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Will set up separate block of Shiv Sena: Rebel MLA Deepak Kesarkar

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Asserting they are still part of the Shiv Sena, one of the rebel MLAs Deepak Kesarkar on Saturday said the dissident legislators would be setting up a separate block of the party.

In a press conference here at Radisson blu hotel where he has been camping along with 40 other rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, Kesarkar, speaking on behalf of the rebels and their leader Eknath Shinde, said they are still part of Shiv Sena, and aiming to take a different direction for which they have the desired majority.

“At this point, we are not merging with any other party as we respect (Maharashtra Chief Minister) Uddhav Thackeray. We will be setting up a separate block,” he told reporters.

“If our faction does not get the recognition, to prove our numbers we will go to the court,” Kesarkar said, adding the rebel MLAs won’t quit the Sena rather will carry on the legacy of “Balasaheb”.

“This is nothing but a constitutional struggle. We are not leaving the ideology that Balasaheb lived on. We didn’t do anything illegal or wrong.”

He also said there can be no Shiv Sena without Uddhav Thackeray.

Referring to the incidents of attacks on residences and offices of the rebel MLAs in Maharashtra, Kesarkar said: ”We also want to tell the Chief Minister to fulfil the constitutional responsibility he has and ensure that the violence is stopped. The MLAs are not feeling safe to return as no stern action is being taken against the perpetrators.”

Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday told reporters: “I have nothing to say about Maharashtra politics… Assam will not deal with the matter of Maharashtra.”

“There are many guests staying in all the hotels of Guwahati, like in Taj, Novotel, etc. People are coming to Assam for many reasons. Also, the Assam government is not supposed to pay the bills of any guests coming to Assam. Maharashtra is neither a poor state nor the MLAs are… so why would the Assam government pay their bills?”

Sarma further said: “One can file an RTI to know about the hotel expenditures. This is our job to provide security, the comfort of staying to anyone who has come from outside to the state.”

Meanwhile, the Assam units of Shiv Sena and NCP staged a protest against rebel MLAs outside the Radisson Blu hotel.

They were later removed from the spot.

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Kashmir Pahalgam attack victims return by special plane; CM Devendra Fadnavis condemns terrorist attacks

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Mumbai: After the Kashmir Pahalgam terrorist attack, the process of bringing tourists from Kashmir to Maharashtra and Mumbai by special aircraft has been started. The victims will be brought back by a special IndiGo plane and the government will bear the entire expenses, this was informed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. He said that tourists have been targeted in Pahalgam and it is very sad that they were targeted by asking about their religion. It is too little to condemn. He said that contact with the victims is ongoing and help is also being provided through social media and SMS. In addition, the victims trapped in Pahalgam will be brought to Mumbai as soon as possible. The bodies of the victims of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam have been brought to Mumbai and Pune airports. Along with this, I hope that the Prime Minister will find the mastermind of this terrorist attack and teach him a lesson.

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Pahalgam Terror Attack Mumbai Police Alert, Controversial post goes viral on social media, police eye on communal elements

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Mumbai: After the Pahalgam terrorist attacks, Mumbai is also on high alert. Special security arrangements have been made in Mumbai city. Security has been tightened at important places and installations and religious places. Orders have also been issued to all zonal DCPs and senior police inspectors to remain alert, along with increased patrolling of patrolling squads. Mumbai Police is fully prepared and alert to maintain law and order in Mumbai city. A watch is also being kept on miscreants. Apart from this, all senior officers have also been ordered to remain alert and keep a watch on their constituencies, Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Pansalkar has said.

Muslims have also condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attacks, along with this, this cowardly attack is also being called a failure of intelligence because at the time when the terrorists carried out this attack, there was no security force or personnel present. This is the biggest terrorist attack in Pahalgam after the abrogation of Article 370, so Mumbai Police is also on alert after the Pahalgam attack. In addition, an alert has been issued across Maharashtra. The police are reviewing the situation at the district level. Along with Mumbai Police, Maharashtra Police has also started monitoring social media after this attack.

Controversial posts are also being made public regarding the attack and an attempt has been made to target a section on social media over this attack and the process of creating a hateful atmosphere has been prolonged. Social media is also being monitored in Mumbai city, along with this, social media is also taking action on such controversial posts. In the same context as the terrorists targeted a specific community in Pahalgam and killed them by asking about their religion, attempts to create a hateful atmosphere on social media have become common. Communal elements are trying to link this attack to a specific community and the religion of Islam, and the Mumbai Police and agencies are also keeping an eye on the communalists.

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Mumbai: Two arrested for drug trafficking worth over Rs 10 crore

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police claims to have seized drugs worth Rs 10 crore. The ATC team of Mumbai Police’s Chuna Bhatti Police has arrested a suspect, identified as Rahim Majeed Sheikh, 30, of Dongri Link Road, Gujarat. He was arrested for selling one kilogram 907 grams of hashish, estimated to be worth Rs 19 million, in Mumbai. He was about to come to sell it in Mumbai city. He has been arrested and a case has been registered against him under the NDPS Act. In this case, the police conducted a raid in Gujarat’s Valsad and arrested Nitin Shantilal Tandel. 8 kilograms 164 grams of Afghan hashish, estimated to be worth Rs 8 crore, total value Rs 10 crore 56 thousand, was recovered from his possession. It is said that the two accused have been arrested and their investigation is underway. This operation was carried out by Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Pansalkar, Special Commissioner Devin Bharti, Joint Police Commissioner Satyanarayan Chaudhary, Additional Commissioner Dr. Mahesh Patil and Senior Inspector Nisha Jadhav under the leadership of DCP Nunath Dhole. Both the accused belong to Gujarat and both of them used to bring Afghan and high-quality hashish to sell in Mumbai.

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