Rutuja latke

PTI Mumbai, October 12 The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction on Wednesday alleged that Rutuja Latke, their candidate for the November 3 byelection to Andheri East Assembly seat in Mumbai, was being pressured by the Eknath Shinde camp to contest on their ticket. The byelection, necessitated by the death of incumbent Sena MLA and Rutuja Latke’s husband Ramesh Latke, would be the first electoral test for the Uddhav Thackeray faction following the split in the party in June this year. After the Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government collapsed in June, Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra along with BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis as deputy CM. Rutuja Latke on Wednesday said she has not met CM Shinde and maintained that she will contest the bypoll on the Thackeray faction’s ‘mashaal’ symbol. Talking to reporters here, former Maharashtra minister Anil Parab, belonging to the Thackeray faction, claimed Rutuja Latke’s resignation as an administrative officer in the K ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was not being accepted to force her to contest as the Shinde group’s candidate. If her resignation is not accepted in the next two days, she would not be able to file her nomination papers by October 14, a party leader earlier said. Parab said Rutuja Latke has moved the high court in this matter, and expressed confidence that she will remain loyal to the Thackeray-led Sena faction. “The Andheri East seat belonged to the Shiv Sena. We...

Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray, leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led camp of the Shiv Sena, on Friday slammed the Eknath Shinde-helmed Maharashtra government, saying that there is anger among people the way his party candidate Rutuja Latke was troubled. Latke is the candidate of the ‘Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’ for the next month’s by-election to the Andheri East Assembly constituency. Thackeray said he is 100 per cent confident that Latke will get the votes of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents. The MVA comprises the Thackeray-led faction of the Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress. Maharashtra: Shiv Sena factions target each other in Vidhan Bhavan premises Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray calls Shinde camp 'traitors', rebels hit back with 'Yuvraj' barb Latke, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) employee, had tendered her resignation earlier this month, but the civic body was not accepting it. Latke later had approached the Bombay High Court, which on Thursday gave a relief to her as it directed the BMC to accept her resignation. Aaditya Thackeray alleged that there was pressure on the BMC not to accept Latke’s resignation. “There is anger about the way a woman (Latke) was troubled. Be it BMC or the state government, the attempt was that she doesn’t contest (the bypoll)…,” he said. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Murji Patel for the by-election. He is the joint candidate of the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Sena...

The November 3 byelection, necessitated due to the death of sitting Shiv Sena MLA and Rutuja Latke's husband Ramesh Latke in May this year, was a mere formality after the Bharatiya Janata Party withdrew its candidate -- Murji Patel -- from the race. This was the first electoral contest in Maharashtra after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government collapsed in June following a revolt by a section of Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde. After the bypoll result came out, Thackeray said Rutuja Latke's victory showed that people were supporting Shiv Sena. "This is just the beginning of a fight. The (party) symbol is important but people look for the character too. The bypoll results show people support us," Thackeray told reporters after Rutuja Latke called on him at his residence 'Matoshree' following the victory. "This victory is the beginning of a fight. I appeal to Shiv Sainiks to fight unitedly for all future battles. Our party's name and symbol were frozen for this election, but those who wanted this are nowhere near the electoral ring," Thackeray said in a veiled swipe at the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Targeting the BJP, which had withdrawn its candidate for the bypoll at the last moment, he said Shiv Sena's opponents backed out of the race sensing defeat. Sena's Ramesh Latke had represented the Andheri (East) Assembly seat twice. The Shiv Sena had won 56 seats in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls. Ramesh Latke's death i...

