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‘Tere baap ke baap ke baap ko bhi baat karni padegi’: SP MLA Abu Azmi humiliates senior lady police officer, demands her suspension

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2020

Samajwadi party leader Abu Azmi has alleged that the officer insulted him when he questioned her about the police's apathy towards migrant workers.

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Mumbai: BJP MLA files petition in HC, questions the constitutional validity of Uddhav government’s gag order on citizens

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2020

The 23c May order also indirectly bans all criticism of the Maharashtra government led by Uddhhav Thackeray as one of the clauses in the prohibitory order says that messages that incite “mistrust towards government functionaries and their actions taken to control Covid-19” will also be acted against.

Media

‘We are shocked at the brazen and desperate strong-arm tactics of the State Home Minister’, Republic TV accuses Maharashtra govt of vendetta

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020

The Republic TV also accused the Maharashtra government of re-opening cases against the media houses for after it exposed fake claims made by the Maharashtra government regarding the unavailability of trains.

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Opposition parties choose politics over human life, states run by them have approved far less Shramik Special Trains compared to NDA run states

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020

Compared to NDA run states, opposition run states have given approval for a very small number of Shramik Special Trains

Politics

How Congress is insulting voters of Maharashtra

Abhishek Banerjee - 27 May, 2020

As with many other things, Rahul Gandhi needs a lesson in basic civics. In this case, it happens to be the principle of collective responsibility.

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Maharashtra government goes all out against Republic TV, orders CID probe against Arnab Goswami and his channel in a two-year-old suicide case

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020

CID investigation ordered against Arnab Goswami by Maharashtra Home Minister in a case which was already closed by court

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Two people criticise Uddhav Thackeray, Rahul Gandhi and Sharad Pawar, not only is an FIR filed, but their shop is vandalised by Shiv Sainiks...

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020

An FIR has been filed against two individuals in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra for making offensive remarks against chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Social Media

Loksatta deletes its Twitter poll after people vote in favour of BJP’s demand to impose President rule in Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020

Within 5 hours of the 24-hour Twitter poll, the LokSatta deleted its tweet after 51 per cent of voters voted in favour of the BJP's demand.

Politics

Congress gets into damage control mode, after Rahul Gandhi distances Congress from Maharashtra mess, state chief debunks him

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020

Earlier today, Rahul Gandhi had stated that though the Congress is supporting the Uddhav Thackeray government, they are not in a decision making role.

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