Pune, April 11 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to grant 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies aligns perfectly with Mahatma Jyotiba Phule’s vision of women’s education and empowerment. He noted that this historic move serves as a true tribute to the great social reformer.Marking the bicentenary birth anniversary year of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, the Chief Minister inaugurated the ‘Jyot…
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Pune, April 11 (IANS) A major aviation mishap was narrowly avoided on Saturday after a helicopter carrying senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Chhagan Bhujbal mistakenly landed in a parking area instead of the designated helipad in Pune district. The incident sparked intense panic among security personnel and onlookers.Bhujbal’s office said that the Minister is fine and there is no need to panic.Minister Bhujbal was traveling from Nashik to Khanvadi in…
Baramati, April 9 (IANS) In all, 23 candidates, including Nationalist Congress Party nominee and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, are in the fray for the Baramati by-election slated for April 23. Thursday was the last day to withdraw nomination papers.Even though the Congress party nominee, Akash More, has withdrawn from the race, there will not be an unopposed election, as Sunetra Pawar is pitted against 22 candidates, mostly independents.Earlier, a total of 53 nominees had filed the…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Following the withdrawal of the Congress candidate Akash More from the Baramati by-election, Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) State President Sunil Tatkare expressed his appreciation for the move, describing it as a gesture of “political magnanimity.” Speaking to the media, Tatkare welcomed the development, noting that the decision clears the path for a more streamlined contest. He specifically thanked the Congress leadership for their “unders…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan on Thursday administered the oath to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Parth Pawar as a newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) from Maharashtra at Parliament House. Parth Pawar, 35, took the oath in English in the presence of the Leader of the House J. P. Nadda and Congress Chief Whip Jairam Ramesh and several other leaders. He is the son of NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who passed away in a plane crash earlier this year.Prior to…
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday said the party candidate Akash More is expected to withdraw his nomination from the Baramati bypoll. He told reporters, “Following discussions between the state president and key leaders yesterday, a consensus emerged that the party should withdraw. The state president is currently conveying these sentiments to the Central High Command, and a final decision is expected once their permission is…
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) NCP(SP) Legislator Rohit Pawar on Thursday met the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal, urging him to withdraw the party nominee Akash More for an unopposed election of NCP candidate and state Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar in the April 23 Baramati by-election. Rohit Pawar’s plea is important as Thursday is the last date of withdrawal of nomination at 3 p.m. for the Baramati by-election in which 47 contestants have filed their nomina…
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) A youth from Maharashtra’s Jalna district has been arrested for allegedly creating and circulating an objectionable video on social media that defamed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and spread misleading information regarding a plane crash involving former Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. The Cyber Cell of the Western Regional Division Police identified the accused as Uddhav Bhagwan Kapse. Following his arrest, he was brought to Mumbai for further legal proceedings. A local court…
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) The political atmosphere in Maharashtra has intensified following the filing of nomination papers by Sunetra Pawar for the Baramati bypoll. The decision by Congress to field a candidate against her has sparked a war of words between the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and its allies, with Shiv Sena(UBT) MP Sanjay Raut firmly backing Congress’ right to contest.Responding to NCP MP Parth Pawar’s claim that Congress’ decision to contest marks the “beginning of its downfa…
Baramati, April 7 (IANS) NCP (SP) working president and MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday launched a firm defence of the Congress party’s historical legacy, issuing a sharp rebuttal to the remarks by NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Parth Pawar that the party’s decision to contest the Baramati by-election marked the beginning of its “downfall”.Her comments came after Parth Pawar, the newly elected Rajya Sabha MP and son of late former deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, claimed that Congress’s d…