The MVA comprises the Thackeray-led faction of the Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress. Latke, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) employee, had tendered her resignation earlier this month, but the civic body was not accepting it. Latke later had approached the Bombay High Court, which on Thursday gave a relief to her as it directed the BMC to accept her resignation. Aaditya Thackeray alleged that there was pressure on the BMC not to accept Latke's resignation. "There is anger about the way a woman (Latke) was troubled. Be it BMC or the state government, the attempt was that she doesn't contest (the bypoll)," he said. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Murji Patel for the by-election. He is the joint candidate of the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Sena. The by-election for the Andheri East seat will be held on November 3. It was necessitated due to the death of Rutuja Latke's husband Ramesh Latke, who was the sitting MLA from that constituency. MUMBAI: Aaditya Thackeray, leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led camp of the Shiv Sena, on Friday slammed the Eknath Shinde-helmed Maharashtra government, saying that there is anger among people the way his party candidate Rutuja Latke was troubled. Latke is the candidate of the 'Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray' for the next month's by-election to the Andheri East Assembly constituency. Thackeray said he is 100 per cent confident that Latke will get the votes of the Maha Vikas Aghadi ...

Even as the two Shiv Sena factions, led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde, are embattled in a war to become the “real Shiv Sena”, Rutuja Latke, wife of late MLA Ramesh Latke, moved Bombay High Court to make the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to accept her resignation. Latke, who is an employee of the civic body, will be contesting the upcoming by-election to the Andheri East constituency. Her application was mentioned before a division bench of Justice Nitin M Jamdar and Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh on Wednesday. The bench would hear the matter on Thursday. The by-poll was necessitated following Ramesh Latke’s death, the two-time MLA from Shiv Sena, on May 11, while he was on a trip in Dubai. The Thackeray-group’s Shiv Sena, now known as Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, decided to name Rutuja as the candidate for the seat, and is pitted against the Shinde-led faction, now called Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Also Read | Initially, there were reports that the BJP will field former corporator Murji Patel; while the Shinde faction will support. Now, it seems that Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena is interested in contesting the by-poll. “The Chief Minister and I will sit and discuss and decide our candidate for the election,” BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said. Recently, the Election Commission of India allotted “Mashaal” (Flaming Torch) and “Doh Talwarein aur Ek Dhal” (Two Swords and a Shield) to the Shiv Sena-Udd...

Even as the two Shiv Sena factions, led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde, are embattled in a war to become the “real Shiv Sena”, Rutuja Latke, wife of late MLA Ramesh Latke, moved Bombay High Court to make the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to accept her resignation. Latke, who is an employee of the civic body, will be contesting the upcoming by-election to the Andheri East constituency. Her application was mentioned before a division bench of Justice Nitin M Jamdar and Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh on Wednesday. The bench would hear the matter on Thursday. The by-poll was necessitated following Ramesh Latke’s death, the two-time MLA from Shiv Sena, on May 11, while he was on a trip in Dubai. The Thackeray-group’s Shiv Sena, now known as Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, decided to name Rutuja as the candidate for the seat, and is pitted against the Shinde-led faction, now called Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Also Read | Initially, there were reports that the BJP will field former corporator Murji Patel; while the Shinde faction will support. Now, it seems that Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena is interested in contesting the by-poll. “The Chief Minister and I will sit and discuss and decide our candidate for the election,” BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said. Recently, the Election Commission of India allotted “Mashaal” (Flaming Torch) and “Doh Talwarein aur Ek Dhal” (Two Swords and a Shield) to the Shiv Sena-Udd...

Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray, leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led camp of the Shiv Sena, on Friday slammed the Eknath Shinde-helmed Maharashtra government, saying that there is anger among people the way his party candidate Rutuja Latke was troubled. Latke is the candidate of the ‘Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’ for the next month’s by-election to the Andheri East Assembly constituency. Thackeray said he is 100 per cent confident that Latke will get the votes of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents. The MVA comprises the Thackeray-led faction of the Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress. Maharashtra: Shiv Sena factions target each other in Vidhan Bhavan premises Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray calls Shinde camp 'traitors', rebels hit back with 'Yuvraj' barb Latke, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) employee, had tendered her resignation earlier this month, but the civic body was not accepting it. Latke later had approached the Bombay High Court, which on Thursday gave a relief to her as it directed the BMC to accept her resignation. Aaditya Thackeray alleged that there was pressure on the BMC not to accept Latke’s resignation. “There is anger about the way a woman (Latke) was troubled. Be it BMC or the state government, the attempt was that she doesn’t contest (the bypoll)…,” he said. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Murji Patel for the by-election. He is the joint candidate of the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Sena...

