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₹500 crore, an audio clip and a letter to Amit Shah: Raut wants an ED probe into the Jarange payout claim
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah asking for an Enforcement Directorate probe into allegations that ₹500 crore was paid to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange. Jarange, Eknath Shinde and Shrikant Shinde have all denied it.
Forensic probe ordered into Jarange audio alleging Rs 500 crore paid via Shrikant Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a forensic examination of an audio clip released by Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange. One clip purportedly claims Rs 500 crore was delivered to him through Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde.
Audio clip, a 500-crore charge and a dare: Jarange turns the tables on Shinde
Manoj Jarange Patil held a press conference in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Thursday and played an audio clip he says is an internal BJP conversation. He denied taking Rs 500 crore and alleged a three-year conspiracy against him. The move came after Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde dared him to produce evidence.
Deshmukh calls extortion complaint 'fabricated', blames Shinde
NCP (SP) leader and former home minister Anil Deshmukh accused deputy CM Eknath Shinde of acting under BJP pressure, a day after a man alleged Deshmukh took ₹4 crore in extortion money in 2020.
Balasaheb Thackeray's Bhiwandi school in ruins, awaits Rs 2-3 crore repair
The stone school in Bhiwandi where Balasaheb Thackeray had his primary education is now dilapidated. Corporator Roma Nilesh Aalshi has asked deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde for Rs 2 crore to Rs 3 crore for its repair.
₹5,000 advance for drought-hit farmers: Shinde defends it, Uddhav calls it shameful
The state government's ₹5,000 advance to drought-hit farmers, announced for Diwali, drew a sharp reply from Uddhav Thackeray, while deputy CM Eknath Shinde defended it by listing welfare schemes.
Ex-High Court judge who ruled in Pramod Mahajan case joins Shinde's Sena
Retired Bombay High Court judge Srihari Davare joined the Shiv Sena at its Dussehra rally on Tuesday, in the presence of Eknath Shinde. Government pleader Avinash Kamkhedkar and office-bearers from several parties also joined.
Kadam wants probe into Jarange-Patil's wealth; Sena leader threatens defamation suit
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil alleged that deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde had paid him ₹500 crore. Shiv Sena's Ramdas Kadam demanded a probe into Jarange-Patil's wealth, and Sanjay Lakhe Patil threatened a defamation suit.
Thackeray group takes on Shinde at Dussehra rally, backs Gen Z 'revolutionaries'
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray used his Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park to hit back at the ruling side, calling Gen Z protesters revolutionaries and predicting a regime change in India.
Jarange-Patil asks Shinde: did you take ₹500 crore from BJP and pay me?
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil asked deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde whether he took ₹500 crore from the BJP and paid it to him, demanded an answer by Wednesday and said he had proof.
Sena will raise its numbers and make Shinde CM again, says Sarnaik
Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said the Shiv Sena will build up its strength in the next assembly elections and make Eknath Shinde chief minister again, since the party lacks the numbers today.
Shinde at Goregaon: I don't just give bhashan, I give ration
Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde told his Goregaon Dussehra rally that his party gives ration, not just speeches, dismissed the opposition's regime-change talk, and called the INDIA bloc a ten-headed Ravan.
One word, two Dussehra rallies: 'vote chori'
The Shiv Sena's 60th Dussehra rally was held at two Mumbai venues. Eknath Shinde called the INDIA bloc a 'ten-headed Ravana' and the 2019 MVA government 'vote theft', while Uddhav Thackeray called for 'regime change' and attacked the government on farmers and law and order.
BREAKINGAt Dussehra rally, Shinde calls Uddhav a 'backdoor CM' and INDIA bloc a ten-headed Ravana
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde used his Dussehra rally to accuse Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray of 'stealing' the 2019 mandate, calling the INDIA bloc a ten-headed Ravana and flagging drought relief for farmers.
Maratha quota stir: Jarange Patil alleges Deputy CM Shinde took ₹500 crore from BJP to end protest
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil alleged that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde received ₹500 crore from the BJP to wind down the reservation agitation, saying senior BJP leaders told him so. Shinde's camp has rejected such claims in the past and the allegation could not be independently verified.
From Shivaji Park to NESCO: two Senas, one legacy and a Dussehra duel over Maharashtra
At the Shiv Sena (UBT) Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park, Uddhav Thackeray attacked the state government and challenged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to bring Lawrence Bishnoi from Sabarmati jail. The Shinde-led Sena held a rival rally in Goregaon.
Jarange-Patil asks Shinde whether he paid Rs 500 crore to 'silence' him
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has publicly asked Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde whether he paid Rs 500 crore to silence him, claiming he has proof and demanding a reply. He levelled the charge at a Dussehra rally in Beed.
Every Sainik wants Shinde as CM again, says Sarnaik; Sena eyes 2029
Two years after Devendra Fadnavis became CM, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena still hopes for the top post. Minister Pratap Sarnaik said the party will build numbers by 2029 to make Shinde CM again.

“Don’t Treat It as Just a Job, Serve from the Heart”: Eknath Shinde Tells Bureaucrats
Thane's Seva Sankalp campaign clocks 1,056 field initiatives. Deputy CM Eknath Shinde urges bureaucrats to dump tokenism and deliver empathetic governance.
Maharashtra Cabinet Unanimously Congratulates PM Modi on 25 Years of Public Service
Maharashtra's cabinet unanimously passed a resolution congratulating PM Narendra Modi on 25 years of continuous public service in constitutional posts. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis moved the resolution at the meeting.

