Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Shiv Sena Chief Leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Uddhav Thackeray‑led Shiv Sena (UBT) over their ‘Ram Raksha’ agitation. He remarked that those who once made derogatory remarks about Ram devotees, labelled their own Hindutva politics a “mistake,” and allied with the Congress for the sake of power, are now conveniently chanting the name of Lord Ram and Hindutva.Shinde’s statement came after …
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New Delhi/Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) In a major political development, the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Saturday took a significant decision regarding the six rebel MPs who broke away from the Uddhav Thackeray‑led Shiv Sena to support Eknath Shinde’s faction. The Secretariat has officially approved the merger of this six‑member rebel MP group into Shinde’s Shiv Sena. Consequently, these six MPs, formerly aligned with Uddhav Thackeray, have now officially become MPs of the Shinde‑led Shiv Sena….
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) In a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre, Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Friday asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi has yet to meet fasting Ladakh social activist Sonam Wangchuk, despite the latter raising the same concerns over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak as the Congress. Speaking to the media, Sapkal strongly defended his party’s stance, demanding the immediate resigna…
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) State President, Sunil Tatkare, has strongly dismissed speculations that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to withhold the crucial finance portfolio from the NCP. The political corridors of Maharashtra have been buzzing with rumours following a recent meeting in Delhi between Dy CM Shinde and HM Shah.Speculation arose that the Deputy Chief Minister’s visit was aimed at blockin…
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Close on the heels of the recent deletion of 92 lakh women’s names from the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, the Maharashtra government has dealt another blow to women beneficiaries. The ambitious ‘Captive Market Scheme’, introduced in 2023 by then Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ahead of the assembly elections to distribute one free saree annually to Antyodaya ration card‑holding families, has been permanently shut down due to severe financial constraints.The D…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) With the monsoon session of Parliament just days away, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to hold a Parliamentary Party meeting on July 21 to finalise its aggressive legislative roadmap. The meeting, scheduled for 9:30 am at the GMC Balayogi Auditorium in the Parliament Library Building, will bring together all BJP allies from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.The Parliament session is scheduled to begin on July 20 and will continue till August 13, ac…
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharane on Wednesday publicly expressed his wish to see Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis take up a national leadership role in the future. Speaking in the presence of CM Fadnavis during a felicitation event organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kisan Morcha in Mumbai, Bharane hinted at broader horizons for the senior leader while emphasising the upcoming auspicious occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi.Addressing the gathering, the…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Wednesday expressed strong confidence that the crucial Women’s Reservation and Constituency Delimitation Bills will be passed in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Shinde noted that the population within Lok Sabha constituencies has swelled to nearly 20 lakh to 25 lakh people. “Delivering development work across such massive constitu…
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) After the announcement of the ‘Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Farmers Crop Loan Waiver Scheme’, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday took a sharp dig at the Opposition, saying that “while some doubted the implementation of the waiver, this (MahaYuti) is a government led by the farmers’ own “Devabhau” (Brother Deva)”. He was speaking at the event organised by the BJP Kisan Morcha to felicitate him.Hitting back at critics who accused the state government o…
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) NCP(SP) working president and MP, Supriya Sule, on Wednesday categorically dismissed intense media speculation suggesting that the party would support the Central Government’s upcoming Delimitation Bill in the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Terming the rumours entirely baseless, Sule clarified that the party has not received any proposal or “deal” regarding the Bill, adding that they would study the draft and declare their official stance within 24 hours of its tabling.Add…