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Raj Thackeray firm on deadline to remove loudspeakers from mosques

MNS chief says he has no interest to disturb peace in Maharashtra by causing riots

The Hindu

You deceived Balasaheb as he was 'gullible', but I am shrewd, won't ignore your games: Uddhav Thackeray warns BJP

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said since he had seen the BJP deceive his "gullible" father and Sena founder Bal Thackeray, he himself was acting shrewdly with that party and cannot ignore the "games" it played in the guise of Hindutva.

The Times of India

MNS rally: Uddhav Thackeray to launch political outreach campaign as well

Chief Minister comes down on BJP too for creating divisions in society

The Hindu

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Bombay HC rejects plea to stop Raj Thackeray event in Aurangabad

AURANGABAD: The Bombay high court in Aurangabad on Friday imposed a Rs1 lakh cost on a petitioner while rejecting a PIL that sought the court's direction to stop MNS chief Raj Thackeray's public rally on May 1 here.

The Times of India

Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar hits back at BJP legislator over talk of 2017 3-party pact

MUMBAI: Responding to BJP MLA Ashish Shelar’s revelation that a three-party coalition of the BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP had almost been finalised in the year 2017 but could not proceed because of the NCP’s objection to the Sena, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar asked on Thursday why Shelar…

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Raj Thackeray lauds U.P. move on loudspeakers

Hoping and praying good sense prevails in Maharashtra, says Raj Thackeray

The Hindu

Hanuman Chalisa row: Conspiracy to destabilise Maharashtra govt, allege MVA allies

NEW DELHI: The three governing parties of Maharashtra – Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress – have alleged that the controversy triggered by independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana over recital of Hanuman Chalisa outside chief minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence is aimed…

The Times of India

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No provision for Maharashtra govt. to remove or install loudspeakers, says Walse-Patil

He stressed that the State will not make different rules for different communities; MNS firm on May 3 deadline to remove loudspeakers

The Hindu

‘If reciting Hanuman Chalisa sedition, we will commit it every day,’ says Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis dubs MVA government ‘intolerant’; BJP boycotts all–party meet over loudspeaker row

The Hindu

Loudspeaker row: BJP, MNS skip all-party meet called by Maharashtra Home Minister

Former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis terms the Uddhav-led MVA government as ‘most intolerant’.

The Hindu

Hanuman Chalisa row | Sena hits the street as Rana couple arrested

A large number of Shiv Sena workers were camping outside Ravi Rana and Navneet Rana’s residence

The Hindu

Loudspeaker row: Maharashtra to hold all-party meeting

“Maharashtra is a law-abiding state and we will readily follow suit. First, loudspeakers from mosques must be removed in these [Delhi, Bihar and Gujarat] states”, said Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut

The Hindu

Maharashtra loudspeaker controversy | Police fully prepared to thwart any untoward situation, says State Home Minister

His comments come in backdrop of MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s aggressive stance over prohibiting playing of ‘azaan’ over loudspeakers

The Hindu

BJP using riots as tool to win polls; tension created on loudspeaker issue: Sanjay Raut

There have never been riots during Ram Navmi and Hanuman Jayanti before, he said

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Nashik police ban use of loudspeakers sans permission at religious places

No playing of Hanuman Chalisa before and after azan, say police ahead of May 3 ultimatum of MNS

The Hindu

MNS has no intention of causing riots in Maharashtra or any part of the country, says Raj Thackeray

He says that it’s not a religious problem, but a social problem

The Hindu

Non-BJP CMs likely to meet in Mumbai to discuss political situation: Sanjay Raut

Sanjay Raut alleged that recent attacks on Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti processions were "politically sponsored" to polarise voters

The Times of India

Raj Thackeray to visit Ayodhya in June, says will give tit for tat if loudspeakers on mosques are not removed by May 3

PUNE: Raising the pitch for Hindutva, MNS president Raj Thackeray on Sunday said he will visit Ayodhya on June 5 to take darshan of Lord Ram and appealed to "Hindu brothers" to "be prepared" if loudspeakers are not removed from mosques by May 3.

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'Dirty politics' over loudspeaker, Hanuman Chalisa did not work: Raut on MVA's win in Maharashtra bypoll

Congress-MVA candidate Jayashri Jadhav on Saturday bagged 96,176 votes.

The Hindu

Sambhaji Brigade warns MNS against disrupting communal harmony

Urges MVA govt. to take concrete steps to prevent potential law and order situation in Maharashtra

The Hindu

Raj Thackeray and MNS are not BJP’s B-team: Chandrakant Patil

BJP Maharashtra chief accuses the MVA of creating a ‘false perception’

The Times of India

MNS is BJP's loudspeaker playing due to relief in ED case, says Sanjay Raut

MUMBAI: Taking a dig at Raj Thackeray’s MNS, the Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that the MNS was playing the BJP’s loudspeaker since the BJP led Centre had given Raj relief in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case. Raut said that the MNS was like the flame which…

The Times of India

Raj Thackeray warns Maharashtra govt to act on loudspeakers on mosques by May 3

THANE: MNS chief Raj Thackeray issued a veiled warning to the state government, Tuesday, asking it to ensure loud speakers installed atop mosques were removed by May 3 and claimed his party would not budge from its stance till the matter was resolved.

The Hindu

Shiv Sena has turned pseudo-secular, says Devendra Fadnavis

The BJP leader questions why some parties were upset at ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ being played when it was part of Hindu tradition

The Times of India

Bihar: BJP minister Janak Ram seeks ban on loudspeakers in mosques

PATNA: Days after raising heat in the political circles of Maharashtra and Karnataka, the demand for ban on mosque loudspeakers has reached Bihar.

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