier, several leaders from Thane had issued veiled threats that if they are denied tickets for civic polls they would “follow Eknath Shinde’s path”.

The latest development came a week after Shinde was sworn-in as the Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Deputy CM after the MVA government collapsed on June 29.

Besides, there are indications that many Sena elected law-makers, party leaders and office-bearers at various levels are likely to shift allegiance to the Shinde Group in the coming weeks.

The Shinde camp has claimed that several Sena MPs are also in touch with them and may join them soon even as the Shiv Sena Chief Whip in Lok Sabha Bhavana Gawali — MP from Yavatmal-Washim constituency was removed on Wednesday and replaced by Thane MP Rajan Vichare.

The Sena is keeping hopes pinned on the Supreme Court verdict of July 11, after which the party would chart its future course of action even as Thackeray has launched interaction and communication with the grassroots workers.

Maharashtra

Yusuf Abrahani returns home, joins Samajwadi Party

Published

on

Mumbai: Senior Maharashtra Congress leader and Islam Gymkhana Chairman Advocate Yusuf Abrahani has returned home after leaving the Congress fold and has joined the Samajwadi Party in the presence of national president Akhilesh Yadav.

Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi has announced Abrahani’s joining the SP and said that Yusuf Abrahani has joined the party to strengthen the Samajwadi Party in Maharashtra. Samajwadi Party is at the forefront to fight BJP and this is the party that fights communalism, so Yusuf Abrahani has been included in the party. I hope that Abrahani will continue to work to strengthen the organizational affairs of the party. Yusuf Abrahani has not been assigned any position in the party yet. This decision will be taken by Abu Asim Azmi. Yusuf’s son Shahzad Abrahani, Zeba Malik have also joined the party.

Continue Reading

Maharashtra

Mumbai: Drugs worth over Rs 1 crore seized, five arrested

Published

on

Mumbai: Anti-Narcotics Cell ANC claims to have seized drugs worth Rs 1.45 crore in various operations in Mumbai city. In four operations in Worli, Wadi Bunder, Wadala areas, ANC has seized 541 grams of MD, while 203 grams of MD has been seized from the possession of two accused and a case has been registered against them in Bandra unit under the NDPS Act.

During a patrol in Worli, Mumbai, 86 grams of MD was found from a suspect who was arrested. Ghatkopar unit has recovered 75 grams of MD while conducting an operation in Wadi Bunder and has arrested the accused. Similarly, Kandivali unit has seized 78 grams of drugs while conducting an operation in Wadala and has arrested him. Ghatkopar Mankhord has seized 840 bottles of codeine syrup during an operation on codeine syrup.

Continue Reading

Maharashtra

Mumbai gold chain snatchers arrested

Published

on

Mumbai: Mumbai Police’s Tilak Nagar police have claimed to have arrested three thieves and chain snatchers. The complainant said that on April 12, during a morning walk, three unknown thieves snatched a chain and fled. Tilak Nagar police had formed four teams in this case and conducted a search operation at various places in this case and arrested three accused Mohammad Jalil Khan, Sameer Mohammad Ansar Ahmed Sheikh and Mohammad Naseeb. A gold chain worth Rs 40,000 and a car worth Rs 3.40 lakh have also been seized from their possession. Cases of theft including chain snatching have been registered against these accused in the limits of Wadala TT police station. Further investigation is underway in this case after the arrest.

Continue Reading

Trending