Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party has an edge over the ruling BJP in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls currently underway. Goa was facing a “khichdi” situation but the Congress has an advantage over the BJP, which has been in power in the neighbouring state since … Read more
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday objected to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that musician Hridaynath Mangeshkar was sacked from the All India Radio (AIR) for presenting a poetry on freedom fighter Veer Savarkar. Asked by a reporter whether the PM had made the reference in view of the upcoming Goa Assembly elections, Raut … Read more
Flaying the BJP leadership ahead of the assembly polls in Goa, the Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made a new face of itself in Goa by adding the land and drug mafia to the party. He also said that the party will not get the … Read more
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s claim that he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made it clear that BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis will become the chief minister of Maharashtra after the 2019 state polls is “far from reality”. It was the BJP which “ditched” the Shiv Sena in … Read more
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have a big challenge before them of reviving their party. In his weekly column ‘Rohkthok’ in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana, Raut, whose party shares power with the Congress and NCP in Maharashtra, said the Gandhi siblings should take inspiration … Read more
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday pooh-poohed the Maharashtra BJP’s claim that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government will soon collapse and asserted the three-party ruling alliance in the state will remain in power for 25 years. Talking to reporters after a meeting with NCP president Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut hit out at … Read more
Welcoming the Centre‘s decision of repealing the three contentious farm laws, the Shiv Sena and the NCP, which share power in Maharashtra, on Friday said the government had to finally bow down before the agitating farmers. Addressing the nation on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti on Friday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that … Read more
A day after the Centre slashed the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 10 per litre, respectively, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the BJP has to be defeated completely if the fuel prices have to be brought down by Rs 50. Slamming the Centre, Raut, whose party … Read more
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said deliberate attempts were being made to malign Maharashtra through the cruise drugs seizure case, and claimed “some officials will get exposed”. Speaking to reporters here, Raut also claimed claimed that a person named Sam D’Souza, seen in some pictures related to the arrest of Bollywood actor Shah … Read more
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday claimed discussions were good between Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari and a delegation led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over the state cabinet’s request for the approval of 12 names as MLCs, and Koshyari should show his “positive” intentions through his actions. Chief Minister Thackeray and senior ministers … Read more