NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Satuday called on Mumbai Police to shut down street-side Shawarma stalls and other non-vegetarian vendors during the festival of Navratri, claiming that such sales hurt Hindu sentiments.“From tomorrow, the holy festival of Navratri will start. A large number of Hindu devotees will observe fast and worship the…
NEW DELHI: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Monday responded to the controversy sparked by his show at Mumbai’s Habitat Studio. “I will not apologise,” Kamra asserted in his first reaction, taking aim at the “mob and politicians” over the backlash to his joke.The uproar stemmed from a segment where he parodied a popular Hindi song…
(From left) Uddhav Thackeray, Sanjay Nirupam and Kunal Kamra NEW DELHI: Livid by Kunal Kamra‘s veiled jibe at Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Monday alleged that rival Uddhav faction funded the comic’s show in a Mumbai studio, where the remark was made.Calling Kamra’s remark against Shinde a “low-level comment”,…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Wednesday raised doubts over Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan‘s rapid recovery following a stabbing incident, questioning how someone who underwent a six-hour surgery could be discharged in just four days.“The auto driver said he saw Saif in a blood-soaked condition after the attack, and the surgery lasted…
NEW DELHI: Former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam along with his wife and daughter on Friday joined Shiv Sena, in the presence of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde.Earlier in the day, Nirupam confirmed his decision to join Shiv Sena saying, “I have taken a decision to join Shiv Sena today. After 20 years, joining Shiv Sena is…
NEW DELHI: Sanjay Nirupam, the former Congress leader, announced his decision to join the Shiv Sena on Friday.“I have taken a decision to join Shiv Sena today,” stated Nirupam, highlighting the shift as a ‘ghar wapasi’, after a span of two decades. The formal induction into the party is set to occur in the presence…
NEW DELHI: Sacked Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Monday alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut was the kingpin of “Khichdi scam” in which money meant to feed poor migrants during the peak of Covid-19 pandemic was looted. Nirupam claimed that Raut took bribes through his family members and business partners from the accused…
NEW DELHI: Sanjay Nirupam, who was expelled on Thursday by Congress for anti-party activities, said there are five power centres in the grand old party, each of them having their own lobbies which clash with each other. Nirupam claimed that there was no future for the Congress and alleged there was “tremendous arrogance” in the…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam‘s stint in the party ended bitterly as he was expelled for “indiscipline” and “anti-party statements,” which arose in the backdrop of Congress ceding the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency to Uddhav Thackeray’s party.Reacting to the party’s expulsion letter, the ex-Congress leader took a dig at the party’s “promptness,”…
MUMBAI: Hours after the Maharashtra Congress unit urged the All India Congress Committee to take disciplinary action against former Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam for sustained anti-party activity, the AICC expelled him from the party for six years. “Taking note of the complaints of indiscipline and anti-party statements, the AICC president has approved the expulsion…
