Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the state government’s flagship Ladki Bahin Yojana will continue, dismissing opposition concerns about the future of the scheme, and announced that the state Budget for 2026–27 will be presented in the legislature on March 6.Addressing a press conference after attending the customary tea meeting and Cabinet meeting on the eve of the Budget Session, Shinde said the Ladki Bahin Yojana remains a key welfare ini…
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Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday rejected corruption allegations related to the Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana 2.0, describing them as politically motivated and factually incorrect.Addressing a press conference after the customary tea meeting and Cabinet meeting on the eve of the Budget Session of the state legislature, the Chief Minister responded to allegations made by opposition parties regarding the implementation of the solar power scheme….
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday challenged the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to substantiate its allegations against the government on the floor of the state legislature, ahead of the Budget Session beginning this week.Addressing a press conference after attending a Cabinet meeting, Shinde criticised the opposition for making allegations outside the legislature and urged them to raise the issues during official proceedings.He said if the oppos…
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) The month-long Budget session, starting February 23, is expected to be stormy with the opposition, Maha Vikas Aghadi, gearing up to challenge the Mahayuti government on several fronts. For the ruling Mahayuti alliance (BJP, Shiv Sena-Shinde, and NCP-Sunetra Pawar), the Budget session is a high-stakes exercise in maintaining political momentum especially in the wake of its stellar performance in the recently concluded local body elections while managing a significant leaders…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Indian National Congress (INC) slammed the address delivered in the Odisha Assembly by Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on the first day of the Budget Session on Tuesday. Members of both the Congress and the BJD also staged a walkout from the House in protest against the Governor’s address.Speaking to media persons, Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik criticised the Governor’s address in the Assembly, sta…
Ranchi, Feb 17 (IANS) An all-party meeting was held here, ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly’s Budget session, which begins on Wednesday.Speaker Rabindranath Mahato, at the all-party meeting, urged leaders across party lines to ensure the smooth functioning of the House.Addressing the meeting, he appealed for cooperation from all members, stressing that meaningful solutions to public issues can only be found through logical, factual, and constructive debate within the Assembly.He expressed hope tha…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is all set to corner the state government over key issues, including farmers’ distress, mining cess, corruption, and pollution, during the crucial Budget session of the Odisha Assembly beginning Tuesday. Speaking at the BJD legislature party meeting held at the party’s headquarters here, BJD president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Monday called upon party MLAs to adopt a strong and strategic stand against the govern…
Shimla, Feb 16 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Monday surprised legislators on the opening day of the Budget Session by finishing his 50-page customary address in just a couple of minutes here, skipping portions relating to the 16th Finance Commission.Political observers said the Governor sidestepped a politically sensitive issue regarding the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) by the 16th Finance Commission, a crucial issue impacting small and hill states….
Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 (IANS) Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy convened an all-party meeting on Monday, seeking cooperation from both the opposition and treasury benches for the smooth and peaceful conduct of the crucial Budget Session, which is scheduled to commence on Tuesday.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Chief Whip Pramila Mallik, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Rama Chandra Kadam, along with several other sen…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) It no longer feels like politics; it feels personal — at times even eccentric — sliding into rhetoric that alienates more than it persuades. The tone carries grievance rather than governance, emotion rather than institution-building. What emerges is the impression of someone seeking power without the patience of political labour, who seems to believe leadership is inherited rather than earned — a mindset perhaps shaped by the comforts of dynasty and its insulated cote…