Mumbai: Amid ongoing stand-off between traders and state government over proposed imposition of Local Body Tax (LBT), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday asked traders to not hold common people to ransom and open their shops.
In a press statement issued in Mumbai, Raj said that LBT, to be imposed in Mumbai and some municipal corporations in the state from October 1, either be scrapped or amended.
"Henceforth, traders should not hold people to ransom by closing their shops. They should resolve the issue by negotiating with the government", he said.
Raj said that at some places in the state shopkeepers have opened their shops while at some places they are still closed. "These (closed shops) should be opened or else we will open those shops", he warned....
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11:47 PM, May 12, 2013
Jalna: Attacking Maharashtra Government for allegedly not providing relief to people in drought-hit areas, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said Prithviraj Chavan is an incompetent Chief Minister. "The chief minister is incompetent and has been imposed by the Congress high command," said Thackeray, after visiting a fodder camp, opened by his party at Kharpudi road. Coming down heavily on the state government, Thackeray said various organisations are opening fodder...
01:51 AM, May 05, 2013
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11:51 PM, Apr 16, 2013
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08:05 PM, Apr 15, 2013
There was uproar in the Maharashtra Assembly for the third consecutive day, the Opposition is demanding deputy CM Ajit Pawar's resignation over his controversial 'urine' comment. ...
11:59 PM, Apr 10, 2013
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02:57 PM, Apr 10, 2013
The Mumbai Police has withdrawn the security of suspended Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) MLA Ram Kadam, who was one of the MLAs who allegedly assaulted Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Suryavanshi. Ram Kadam had been provided four security guards before the attack on Suryavanshi. ...
02:39 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Is Maharashtra's drought a man made calamity? Environmentalist Darryl D'monte joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
04:24 PM, Mar 26, 2013
After attacking two offices of private company Indiabulls, Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) justified its violence, saying the party was just reflecting the anger and the anxiety of the common man in the face of the government's inability to deal with the drought. ...
07:33 AM, Mar 26, 2013
The politics of drought in Maharashtra is turning violent. Two Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers have been arrested after several of them went on a rampage, attacking the Indiabulls office in Mumbai. This came hours after MNS chief Raj Thackeray said that water meant for drought-hit farmers was diverted to private companies. ...
11:59 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Suspected Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists once again attacked the Indiabulls office, this time in Amravati. This comes a day after two MNS workers were arrested after several of them went on a rampage, attacking the Indiabulls office in Mumbai. ...
12:52 PM, Mar 25, 2013
The politics of drought in Maharashtra is turning violent. Two Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers have been arrested after several of them went on a rampage, attacking the Indiabulls office in Mumbai. This came hours after MNS chief Raj Thackeray said that water meant for drought-hit farmers was diverted to private companies. ...
07:49 AM, Mar 25, 2013
After nearly a fortnight, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday renewed his attack on the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance. ...
05:17 AM, Mar 25, 2013
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers on Sunday allegedly attacked the Indiabulls Finance Centre in Lower Parel area. Police said 10 to 15 MNS workers started pelting stones at the office building and the security guards had to shut the main gate to prevent them from entering the premises. ...
11:31 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Former BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday night met MNS chief Raj Thackeray at the latter's residence in Dadar area in Mumbai. ...
10:20 AM, Mar 13, 2013
The budget session of the Maharashtra legislature started on Monday on a noisy note, with MNS boycotting the session and walked out when the Governor began his address. MNS workers protested outside the Vidhan Bhawan against the ongoing drought situation across the state. ...
01:02 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said that his party would come to power in the state without allying with anyone - an indication that he would not tieup with his cousin and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. ...
02:05 AM, Mar 10, 2013
Five party workers of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) were arrested on Tuesday for beating up parents of north Indian students, police said. ...
01:47 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday softened his stand against the NCP and also questioned the rationale of playing IPL cricket matches in the state, when it faces a severe drought. ...
03:47 AM, Mar 05, 2013
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday dared Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar to intimidate his party without the help of the state apparatus, saying stones can come from "our side" too in an escalating war of words between the two leaders from Maharashtra. Raj also asked Union Agriculture Minister and NCP leader Sharad Pawar if the matches of Indian Premier League (IPL) would be cancelled in Maharashtra...
11:50 PM, Mar 02, 2013
