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It didn’t matter that Datta Khandagale had two small children. The abusive phone calls to his home continued unabated at all hours, for 21 days straight. “My family was unsettled, and I feared for their safety,” recalled the 39-year old journalist based in the small town of Vita in Maharashtra’s Sangli district. “They [callers] abused me, threatened to kill me. It has been over five years, but I vividly remember those harrowing days.”
In early 2015, a right wing outfit had embarked on a mission in Sangli to build temples to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Maratha warrior king revered across Maharashtra, particularly in the western region where Sangli is located. Khandagale wrote an editorial opposing the idea. “I essentially said that Shivaji was a great man, but let him remain a human being. Don’t make him god,” K
Maharashtra in 2020: MVA alliance put to test; tussle over shifting car shed
The year also saw Shiv Sena s fiery Hindutva stand mellowing down, with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray speaking of taking everyone along.
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MUMBAI: While coronavirus forced people to stay indoors, Maharashtra s Maha Vikas Aghadi combine of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congresss was also busy keeping the BJP at bay on many issues as it battled the pandemic during the year.
The ruling alliance took on the BJP over relocating the Mumbai metro car shed project from Aarey to Kanjurmarg, even as the Bombay High Court stayed allotment of land in Kanjurmarg for the integrated metro car shed project.
Maharashtra: MVA alliance put to test; tussle over shifting car shed
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In a letter with sarcastic overtone, Koshyari asked Thackeray if he had turned secular as he denied permission to reopen the religious places. Thackeray responded, saying he did not need a Hindutva certificate from anyone.
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The MVA government faced flak for not extending the terms of three statutory development boards which lapsed on April 30 this year.
Mumbai: While coronavirus forced people to stay indoors, Maharashtra s Maha Vikas Aghadi combine of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congresss was also busy keeping the BJP at bay on many issues as it battled the pandemic during the year. The ruling alliance took on the BJP over relocating the Mumbai metro car shed project from Aarey to Kanjurmarg, even as the Bombay High Court stayed allotment of land in Kanjurmarg for the integrated metro car shed project.
MVA alliance put to test; tussle over shifting car shed in Maharashtra
The ruling alliance took on the BJP over relocating the Mumbai metro car shed project from Aarey to Kanjurmarg, even as the Bombay High Court stayed allotment of land in Kanjurmarg for the integrated metro car shed project. PTI
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
While coronavirus forced people to stay indoors, Maharashtra s Maha Vikas Aghadi combine of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congresss was also busy keeping the BJP at bay on many issues as it battled the pandemic during the year.
The ruling alliance took on the BJP over relocating the Mumbai metro car shed project from Aarey to Kanjurmarg, even as the Bombay High Court stayed allotment of land in Kanjurmarg for the integrated metro car shed project.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray (File photo)
MUMBAI: While coronavirus forced people to stay indoors, Maharashtra s Maha Vikas Aghadi combine of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congresss was also busy keeping the BJP at bay on many issues as it battled the pandemic during the year.
The ruling alliance took on the BJP over relocating the Mumbai metro car shed project from Aarey to Kanjurmarg, even as the Bombay high court stayed allotment of land in Kanjurmarg for the integrated metro car shed project.
The year also saw Shiv Sena s fiery Hindutva stand mellowing down, with chief minister Uddhav Thackeray speaking of taking everyone along.