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Assault on doctors: Bombay HC cancels bail of Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, orders him to surrender by tomorrow

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2026

The High Court criticised the Magistrate Court of Kalyan, which granted bail to Mhatre, for failing to consider his criminal antecedents before passing the bail order.

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One of the doctors attacked by Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre at Thane hospital resigns, says he has been receiving threats and vows never...

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2026

CCTV footage showed Mhatre and his supporters aggressively slapping the doctors at the hospital.

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From public servants to political warlords: Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre’s assault on doctors reflects the arrogance of India’s political class

Amit Kelkar - 8 July, 2026

The assault on a woman doctor in Maharashtra is more than an isolated act of violence. It lays bare a disturbing reality of Indian politics, where many elected representatives, intoxicated by power, behave less like public servants and more like feudal warlords, resorting to intimidation and violence whenever their authority or ego is challenged.

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Thane hospital attack: Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre surrenders and gets arrested after CCTV captures him and his supporters punching and slapping hospital staff

OpIndia Staff - 8 July, 2026

Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three associates were arrested following a violent assault on medical staff over a lack of NICU beds at a Thane hospital.

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Shiv Sena UBT suffers fresh setback: Six MPs switch sides to Eknath Shinde camp

OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2026

During the program, Eknath Shinde took a swipe at Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut and said, “Today, 6 MPs have joined us. Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, Omprakash Bhupalsingh Nimbalkar, Sanjay Dina Patil, Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh and Nagesh Bapurao Patil Ashtikar. So we have 3 Sanjays here with us. “

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Maharashtra: Shiv Sena (UBT) elect Aaditya Thackeray as legislature party leader after the massive loss in assembly elections

OpIndia Staff - 25 November, 2024

Sharing details of the meeting Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant said that Aaditya Thackeray has been elected as the chief of both the houses (legislative assembly and legislative council).

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After PM Modi’s challenge, Rahul Gandhi remembers Balasaheb Thackeray on death anniversary, but refrains from praising him

OpIndia Staff - 17 November, 2024

Days after PM Modi challenged the Shiv Sena (UBT) to get Congress to praise Balasaheb Thackeray, Rahul Gandhi posted a tweet remembering the Shiv Sena founder on his death anniversary.

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Reflection of his mentality, voters will teach him lesson: Shaina NC hits out at Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant over his ‘imported maal’...

OpIndia Staff - 1 November, 2024

Shiv Sena-UBT MP Arvind Sawant insulted Shaina NC by calling her ‘imported her’ after she switched from BJP to Shiv Sena as per alliance seat sharing formula

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‘Freed Shiv Sena from Maha Vikas Aghadi’: Eknath Shinde takes a swipe at Uddhav Thackeray, says ‘true Shiv Sainiks don’t shun ideology’

Jinit Jain - 12 October, 2024

Speaking at the Dussehra event held in Azad Maidan, CM Shinde said, "Balasaheb Thackeray gave the slogan 'garv se ka ho hum Hindu hain' (say with pride that we are Hindu). But some people are shy to say this now. We are proud to say these slogans."

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