The official mouthpiece of Shiv Sena, Saamana, has come out in support of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after a notice was served on him for making alleged unparliamentary remarks
The column stated that after almost eight years, the Finance minister announced an increase in the limit of exemption in income tax
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday accused the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) of indulging in the politics of appeasement after the latter's mouthpiece 'Saamana' carried an article on "Marathi Muslims" supporting the former chief minister. 'Saamana' carried a front-page article on October 22 about the Marathi Muslim Seva Sangh backing Uddhav Thackeray, adding that the outfit is active in Mumbai, Konkan, Marathwada, Vidarbha and western Maharashtra. "The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Party wants to garner Marathi and Muslim votes, but it cleverly played with the words by calling them Marathi Muslims," Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar said at a press conference. He said his party would organise 'Jagar Mumbaicha Yatra' in November to spread awareness among the residents of the metropolis about this "politics of appeasement" as well as "corruption" in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Shelar said Thackeray was getting frustrated as he was staring at defeat in the BMC .
The leading constituent in Maharashtra's ruling coalition said it had always respected Indira Gandhi, who it said, had a towering and strong personality
Shiv Sena is in talks with the Congress and the NCP to form a non-BJP government in Maharashtra.
The Sena indirectly blamed the BJP and the CM for the current political situation.
"...Itna sannata kyon hai bhai?" (why is there so much silence) is the question resonating everywhere on "silence" over the future of the country and Maharashtra, the Sena said in an editorial
The website which ran the fake news is currently offline
controversy over the cartoon was unnecessary, i am an artist and not a political cartoonist, said Shrinivas Prabhudesai