Samajwadi leader Abu Azmi says Aurangzeb ‘not a cruel leader’; Eknath Shinde hits back with treason charge | India News

Samajwadi leader Abu Azmi says Aurangzeb ‘not a cruel leader’; Eknath Shinde hits back with treason charge | India News

NEW DELHI: A political controversy erupted in Maharashtra after Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and MLA Abu Azmi defended Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, claiming that “all the wrong history is being shown” and that Aurangzeb “built many temples” and was “not a cruel leader.” Reacting strongly, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde condemned Azmi’s statement, calling it … Read more

‘Merge with BJP if you want CM post’: Amit Shah rebuffed Eknath Shinde, claims Sanjay Raut | Mumbai News

‘Merge with BJP if you want CM post’: Amit Shah rebuffed Eknath Shinde, claims Sanjay Raut | Mumbai News

Raut stated that Shah suggested merging Shiv Sena with BJP for Shinde’s CM aspirations. Raut criticized Shinde for questioning Uddhav Thackeray’s absence from Maha Kumbh. MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed that deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde met Union home minister Amit Shah on Feb 22 in Pune in the early … Read more

Shinde says Uddhav ‘scared to call self Hindu’; Thackeray hits back with ‘sin of betrayal’ | India News

Shinde says Uddhav ‘scared to call self Hindu’; Thackeray hits back with ‘sin of betrayal’ | India News

Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Eknath Shinde on Thursday took a dig at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for not attending the recently-concluded Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj and said the it showed that he was scared of calling himself a Hindu. Uddhav also hit back at the … Read more

BJP mantri plans 2nd darbar in Thane, denies trying to capture Shinde’s fiefdom | India News

BJP mantri plans 2nd darbar in Thane, denies trying to capture Shinde’s fiefdom | India News

File photo of Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Ganesh Naik during a ‘Janata Darbar’, in Navi Mumbai. (Pic credit: PTI) THANE: Forests minister and BJP politician Ganesh Naik announced his second ‘janta darbar‘ in the city next month following the response received to the inaugural event on Monday, which saw over 550 applications.While political observers … Read more