The EC took Cong's complaint seriously and suspended two senior IAS officers, along with 3 electoral officers at Shivajinagar, Mahadevapura and Chickpet constituencies, the former CM said.
Sanjay Raut, the leader of Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena on Friday attacked Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and said that they are ready to fight the ' Mahabharat of new era', adding that the issue of Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute has been intentionally raked up to divert p
Shahnawaz Hussain also took a potshot at RJD Chief Lalu Yadav saying, "The ones, who stayed one arm's distance from Balasaheb Thackeray's Shiv Sena, are now establishing a friendship with them. People of Bihar are seeing that the members of the grand alliance can go to any extent for power."
"The Karnataka Chief Minister is giving his statement on border issues. It seems like Karnataka CM Bommai has been possessed for suddenly staking a claim on 40 villages in Maharashtra?" Uddhav Thackeray said.
Also, at the first official meeting for one of the world's largest pilgrimage fairs, the CM emphasised on the quality and timeliness of works and transparency in tendering processes. He also warned of strict action against officers in found showing laxity in their jobs.
This comes after Bommai indulged in a war of words with Fadnavis over the border issue of the two states and called the remarks of the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister "provocative".
Since its inception in 1960, Maharashtra has been entangled in a dispute with Karnataka over the status of Belgaum district and 80 other Marathi speaking villages.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday demanded the removal of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari over an "old idol" remark on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj while also seeking Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's resignation on the matter.
Calling Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj an "insult" of the state and the Maratha ruler, Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday asked the BJP leaders to protest against him.
A day after he warned of a split in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance over Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Veer Savarkar, Shiv Sena- Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray MP Sanjay Raut Raut on Saturday said that this country is Jawaharlal Nehru's land.
Rahul claimed Savarkar betrayed leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhhai Patel by signing on a letter of apology to the British before independence.