Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday expressed surprise over the "silence" of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his cabinet over BJP MP Nishikant Dubey remarks amid Marathi-Hindi language.
Hitting at BJP Mumbai chief Ashish Shelar for comparing the violence in the Hindi-Marathi controversy to the Pahalgam terror attack, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said that it is wrong and shows the BJP's mindset.
Addressing a press conference here, Raut said, "The Southern states have been fighting for this issue for years. Their stand against the imposition of Hindi means they will not speak Hindi and neither let anyone speak Hindi. But that is not our stand in Maharashtra. We speak Hindi... Our
Ahead of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) set to address joint rally in Worli after the Maharashtra government scrapped two Government Resolutions (GRs) to introduce Hindi as the third language, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said that the two prominent leaders of the
Speaking to mediapersions, Raut said, "Now, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis should apologise (to Aaditya Thackeray). Narayan Rane's son Nitish Rane, Devendra Fadnavis, other BJP leaders, Eknath Shinde, all of them should apologise to Shiv Sena (UBT) and Aaditya Thackeray..."
Speaking to reporters, Raut said, "PM Modi is always on tour, he should have a tour and travel ministry, and should have country tourism ambassadors and should tell in Mann ki Baat what to eat in which country to go..."
Addressing the media, Raut stated that lying was the BJP's "national policy.", further challenging the BJP that if Thackeray had submitted the Mashelkar committee report, it should have been made public.
Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane on Sunday came down heavily on the Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut over his party's call to protest against "Hindi imposition" in the state, saying that he won't even "get Diwali bonus" if he doesn't "speak in favour" of Uddhav Thackeray.
Amid the ongoing debate over Maharashtra government's alleged move to make Hind compulsory across all classes, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday stated that the Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray would protest against the "forceful imposition" of the language in the state's education
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) faction leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday stated that the decision to introduce Hindi as a third language in Maharashtra schools was not made by the state government, but was "imposed" by the central government.
The Maharashtra government is planning to make Hindi compulsory up to Class 4 under the 'Three Language Policy.' This move has been previously slammed by other opposition leaders, including NCP-SCP chief Sharadchandra Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut announced a joint protest with MNS on July 5 against the mandatory Hindi third-language policy, criticizing Amit Shah for political interference while denying opposition to Hindi itself.