New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Maharashtra Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Chhagan Bhujbal on Saturday urged the Centre to extend technical and financial support to speed up the expansion of the Piped Natural Gas (PNG) network across the state.Bhujbal was speaking at a high-level joint meeting convened by the Centre to discuss improving the availability of clean fuel and ensuring time-bound expansion of the PNG network for residential and commercial sectors, particularly in…
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Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) The resignation of Maharashtra NCP women’s wing chief Rupali Chakankar as the chairperson of the State Women’s Commission due to her alleged proximity to the self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat is the latest in the long list of party leaders who faced allegations, and resigned or were sidelined since its formation in June 1999. The list includes Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dr Padamsinh Patil, Suresh Jain, Nawab Malik, Anil Deshmukh, Dhananjay Munde, Manikrao Kokate, …
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Maharashtra Congress Legislative Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Wednesday raised the issue of gas shortage in Mumbai and other parts of the state in the Assembly amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, demanding an immediate clarification from the government.Describing the situation as a “severe crisis”, Wadettiwar said the shortage was no longer limited to the commercial sector and had begun affecting the kitchens of ordinary households. He accused the governmen…
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) Following the untimely demise of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, his wife, Sunetra Pawar, officially assumed the role of National President of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on February 26, signalling a definitive shift in the state’s political landscape, effectively dimming the prospects of a reconciliation or merger between the NCP and the Sharad Pawar-led faction. Party seniors have hailed the appointment as the dawn of the “Sunetra Era”, sending a clear …
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-Ajit Pawar faction) working president Praful Patel on Thursday announced that Parth Ajit Pawar, elder son of former national president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, will be the party’s candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 16.The announcement was made during a high-level meeting of the party’s national executive, marking a significant organisational development following the demise of Ajit Pawar.Praful…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that he developed a very close friendship with Late Ajit Pawar that eventually went beyond politics. In an all-party condolence meeting organised by NCP, Gadkari stated, “I never imagined in my wildest dreams that a time would come to pay tribute to Dada. I had the opportunity to observe Dada’s life closely from the time he first became an MLA and later the Minister of State for Energy. I was in the Maharashtra Legislature…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil on Monday said that the united NCP’s moto is ‘Right decision at the right time,’ but late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s only wrong decision was the timing of his departure. In his speech during the condolence motion in the state Assembly, the NCP (SP) leader stated, “We never thought he would break his promise and leave so soon. It is a huge loss for all of us, but Baramati has suffered the most. Everyone is shocked, so the …
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) NCP legislators on Monday formally decided to appoint Sunetra Pawar, wife of former Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar, as the national president and rally behind her strongly, especially after the sudden and untimely death of Pawar in a plane crash on January 28. The party is expected to hold a national executive meeting on February 26 in Mumbai, where her appointment will take place.NCP sources said that Sunetra Pawar has decided to accept the responsibility as …
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Maharashtra NCP (Ajit Pawar) President Sunil Tatkare, on Friday, criticised his counterpart and state chief of Sharad Pawar-led NCP Shashikant Shinde’s narrative that former Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar left the party due to “invisible powers” or “threats”. He also said that Shashikant Shinde’s write up in his party magazine in this regard was “irrelevant” and “factually incorrect”.Tatkare issued a stern warning, saying, “If Shinde continues to claim that Ajit D…
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) Sunetra Pawar on Tuesday took charge as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister in the Mantralaya and promised to make an honest effort to uphold the legacy and ideals of her late husband Ajit Pawar and build a more capable state.Dy CM Sunetra Pawar further stated that she will continue to work with unwavering loyalty and devotion for the welfare of Maharashtra.She was accompanied by NCP Working President Praful Patel, state unit chief Sunil Tatkare, ministers including Chhagan B…