There has been an uproar over the removal of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj from a government office complex in Pune, Maharashtra. Various organizations protested on this issue on Monday, after which the administration had to reinstall the statue at its original place.

The protesting organizations opposed the removal of the bust of the 17th century Maratha warrior king on the grounds that it was part of the heritage structure.

What is the whole matter?

In fact, the statue of the Maratha king was removed from the Tehsildar office premises in Shukrawar Peth area of ​​the city on Saturday. After which protest arose. Seeing the increasing protests, the administration came on the back foot.

Earlier in the day, the administration had clarified that since the office is being shifted to another place, the statue has been removed respectfully and will be reinstalled in the new premises.

The administration reinstalled the statue

However, by evening, the administration took a soft stance and said that the statue was being reinstalled at its original place. Officials said there was no intention to hurt anyone’s sentiments. Since the office was shifted the statue was removed.

Shiv Sena (ubt) raised questions

Sanjay More, president of the Pune city unit of Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), said the statue was removed on Saturday night. This building is a heritage structure and yet the statue was removed from here. Was necessary permission taken to remove it? Action should be taken against such officers and employees.

Looking at the stance of Shiv Sena and the local people, it is believed that this matter will heat up further and the BJP led NDA government will be surrounded. At present, politics does not seem to be stopping on this issue.

Due to heavy rains across the country, farmers have suffered a lot. The state government is also announcing compensation at its own level. At the same time, politics has been hot due to compensation of farmers in Maharashtra.

The opposition is also preparing to surround the government from all sides regarding the upcoming elections in Maharashtra. Perhaps this is the reason why Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena is preparing for the movement to get compensation. But reacting to this, BJP leader and minister Girish Mahajan has launched a scathing attack. He said that all these are “tears of crocodiles”.

Separate in power, go in opposition and talk differently- Girish Mahajan

Girish Mahajan said that if we are in power, then we talk differently, if we go in opposition, then we talk differently. You see when so much disease was spread during Kovid, Uddhav ji did not leave the house. Thousands of people were dying every day, losing their lives. Where was Uddhav ji at that time? He was sitting at home and looking at everything on the computer. This is happening today about crocodile tears. This is true when people were losing their lives, then how much corruption was done in your corporation, what things were done. Why are you crying today? These are tears of crocodiles, I will say again.

Mahajan further said that Uddhav Thackeray has nothing to do with the farmers. “My party, my corporation, my shop” is not the responsibility of them. For two and a half years, neither the ministry’s stairs climbed, nor came to the legislative house. When people were dying, he said that I will see from home, I will not come out. Now politics is being done in the name of farmers.

The current government is sensitive- Girish Mahajan

Mahajan further said that the present government is sensitive. “Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar are with the farmers. The government is doing the Panchnama fast and as the work is being completed, the amount of compensation is being put in the accounts of the farmers. All the farmers will get relief till Diwali. Dussehra may not have gone well, but Diwali will definitely go well.”

Due to heavy rains of the last few days in Maharashtra, farmers have suffered a lot of damage. The opposition is attacking the government on this matter and is demanding compensation for the farmers. At the same time, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray is going to lead the protest march in Marathwada region of Maharashtra on 11 October.

This protest march is being taken out to demand the help of farmers affected by unprecedented rains. Party MP Sanjay Raut gave this information in Mumbai on 26 September. He said that Shiv Sena (UBT) is standing with farmers and is demanding relief from the government.

Uddhav Thackeray will demand financial help and debt waiver

Sanjay Raut said that Uddhav Thackeray has demanded financial assistance and debt waiver of Rs 50,000 per hectare for farmers from the BJP -led state government. He suggested that this amount should be made available from PM Care Fund.

Raut said that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and ask for a support package for the farmers. Apart from this, the industrialists of Maharashtra, BCCI and Mumbai Cricket Association were also appealed to come forward to help the farmers.

Shiv Sena UBT’s separate movement, not connected to MVA

Raut made it clear that this protest march will be of Shiv Sena UBT, not Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). The party had already planned to organize the camp on 11 October, but was canceled due to the current circumstances. Uddhav Thackeray also said that if the government’s declared help does not reach the farmers, then he will return to Marathwada before Diwali and stand among the farmers. He reiterated his commitment to stand up with the decision of the public.

