His party may not be contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha polls but Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has ensured significant attention as he campaigns in Maharashtra against the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena.
"If Pakistan is really sincere in their offer of constructive talks, then the first step in this direction must come from them. They have to release our pilot Abhinandan immediately and call for ceasefire," the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief said.
Thackeray expressed the MNS' solidarity with him. He lauded the causes for which Hazare had been agitating without being concerned about his own life.
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Raj has invited Congress president Rahul Gandhi but has snubbed the names of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah from the list.
“I want these poor states to prosper as well. But instead of asking questions to their leaders, most of them prefer to rush to Mumbai,” he said.
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She has also accused actor Nana Patekar of harassing her on the sets of a film in 2008.
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Thackeray alleged that the state government had charged 7,500 youths, who had taken part in various agitations, with attempt to murder, and this had blocked their chances of getting government jobs in future.
Around a dozen MNS workers barged into PVR Icon on Senapati Bapat Road in Pune and some of them slapped the assistant manager of the theatre.
Speaking to reporters here, Thackeray also objected to exemption for certain plastic items such as packing material for ready-to-eat food items.
Addressing party workers at a rally in Mumbai, Thackeray said, "Sridevi was a great actor, but what did she do for the country that her body was wrapped in the tricolour?"
Addressing party workers at a rally at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai, Thackeray said, "The country is fed up with the false promises made by (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi and his government."
The MNS said the protesters should respect the decision of the Supreme Court which has cleared the decks for the release of the 13th Century period drama, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Raj Thackeray also said that current trends and reports indicate that the ruling BJP could lose the upcoming Assembly election in Gujarat.
A group of activists claiming to be affiliated to the MNS today drove away more than two dozen illegal hawkers from a railway bridge here.
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