Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) The NCP core committee, chaired by party president and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, on Friday staked claim over Raigad, Pune, and Parbhani local body constituencies seats for the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council polls slated for June 18. The last date for filing nominations is June 1. The meeting was attended by Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, senior minister Chhagan Bhujbal, former Assembly Speaker Dilip Walse Patil, former minister Dhananjay Munde, and MP Par…
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Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-Ajit Pawar group) on Tuesday reaffirmed faith and confidence in the leadership of national president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar and resolved to put up a show of unity to consolidate its position while carrying forward the legacy of Ajit Pawar. Sunetra Pawar, whose move to reconstitute the national executive excluding stalwarts, including Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, Chhagan Bhujbal, and Dilip Walse Patil, among ot…
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) president and Deputy Chief Minister, Sunetra Pawar, on Tuesday asked party ministers, legislators, and office-bearers to take the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) seriously and called for greater participation to ensure no eligible voters are excluded from the electoral rolls. She further directed that the Block Level Agents (BLAs) should cooperate with the Block Level Officers (BLOs) in all the 288 Assembly constituencies during …
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting at his Delhi residence on Wednesday to address the crisis confronting Maharashtra’s onion growers and the cooperative sugar industry.The meeting, scheduled for 5 p.m., will be attended by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, along with senior ministers, legislators and representatives of cooperative sugar bodies.The intervention comes amid mounting stress i…
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday clarified that Maharashtra has an adequate stock of petrol and diesel, emphasising that there is no fuel shortage in the state. However, due to widespread rumours in certain areas, citizens have resorted to panic buying, leading to a significant surge in the sale of petrol and diesel.Minister Bhujbal appealed to the public not to panic and avoid unnecessary hoarding. He was speaking at a review …
Shirdi, May 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday acknowledged the ongoing fuel shortages across rural parts of the state, confirming that a sudden 20 to 30 per cent surge in petrol and diesel demand has caused local supply disruptions. Speaking to reporters here, the Chief Minister issued a stern warning against the hoarding and black-marketing of fuel under the guise of agricultural needs.Chief Minister Fadnavis said that he has directed all district collectors and…
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) In the wake of widespread rumours regarding a potential fuel crisis, Maharashtra’s Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection Minister, Chhagan Bhujbal, on Friday assured the people that the state has an ample supply of petrol and diesel. Speaking to the media, he urged citizens to refrain from panic buying and unnecessary hoarding.The Minister revealed that panic-driven purchasing has led to an unusual surge in demand, with petrol and diesel sales spiking by 20 per ce…
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The political landscape of Maharashtra is gearing up for another high-stakes battle as the Election Commission announced a Rajya Sabha bye-election for June 18. The vacancy was created following the resignation of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Sunetra Pawar from the Upper House of Parliament. Sunetra Pawar recently tendered her resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President, C.P. Radhakrishnan.She decided to vacate…
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Maharashtra unit President and MP Sunil Tatkare on Thursday announced that all misunderstandings within the party have been resolved. He stated that party leaders and workers will soon embark on a joint statewide tour aimed at building a robust organisational structure and driving extensive expansion. Tatkare was addressing a press conference in Delhi.Regarding the party’s National Executive, Tatkare informed that the revised lette…
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) The NCP (Ajit Pawar) on Wednesday strongly refuted media reports claiming that 22 party legislators are in touch with NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar, calling the reports false and misleading. Party spokesperson Umesh Patil told reporters that not a single MLA is in touch with Sharad Pawar’s party, nor has any MLA met him with political motives.Patil also pointed out that last week, State President and MP Sunil Tatkare paid a courtesy visit to Sharad Pawar solely to inquire abo…