Baramati, April 4 (IANS) Jay Pawar, the younger son of the late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, speaking on the Baramati by-election slated for April 23, said on Saturday that he never imagined he had to fight without Ajit Dada. He remained confident in the local support base, stating, “If the opposition wants to fight, they should. Everyone knows what the people of Baramati will do in this election.”His mother and NCP candidate Sunetra Pawar will file her nomination on April 6. Ja…
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Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) The political landscape in Maharashtra is heating up following the announcement of by-elections for the Baramati and Rahuri Assembly constituencies. The Congress party has expressed its determination to contest both seats after receiving a “green signal” from the party high command. The vacancies arose following two tragic events: the death of sitting BJP MLA Shivajirao Kardile in Rahuri and the untimely demise of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Baramati constituency i…
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee on Wednesday announced Akshay Shivajirao Kardile as the nominee for the by-election in Maharashtra’s Rahuri Assembly constituency.The by-election was necessitated following the death of BJP legislator and former Minister Shivajirao Kardile in October last year. Shivajirao Kardile was a veteran political leader with his presence in the district and state cooperative sector. Akshay is the son of the late leader.The …
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) core committee held a marathon meeting on Monday and appealed to party president and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar to take leadership on board before drafting important letters concerning party policies or taking major decisions on the party’s roadmap. The committee expressed faith in her leadership and decided to work towards consolidation.The trigger for the meeting was Sunetra Pawar’s letter to the Election Commissi…
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Maharashtra NCP President and MP, Sunil Tatkare, on Tuesday said that it is the collective responsibility of all members to carry forward the party envisioned by “Dada” Ajit Pawar with the same strength. Speaking to reporters here, Tatkare highlighted the hard work late Ajit Pawar put into showing the resolve to join the NDA. He noted that despite the Lok Sabha setbacks, Ajit Pawar’s leadership in the Assembly elections — taking all colleagues into confidence — resu…
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that the Zero FIR registered in Bengaluru in connection with the plane crash in which former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others died was a “strategic attempt” to malign Maharashtra’s image.He dismissed the validity of the Zero FIR filed in Karnataka, labelling it a political move. Under the law, a Zero FIR is typically reserved for instances where the victim is unable to reach a local police station; h…
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) As Maharashtra celebrates Gudi Padwa, marking the beginning of the Marathi New Year, Jay Pawar, son of former Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president late Ajit Pawar, shared a poignant reflection on the profound void left by the absence of his mentor and leader, affectionately known as “Dada”. In a social media post balancing grief with inspiration, Jay Pawar described how the festival, once a celebration of togetherness, has now become a testament to a lasting leg…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, demanded a “fair, transparent, and impartial investigation” into the tragic death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28 in Baramati. Rahul Gandhi echoed the Pawar family’s demand for a through investigation into the incident, which is being suspected by his kin as an “attempt” on the late Natuionalist Congress Party (NCP) leader’s life.In a message on…
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) The NCP delegation comprising a Minister and MLAs, on Tuesday, submitted a memorandum to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis demanding an expedited investigation into the tragic death of former Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28 in Baramati. The delegation comprising Women and Child Welfare Minister Aditi Tatkare, legislators Chetan Tupe, Sulabha Khodke, Sana Malik, Saroj Ahire, Anil Patil, Shekhar Nikam, among others, urged the …
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) The family of Pinky Mali, a flight attendant who died in the Baramati plane crash, has alleged that the owner of the charter company involved in the incident attempted to pressure them to stay away from speaking to the media. According to the family, VSR owner V.K. Singh allegedly warned Pinky Mali’s brother, Karan Mali, not to speak publicly about the incident or give statements to the media.Pinky Mali was among those on board the chartered aircraft that crashed in Bar…