MVA-BJP clash: Narayan Rane says yatra on after police imposes sec 144

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Union minister Narayan Rane may have got bail for his comments on Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, but there is fresh trouble anticipated between the BJP and the MVA government when Rane begins his Jan Aashirwad yatra from Ratnagiri on Friday. Sindhudurg police has imposed Section 144 till September 7 which prohibits the gathering of five … Read more

Narayan Rane granted bail over remarks against CM Uddhav Thackeray

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Union minister Narayan Rane on Tuesday night was granted bail by a court at Mahad in Raigad district, some 160 km from Mumbai. Rane was produced before the court after his arrest over controversial remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Rane was produced before magistrate Shaikhbabaso Patil by the Mahad police. Ratnagiri Police had … Read more

Narayan Rane vs Uddhav Thackeray: A bitter feud that may turn more bitter

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This is a political feud that has been kept boiling for years. Union Minister Narayan Rane, once a hardcore Shiv Sainik, fell out with the Thackerays sometime around 2004, and has since spared no occasion to pour vitriol on the Sena first family. Rane started his career as a shakha pramukh of the Shiv Sena, … Read more

Union Cabinet expansion signals mobility and opportunity in BJP

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There is an inherent message in the recently held cabinet expansion, for BJP leaders as well as outsiders. The party leadership believes in rewarding good work and it is equal for both who are long-term party members and those who joined it in recent years. The inclusion of two former senior Congress leaders, Narayan Rane … Read more

BJP must thank Sena, NCP for ‘human resource’ to fill Union cabinet berths: Raut

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Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday took a swipe at the BJP, saying it should thank the Sena and the NCP for providing it “human resource” to fill cabinet berths in the Narendra Modi-led central government. Talking to reporters here, Raut pointed out that Kapil Patil and Bharti Pawar, the new central Ministers of … Read more