Budget shows govt alarmed by Gujarat poll results: Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he was not a detractor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but"will always speak up when he doesn't approve of something. "I am not a critic of Modi, but I will speak on the issues where I don't agree (with Modi government's decisions)," he said. Sena, ally of the BJP in the Centre and in Maharashtra, continually takes swipe at the the prime minister and his party, especially through its mouthpiece Saamana. Speaking at the release of a Marathi ...

Taking a dig at the BJP-led government in Maharashtra over the recent unseasonal rains and falling prices of vegetables, the Shiv Sena today said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is beating drums that have no sound. The Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit, which is part of the ruling coalition, said instead of bragging about development during his tenure, Fadnavis should pay attention to the falling prices of sugar, tomatoes, onions and other farm produce which have adversely affected agriculturists.

In a subtle hint of his hopes of the the BJP and the Shiv Sena jointly contesting the next year's polls, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that all "secular but Hindutva" parties would come together to counter the "pseudo-secular" ...

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who is portraying the role of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray in a biopic, said that it was necessary to master the ease and speed with which the leader delivered speeches.Siddiqui, who was at the 'Goa Fest 2018' here, said the film ...

In a caustic attack on the Centre, the Shiv Sena today said the violence during a nationwide bandh by Dalits to protest the softening of provisions of the SC/ST Act is a reflection of a "weak" and "selfish leadership".It also raked up the multi-crore Punjab ...

In a vitriolic attack on the BJP over the alleged leak of Karnataka poll dates, the Shiv Sena today said the pillars of democracy were being "desecrated".It also accused the Election Commission (EC) of working under pressure from the government, and sought to ...

The Telugu Desam Party's no-confidence motion has put an end to the "myth" that the BJP-led central government has an unshakable mandate for the next 25 years, the Shiv Sena said today.The Sena, however, alleged that the TDP's move was driven by its own political compulsions, and said the no-confidence motion will be futile as the NDA government enjoys a majority. There is an environment of mistrust in the country against the government and next year there will be a "blast of resentment" that ...

Terming the BJP's loss in the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha bypoll a "defeat of ego and arrogance," the Shiv Sena today launched a fresh salvo at its ally, saying the party's strength in the Lower House of Parliament will come down by at least 110 seats in the 2019 general elections. The Sena also taunted its ally saying those who abandon their friends and "tread the path of lies" are destined to lose. "The BJP won the tiny state of Tripura. While the party was celebrating the victory, the results of ...

The reverses suffered by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha and assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on Thursday triggered urgent calls by rival parties to forge an united opposition front to take on the saffron party in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. As Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati led the opposition charge urging people not to let the BJP to come to power again at the Centre, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav indicated his party was keen on burying the hatchet with ...