30,000 hectares of crop ruined due to flood, 9 people killed

Former Chief Minister Thackeray visited the flood affected districts of Marathwada on 25 September. Heavy rains from September 20 and the rise of rivers have caused massive damage in Marathwada. According to the state government, 9 people have died so far and crops in more than 30,000 hectares have been completely destroyed.

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has issued decree of new rules to ensure only the participation and entry of Hindus in the programs of Navratri and Garba. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) said that to participate in Garba programs, participants have to apply tilak before entering, tie Raksha Sutras and worship Hindu deities.

Prashant Titare, General Secretary of VHP Vidarbha province in Nagpur, Maharashtra, said on Saturday (September 20, 2025) that apart from this, all the participants will also be sprinkled cow urine. He said that VHP and Bajrang Dal workers will also monitor Garba pandals, so that all these rules can be followed on Sunday (September 21, 2025) to October 1, 2025.

VHP claimed that all this is being done so that only people of Hinduism can be involved in Garba programs and incidents like ‘Love Jihad’ can be avoided. Every year many steps are taken on this issue before Navratri.

Garba is not just a dance, a religious ritual to please Goddess- Nair

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) national spokesperson Shriraj Nair told the news agency PTI, ‘Garba is not just a dance, but a religious ritual to please the goddess. They (signs to the Muslim community) do not believe in idol worship. Only participate in these programs, which have faith in all these rituals.

Opposition and government responded to the matter

Opposition parties in Maharashtra accused the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Sangh Parivar of spreading partitions in the society. At the same time, Maharashtra government minister and senior BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule said, ‘We can decide our rules. If they have got permission from the police for organizing the program, then there is no problem.

While BJP’s media chief Navnath Ban said, “Garba is a Hindu event and people of other religions should not interfere in this.”

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said, ‘This is an attempt to create a communal atmosphere inside the country. Creating such a communal atmosphere is their livelihood. I am not talking about respect as all religions, but the kind of poison being spread is not right for Maharashtra and the country.

At the same time, the Congress took a strong stand and said, ‘Organizations associated with BJP can go to any extent to gain power or maintain. Their purpose is to share the country more and do politics in the name of religion. Maharashtra’s strength has always been unity in diversity, it should not be weakened.

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In the Asia Cup, the politics of India-Pakistan to be held on Sunday (September 14, 2025) has once again been hot. This cricket match between India and Pakistan is taking place on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, just five months after the terrorist attack. In such a situation, many political leaders have said wrong to play cricket with Pakistan on the international stage with Pakistani players.

Leaders of opposition parties demand boycott

A day before the cricket match, political rhetoric has intensified across the country. Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are particularly protesting about this match. Political leaders have also demanded to boycott this match between India and Pakistan.

In Delhi, AAP leaders and activists also burnt an effigy of Pakistan outside their office. Former minister Saurabh Bhardwaj has appealed to boycott all the clubs and restaurants where the live telecast of this match will be shown. The AAP leader has also targeted the central government for this. He said, ‘The Government of India is forcing our cricketers to play with such cheap people, who wiped out the vermilion of our sisters. We will highlight all the clubs and restaurants of Delhi, where the live telecast of the India-Pakistan match will be shown.

Uddhav Thackeray’s attack over India-Pakistan match

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, while attacking the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan, cited an old statement by Prime Minister Modi, in which the PM said on the Indus Water Treaty that ‘blood and water cannot flow’. Thackeray questioned, ‘How can war and cricket be played together? These people have also made patriotism a business. They only need money.

We should not play with Pakistani players- Priyanka

Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also appealed to the people of the country to unite against Pakistan. He said, ‘Pakistani cricketers are making fun of our and operation vermilion through their social media. We should not play with Pakistani players until they stop supporting the terrorists.

Congress MP targeted central government

Congress MP Imran Masoon took a dig at the central government in this regard. He said, ‘People are just making money. They do not care at all that the vermilion of our sisters disappeared, their families were destroyed. There is a thrill in the India-Pakistan match and for this reason tickets are being sold at expensive prices. The government should be ashamed that cricket is being played with Pakistan at such a time.

Compulsion to play matches with Pakistan- Central Government

Amid opposition from opposition leaders, the Central Government has argued about playing a cricket match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025. Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that it is a compulsion for India to play this match, because if India does not play the match, Pakistan will get points.

