Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis responded to Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar's repeated corruption allegations in the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), stating that the Deputy CM did not uphold the commitment of a "friendly contest."
"They are engaging in corrupt politics by crushing the Marathi language, Marathi culture, and Marathi identity. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry comes to Mumbai, insults the pride of Maharashtra, and leaves, and the Marathi rulers support him. This is a terrible situation," the editorial mentioned
"If a Marathi man is in danger, it's because of the BJP. This is why our direct fight is with the BJP," Raut said," Raut said while addressing a press conference in Mumbai.
NCP leader Nawab Malik on Tuesday said that religious, linguistic and regional sentiments were being deliberately provoked during the BMC election campaign, asserting that Mumbai's true identity lies in its cosmopolitan character and collective contribution of people from all backgrounds.
"They make such allegations when they know they will lose the elections, and if they are so confident, they should prove it. Balasaheb Thackeray always trusted Eknath Shinde, and they know this," Kadam told reporters.
"They are distributing Rs 5,000 per vote. I don't understand. On one side, they claim to have worked towards development. On the other hand, they pay money and ask for votes. Then what development are you talking about?" Raj Thackeray said while addressing a joint rally with Shiv Sena (UB
Ameet Satam, President of Bharatiya Janata Party's Mumbai Unit, on Monday launched a sharp attack on opposition leaders, including Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, alleging that they did nothing in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in last 25 years.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday made a strong pitch for Marathi unity, warning that the state's language, land and identity are under threat.
Amid the political heat around the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde dismissed claims of opposition that the existence of the 'Marathi manush' is under threat in Mumbai.
"Annamalai is the face of BJP, which is zero. They could not win there, and save their own deposit. There it was shown that the next PM will be him only but actually they are a Zero that Tamil Nadu has shown. Whereas (CM) Stalin has been bringing forward Tamil Nadu in such a speed, these
Earlier, in a joint UBT-MNS rally in Mumbai, Raj Thackeray had taken a sharp jibe at the BJP leader, calling him as "rasmalai' and questioned whether Annamalai has any standing on speaking on Mumbai's issue, after the latter allegedly said Mumbai is an "international city."
"It is good Congress, NCP, Shiv Sena, Shiv Sena (UBT) or BJP are fighting (the polls) together. But when the issue of Ward came up, then everyone said, no no they can't win, if they win then we will have more headaches. When state elections will come then this will come forward. I want to