PTI Mumbai, October 12 The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction on Wednesday alleged that Rutuja Latke, their candidate for the November 3 byelection to Andheri East Assembly seat in Mumbai, was being pressured by the Eknath Shinde camp to contest on their ticket. The byelection, necessitated by the death of incumbent Sena MLA and Rutuja Latke’s husband Ramesh Latke, would be the first electoral test for the Uddhav Thackeray faction following the split in the party in June this year. After the Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government collapsed in June, Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra along with BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis as deputy CM. Rutuja Latke on Wednesday said she has not met CM Shinde and maintained that she will contest the bypoll on the Thackeray faction’s ‘mashaal’ symbol. Talking to reporters here, former Maharashtra minister Anil Parab, belonging to the Thackeray faction, claimed Rutuja Latke’s resignation as an administrative officer in the K ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was not being accepted to force her to contest as the Shinde group’s candidate. If her resignation is not accepted in the next two days, she would not be able to file her nomination papers by October 14, a party leader earlier said. Parab said Rutuja Latke has moved the high court in this matter, and expressed confidence that she will remain loyal to the Thackeray-led Sena faction. “The Andheri East seat belonged to the Shiv Sena. We...

The MVA comprises the Thackeray-led faction of the Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress. Latke, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) employee, had tendered her resignation earlier this month, but the civic body was not accepting it. Latke later had approached the Bombay High Court, which on Thursday gave a relief to her as it directed the BMC to accept her resignation. Aaditya Thackeray alleged that there was pressure on the BMC not to accept Latke's resignation. "There is anger about the way a woman (Latke) was troubled. Be it BMC or the state government, the attempt was that she doesn't contest (the bypoll)," he said. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Murji Patel for the by-election. He is the joint candidate of the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Sena. The by-election for the Andheri East seat will be held on November 3. It was necessitated due to the death of Rutuja Latke's husband Ramesh Latke, who was the sitting MLA from that constituency. MUMBAI: Aaditya Thackeray, leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led camp of the Shiv Sena, on Friday slammed the Eknath Shinde-helmed Maharashtra government, saying that there is anger among people the way his party candidate Rutuja Latke was troubled. Latke is the candidate of the 'Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray' for the next month's by-election to the Andheri East Assembly constituency. Thackeray said he is 100 per cent confident that Latke will get the votes of the Maha Vikas Aghadi ...

The November 3 byelection, necessitated due to the death of sitting Shiv Sena MLA and Rutuja Latke's husband Ramesh Latke in May this year, was a mere formality after the Bharatiya Janata Party withdrew its candidate -- Murji Patel -- from the race. This was the first electoral contest in Maharashtra after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government collapsed in June following a revolt by a section of Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde. After the bypoll result came out, Thackeray said Rutuja Latke's victory showed that people were supporting Shiv Sena. "This is just the beginning of a fight. The (party) symbol is important but people look for the character too. The bypoll results show people support us," Thackeray told reporters after Rutuja Latke called on him at his residence 'Matoshree' following the victory. "This victory is the beginning of a fight. I appeal to Shiv Sainiks to fight unitedly for all future battles. Our party's name and symbol were frozen for this election, but those who wanted this are nowhere near the electoral ring," Thackeray said in a veiled swipe at the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Targeting the BJP, which had withdrawn its candidate for the bypoll at the last moment, he said Shiv Sena's opponents backed out of the race sensing defeat. Sena's Ramesh Latke had represented the Andheri (East) Assembly seat twice. The Shiv Sena had won 56 seats in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls. Ramesh Latke's death i...