He said, ‘When multinational tournaments are organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) or International Cricket Council (ICC), it becomes a compulsion for countries to participate in it. If a team does not participate in it, it is excluded from the tournament, that country has to leave the match and another team gets its points. But India does not play any bilateral tournament with Pakistan.

The Union Minister made it clear that India has been a policy for years that no bilateral cricket series will be played with it until Pakistan stops terrorist attacks.

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Amid the preparations for the Vice Presidential election, the opposition coalition India organized a mock poll for its MPs today (September 8). This exercise will be held in the old Parliament House at 2:30 pm, in which all MPs have been instructed to join.

The purpose of this mock poll is to make MPs aware of the election process and to save them from any mistake during the actual voting. Earlier, NDA MPs also practiced in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At the same time, Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut said that BJP does not have a majority.

Vote after listening to the voice of conscience- Sanjay Raut

Sanjay Raut says that yesterday there was a mock poll for the NDA, PM himself was also sitting in the mock poll, today we will be the opposition party mock poll, the MPs of the country also need mock poll, a good election is being held, and the thing is that BJP does not have a majority, Vice Presidential post is constitutional post and our candidate B.S. Sudrashan Reddy and our call is that these voting MPs should be for the national interest, should be to save the constitution, after listening to the voice of the country and our conscience, our MPs should vote.

VIDEO | Delhi: on the Vice-PRESIDENIAL Election, Shiv Sena (UBT) mp sanjay raut says, “… it’s a good election. The BJP does not have the majority. Elect to save the constitution, and mps must listen to their soul.… pic.twitter.com/ru22pnlq28

– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) September 8, 2025

Former Vice President is still missing- Sanjay Raut

He said, “The way the condition of the country has been done, the former Vice President of the country is still missing today, it says that everything is not going well in democracy, which will show its spine, it will be disappeared, so the post of Vice President to come should also be careful.”

In this way, before the Vice Presidential elections, both the opposition and the ruling party have intensified the exercise to prepare their MPs. On the one hand, the NDA is busy showing majority, on the other hand the opposition is presenting it as a war of democracy and constitution. Now it has to be seen that in whose favor the final result goes and to what extent the MP listens to his conscience.

The opposition is constantly attacking the government over the case of vote theft in Maharashtra assembly elections. Shiv Sena UBT’s mouthpiece Saamana has once again made serious allegations against the BJP government of Maharashtra and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in its editorial.

The article states, ‘CM Devendra Fadnavis has come to power by stealing votes. In the last ten years, the tendency to weaken democracy in the country has increased and the credit goes to the pair of Modi-Fadnavis.

Allegations of scam in ‘Larki Bahin Yojana’

Saamana alleged that the ‘Ladli Bahn’ scheme took place on a large scale. According to the editorial, crores of rupees were sent from the government treasury in about 30 lakh fake accounts across the state.

It was claimed that Fadnavis and his team misused government money to woo women voters in the name of the plan. A large number of men are also said to be among the beneficiaries associated with this scam.

Evidence of vote theft in assembly elections

Referring to the elections held in Panvel, Dharashiv and Shirur assembly constituencies in the editorial, it was said that the opposition candidates have handed over evidence of vote theft to the Election Commission, but the Commission did not show the courage to take action.

It states that the BJP claims that they got public public opinion, only “rhetoric”. Fadnavis is accused of using government schemes to remain in power and tried to give validity to this scam by tied Rakhi to women.

130th constitutional amendment also targeted

It is written in the editorial that the Modi government is preparing to bring the bill, which will provide a provision to arrest corrupt chief ministers and ministers, it will be used to harass political opponents.

Question on women empowerment and attacked government’s legitimacy

In the editorial, it was asked whether it is women empowerment to buy votes by paying Rs 1,500 to women? It said that making women self -reliant and self -respecting is the empowerment, not to scam in the name of schemes.

In the end, Saamana described the current government as “illegal, unconstitutional and corrupt” and said that Fadnavis-Mandhe-Njit Pawar has not received the true mandate of the public. In the article, a scathing attack was written, “Mr. Fadnavis, your government is not real!”

National Volunteer union ,RSS) Shiv Sena on a meeting held by Chief Mohan Bhagwat from more than 70 Muslim clerics and intellectuals of the country (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray Had his Palatial Today’s article was written about this, which is in discussion.

