Amid the ongoing debate over the Maharashtra government's alleged move to make Hindi compulsory across all classes, Maharashtra Assembly CLP and Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar stated they were not against Hindi but against its imposition.
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.
Shaina NC took a jibe at Uddhav Thackeray, stating that he should consider changing his surname to Gandhi, for allegedly pushing with Rahul Gandhi's ideology.
Marking International Yoga Day with a political twist, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde took a veiled jab at his rivals, referring to his 2022 rebellion as the "bada Yoga" (big yoga) that changed the course of Maharashtra's politics.
Speaking to the mediapersons in Baramati, Pawar said, "We have not decided anything yet about the local body elections. The Supreme Court has given its verdict. Normally, the elections will take 3 months, but we have not discussed it yet."
Indicating that the option of an alliance with Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) was on the cards, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray said he would do what was in the minds of people of the state.
Hailing Shiv Sena's progress Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the party means "loud voice" for the Marathi people. He mentioned that the party has faced many challenges in the past 59 years, but has kept growing like a "banyan tree".
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday declined to respond to the media reports of possible reconciliation between Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) faction to focus on the upcoming Maharashtra local body elections, after the party sought an urgent hearing of its plea related to the 'bow and arrow' election symbol.
Taking a dig at the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction, Deora said, "This tourist, entitled, part-time, luxury politics is not going to work in Maharashtra."