INDIA front should hold meeting before Bihar elections: Uddhav
'The INDIA front has not held its meeting since the Lok Sabha election. I wish the meeting takes place as Bihar elections are approaching. Even Maharashtra is set to face local body elections. It is important that the INDIA front holds the meeting,' said Thackeray.
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) was formed before the 2024 general elections by all major Opposition parties in the country. The alliance was formed to contest the general elections together against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
The INDIA front in Maharashtra comprises of Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Nationalist Congress Party (SP) — which formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
With local body polls approaching, the MVA is yet to finalise on whether to contest the elections in alliance or independently.
Reacting to the ongoing case of over the party symbol and name in the Supreme Court, Thackeray said that it is good if the case gets over in August. 'Our symbol was robbed. I have always maintained that Election Commission has a right to allot symbol but not to give the party name. It cannot change the name, that's not its right. Even the case is ongoing about its rights over changing poll symbol,' said Thackeray.
Congress to burn copies of Special Public Security Bill
The Opposition Congress on Monday announced that it will burn the copies of recently passed Maharashtra Special Public Security bill in all districts of the state. Party's state unit chief Harshwardhan Sapkal said, 'This law is draconian inside and out and is meant to suppress the common people. That is why the Congress opposed it from the very beginning. Despite the ruling party having passed the bill using their majority in the assembly, the Congress's opposition remains strong, and symbolic burning of this black law will be carried out in every district.'
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