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TopicEknath Shinde

Topic: Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde was the united Shiv Sena’s most senior leader in Thane, a satellite city of Mumbai and a stronghold of the party. The Shiv Sena, launched by Bal Thackeray in 1966, split in 2022 when Eknath Shinde led a rebellion to topple the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government. The new faction then formed a government with the BJP, with Shinde as CM. The new party — Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) — now claims to be the real Shiv Sena.

Shinde was brought up in Thane, which continues to be his stronghold. In his early years in the party, he was influenced by Anand Dhige, a prominent Shiv Sena leader in the area. A Shiv Sainik who headed a shakha back in 1980s, Shinde became a corporator in the Thane Municipal Corporation before becoming an MLA in 2004. He has been a member of the assembly for four terms now. In 2019, in the Uddhav Thackeray government, he worked as Minister of Urban Development and Public Works and Minister of Home Affairs (Acting).

Shinde govt MPs, MLAs face heat as Maratha quota stir turns violent — office torched, visits cancelled

Manasi Phadke -
Protesters demanding reservation for Maratha community attacked home of NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) MLA in Beed & office of BJP MLA in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.

Shinde govt forms board of retired judges to look into Maratha quota demand as protests escalate

Purva Chitnis -
A reservation sub-committee will also meet activist Manoj Jarange-Patil Tuesday to persuade him to drop the hunger strike.

SC orders Speaker to decide Sena disqualifications by 31 Dec. ‘Maintain sanctity of anti-defection law’

Bhadra Sinha -
Solicitor General asked CJI-led bench to mention in its order that timeframe was in line with 'peculiar facts of the case' or it would set a precedent, a request the bench denied.

Maharashtra CM announces Rs 10 lakh assitance to kin of Agniveer who died in Siachen glacier

PTI -
Shinde expressed condolences to the family over the death of Agniveer Akshay Laxman Gawate, who hailed from Buldhana district of Maharashtra.

Shinde, Fadnavis rush to Delhi as Maratha quota activist resumes hunger strike after deadline ends

Purva Chitnis -
Even as Jarange-Patil said he was resuming his hunger strike, a seemingly helpless CM Shinde & his deputy Fadnavis rushed to Delhi to ‘hold meetings’, it is learnt. 

As Jarange-Patil’s ‘deadline’ ends, Shinde & Uddhav talk Maratha quota at Dussehra rallies

Purva Chitnis -
Leaders also launch ferocious verbal assaults, with Shinde saying he wouldn't be surprised if Sena (UBT) 'hugged Hamas', while Thackeray makes Hitler reference while attacking PM Modi.

Maharashtra govt on edge as countdown starts for another Maratha stir. Its options are limited

Purva Chitnis -
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has warned that he will launch a fast unto death on 25 October unless govt announces OBC reservation for the community by then.

Maharashtra govt plans incubation ‘Maha-Hub’ on CM Shinde’s turf. 25-ha plot identified for project

Manasi Phadke -
According to a govt resolution, the hub will be set up in Thane, Eknath Shinde's home district. A company will also be set up to run the startup & incubation centre on a ‘no profit, no loss’ basis.

With hearing of Maharashtra MLAs’ disqualification pleas today, a look at Sena vs Sena saga so far

Purva Chitnis -
Disqualification petitions are pending against 34 MLAs — 20 from CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv & all 14 from Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT). Any delay in proceedings will benefit Shinde.

‘Auto-rickshaw CM now chartered CM’ — Congress slams Shinde-led delegation’s Davos outing cost

Manasi Phadke -
Following a report by ThePrint on Eknath Shinde-led delegation spending Rs 32 crore on the trip to Davos, Congress questions expenses, says this is ‘not a govt of common people’.
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