The controversy began when some traders in Mumbai were allegedly attacked by MNS workers for not speaking Marathi. The MNS had been demanding that traders and shopkeepers in the city speak Marathi, leading to tensions between the two groups. The police have been working to maintain law and o
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday lashed out at Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray after incidents of violence and vandalism by MNS workers were reported in the state amid Hindi-Marathi language row.
In a surprising turn of events, Maharashtra Minister Pratap Baburao Sarnaik on Tuesday came to Mira Bhayandar to support the MNS protest against traders over the language row. But instead of a warm welcome, MNS workers called him a traitor and forced the minister to leave the spot. The mi
Amid the ongoing language row, police detained Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers on Tuesday in Mira Bhayandar while they were protesting to counter traders' protest. MNS Thane district chief Avinash Jadhav was also detained before their protest.
Five workers of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have been arrested in connection with the vandalism at entrepreneur Sushil Kedia's office in Worli, police said on Saturday.
Amidst the ongoing Marathi-non-Marathi row, a group of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers allegedly stormed a man's residence in the Vanaz area of the city on Thursday and threatened to assault him over an objectionable social media post targeting MNS chief Raj Thackeray.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday asked his party workers to halt the campaign demanding mandatory use of the Marathi language in banks and other establishments across the state.
MNS workers on Saturday hurled coconuts and cow dung at former CM Uddhav Thackeray's convoy in Thane. They claimed that it was in response to the incident on Friday when MNS chief Raj Thackeray's car was attacked with betel nuts and tomatoes by Shiv Sena (UBT) workers.