Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane questioned Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's third marriage, suggesting it could be seen as 'love jihad'. Rane urged the Hindu community to reconsider supporting such celebrities and their films.
Six of Shiv Sena (UBT)'s nine Lok Sabha MPs have defected, forming a separate group and seeking to join the Eknath Shinde faction. Aaditya Thackeray condemned the move as "dirty politics," while Sanjay Raut vowed disciplinary action against the absent MPs.
Six of Shiv Sena (UBT)'s nine Lok Sabha MPs have defected to the Eknath Shinde camp, triggering a political crisis for Uddhav Thackeray. Aaditya Thackeray condemned the move as "dirty politics," accusing the defectors of betrayal and corruption. The rebel MPs cited ideological differences and potential merger with Congress as reasons for their split.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut alleged that dissident Lok Sabha MPs were given Rs 10 crore each and moved to Rajasthan. He claimed they were offered Rs 50 crore to switch sides and demanded their police security be withdrawn. Raut also threatened "Operation Tudwa" against "traitors" who betrayed the party.
A court in Sindhudurg convicted Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane for pouring mud on NHAI engineer Prakash Shedekar in 2019, sentencing him to one month in jail for intentional insult. The court suspended the sentence allowing appeal, noting lawmakers cannot take law into their hands. Rane was in Congress at the time of the incident.
Zen Sadavarte, 18-year-old daughter of former Bigg Boss contestant Gunratna Sadavarte, has filed a complaint with Worli police seeking an FIR against a woman who confronted Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan during a BJP rally in Mumbai on April 21. The woman protested traffic congestion caused by the rally related to the women's reservation bill, shouting at the minister and allegedly throwing a water bottle. Zen's complaint alleges the woman obstructed official duties, disturbed public peace, and attempted to incite a stampede.
A complaint has been lodged with Mumbai Police against a woman who confronted Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan during a BJP rally in Worli over traffic congestion caused by the event. The complaint, filed by Zen Sadavarte—daughter of lawyer Gunratna Sadavarte—alleges that the woman disrupted the rally, used abusive language, and created public disturbance.
A woman angrily confronted Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Girish Mahajan during the party's Jan Aakrosh rally in Mumbai, complaining she was stuck in traffic for over an hour while needing to fetch her child. Videos of the confrontation, where the woman shouted at Mahajan and demonstrators to get off the road, went viral on social media.
