"Abu Azmi is B team of the BJP. Every time the BJP comes into trouble in Maharashtra, they activate Abu Azmi. That's what happened in the last session...The BJP came into trouble in Maharashtra, which is why they activated Abu Azmi..." Thackeray alleged.
Amid massive political uproar over Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi's remarks on Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray slammed Akhilesh Yadav for supporting him, saying that "let him object if he wants to."
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray supported the suspension of Samajwadi Party Maharashtra MLA Abu Azmi from the budget session, saying that the "suspension should be permanent."
In Azmi's defence, where he claimed that his statements on Aurangzeb were based on books, Shiv Sena UBT MLA Sachin Ahir said, "Now, it's up to the government to decide whether he is right or wrong, but one thing is clear--the remarks have caused pain. As we've seen, people are now questionin
Speaking to the media, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray said, "Several scams have taken place through Eknath Shinde. Chief Minister should dismiss Eknath Shinde because he did MMRDA scam, BMC scam, road scam..."
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday recommended the name of the party's MLA Bhaskar Jadhav to the Speaker of the Assembly, Rahul Narvekar, for the Leader of Opposition.
Aditya Thackeray told reporters, "If no action is taken and the government is not dismissed, then who would like to invest in Maharashtra? Neither women nor men are safe in this State. This is a matter of all residents of the State and not just one person."
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Monday demanded that anyone involved in atrocities against women should be treated as a terrorist and hanged in public, regardless of their party affiliation.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday welcomed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's decision to stop the appointment of some of the ministers' personal secretaries (PSs) and officers on special duty (OSDs) on the suspicion of them being "fixers".
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party Delhi on Tuesday attacked the Aam Aadmi Party over Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, calling former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal "sharab ka dalal" (broker of alcohol).
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said that the border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka has been pending for a long time and that the Centre should work to expedite the case in the Supreme Court.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah should have a meeting with Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis and Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah so that incidents like assault in Belagavi are not repeated.