Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) In a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, NCP leader Nawab Malik on Wednesday accused the party of targeting the Muslim community under the pretext of identifying Bangladeshis.Taking a dig at the Mumbai BJP chief Amit Satam, who claimed a rise in illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators in areas like Malvani, Kurla, and Mankhurd-Shivajinagar, Malik said, “Before speaking on Bangladeshi infiltration, first send …
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Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Political tensions have escalated sharply in the run-up to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections as a shocking act of violence was reported from Mumbai on Wednesday. Haji Salim Qureshi, the official candidate of the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) from Ward No. 92, was stabbed while campaigning in the Bandra area.The attack occurred in the Dnyaneshwar Nagar locality of Bandra East. The assault on Qureshi comes at a time when campaigning for the high-stakes…
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) As the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections scheduled for January 15 draw closer, the political contest for Mumbai has sharply intensified.The Thackeray cousins — Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray — on Sunday released a joint Vachan Nama (manifesto), signalling a rare show of unity. In response, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled an “Aarop Patra” (charge sheet), alleging large-scale corruption during the Thackeray-led administration’s …
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Saturday said the State Election Commission (SEC) should have registered an offence by now against Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar for allegedly pressuring opposition candidates to withdraw their nominations, paving the way for his relatives to be elected unopposed in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.Sapkal alleged that Narwekar’s conduct amounted to a clear violation of t…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Even before polling, the ruling Mahayuti alliance has secured 68 of the 69 seats that went uncontested in the municipal corporation elections across Maharashtra.On the final day for withdrawal of nominations, the BJP emerged as the biggest gainer, with its candidates elected unopposed in 44 seats, giving the party a clear early advantage.At the same time, leaders of the ruling parties made strenuous efforts across the state to persuade rebels to withdraw their nominations. F…
Satara, Jan 2 (IANS) The 99th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (All India Marathi Literary Meet) was officially inaugurated on Friday in Maharashtra’s Satara, with the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis present at the event.Addressing the gathering of writers and intellectuals, the Chief Minister emphasised the need to maintain a clear boundary between the world of politics and the sanctity of literature.Responding to the long-standing debate over political presence on literary platform…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Political tension in Mumbai has reached its peak as Friday marks the deadline for candidates to withdraw their nomination papers for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. Till 3.00 p.m., candidates can pull out of the race.Major political fronts, including the Thackeray-MNS alliance and the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition, are working frantically to pacify “rebel” members who have filed independent nominations after being denied official party tickets.Part…
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday sought a detailed report from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani following complaints by some candidates alleging that returning officers in south Mumbai’s Colaba area refused to accept their nomination forms on the final day of filing, an official said.The controversy pertains to wards 225, 226 and 227 in the Colaba constituency, where relatives of BJP leader and Maharashtra Ass…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Maharashtra on Tuesday, which was the last date for filing nominations for the elections to the 29 municipal corporations, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, witnessed a wave of unrest across political parties, marked by dramatic scenes in Nashik and Nagpur and growing dissent in Mumbai, Jalgaon, Sambhajinagar, Thane and other cities over ticket distribution.Nashik emerged as a flashpoint on the final day of filing nominations for the civic polls, as disgrunt…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Geeta Gawli, the daughter of gangster‑turned‑politician Arun Gawli expressed her views on the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections and said her father is respected for his noble work across the country.She said: “We have been working for the last 15–18 years. With my father present alongside us this time, we feel stronger.”Speaking to IANS, Geeta noted that during the last two elections her father arun Gawli was not with her, but this time his p…