It has been written in the article that in this meeting that lasted for three hours, Mohan Bhagwat tried to understand the sentiments of the Muslim community, which is the staunch of the BJP Hindutvaist The groups will not like it. There itself Thackeray Has described this meeting as the necessary dialogue for “nation building”.

Some BJP leaders will not like this meeting- face

According to the article written in the face, this meeting was not limited to tea and drink, but it was also severely churned about religious tension in the country. Uddhav Thackeray Has described this move of Bhagwat as an attempt to understand the pain and role of the Muslim community.

Of face Editorial Wrote in, ,Especially in Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Maharashtra and Delhi BJP The new oneHindutvaists Has recently created a ruckus in the name of Hindutva Sarsanghchalak You will not like this step of., Thackeray Done Tanj Tightly said that such leaders who have poisoned Muslims can probably even resign for this reason,

Radicalism And attack on being deprived of votes

Editorial In Thackeray It alleged that the current central government is trying to divide the country on religious grounds. He said that there is a conspiracy to deprive Dalits, Christians and Muslims of the right to vote. Voters of minorities in states like Bihar and Maharashtra List Names are being removed from Thackeray Had it ‘great HindutvaistsNot ‘, but Hypocris Told the trick of

We are all in the same boat- face

Uddhav Thackeray Have stated the need to carry forward this initiative of Bhagwat. He says that people of all religions in India DNA Is the same, All communities affected if the social boat of the country sinks Will be, Thackeray Described Bhagwat as moving towards ‘nation building’ and said that such efforts should be welcomed,

In Maharashtra politics, there are chances of extreme ups and downs at this time. On the one hand, the dispute between the two Shiv Sena (Shinde faction and the UBT) is such that the heads of both parties ignore each other. On the other hand, there is talk of both parties coming together in the assembly once again.

Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council and senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve has said that even today the partition of Shiv Sena knocks them. He clearly said that a strong organization like Shiv Sena is unfortunate and now the time has come that both groups should be one again.

Regrets of breaking up organization- Ambadas Danve

According to PTI, Danve said in a conversation with a Marathi channel, “We are not born for power. The power keeps on coming, but the unity of the organization is the greatest strength. Someone has taken a bad eye on our Shiv Sena and split into the organization. This wound should be filled someday.” He said that the solidarity of Shiv Sena has been his identity and all Shiv Sainiks should come together.

There was a big political change in Shiv Sena

There was a big political earthquake in the Shiv Sena in the year 2022, when Eknath Shinde rebelled with 39 MLAs and formed a separate faction. After this, Shinde joined the government with BJP and is now the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Danve said that political changes continue, but the spirit of ideological unity and original organization should remain.

Talk of raising the party again

Danve also said that his party should be in power, this is his personal feeling but the organization is strengthened above that. He said, “As a Shiv Sainik, I want the Shiv Sena to emerge again as a strong and organized party. It is not a mistake to expect unity.”

Language dispute in Maharashtra is now seen taking a new turn. Now reservation is being demanded for Marathi speaking people. MLAs of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) demanded the Maharashtra government on Friday (July 11) that 20 percent of the houses should be reserved for Marathi speaking people in Mumbai buildings.

Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Ambadas Danve and party leader Milind Narvekar submitted a letter in this regard to Shiv Sena Shinde Gut Minister Shambhuraj Desai.

20% reservation for Marathi Manush in Mumbai- Shiv Sena UBT
Milind Narvekar has shared this letter on X. Posting, he said, “We demand that 20 percent houses should be reserved for Marathi Manush in Mumbai in every building.” According to PTI, earlier on Thursday (July 10), he asked in the Legislative Council whether any social organization had demanded a 50 percent house reserved for Marathi, and whether the government has taken any decision on it.

Responding to this, Deputy Chief Minister and Housing Minister Eknath Shinde told in written reply that his department has not received any letter in this regard.

Minister Shambhraj Desai took a sarcasm
At the same time, Mining Minister Shambhuraj Desai, who is representing him on his behalf, said that even when the Maha Vikas Aghadi government under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray was in power, no such law was brought. Desai said sarcastically, “You did not take this step at that time, and it is now on record. Your feeling of love towards Marathi Manush is fake and hollow.” This political debate has once again intensified the discussion about the rights of local people in Marathi Asmita and Mumbai.