Amravati, Jan 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday condemned the murder of party leader Hidayat Patel in Akola, claiming that it is an example of how badly law and order in the state has deteriorated. He further stated that the gangs wielding machetes, drug mafias, sand mafias, land mafias, and local strongmen have mushroomed across the state as Maharashtra does not have a full-time Home Minister.He demanded that all those involved in the attack be arrested immedi…
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Nagpur, Jan 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Tuesday said the party will teach a lesson to the authoritarian and coercive Mahayuti in the elections to the 29 municipal corporations.“The Congress party has received a strong mandate in the state’s 288 municipal council elections, with 41 municipal presidents and 1,006 corporators elected. The Congress has secured second place in nearly 2,000 corporator seats. This momentum in municipal council …
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Mahayuti government in the state, alleging that the principles of “free and fair elections” were being systematically destroyed in the ongoing local body polls. Sapkal accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar of bypassing democratic norms, stating that a “market for horse-trading” has opene…
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…
Buldhana (Maharashtra), Dec 31 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshwardhan Sapkal launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday claiming that the party is descending into chaos ahead of the local body elections. Sapkal remarked that in its obsession with creating a “Congress-mukt Bharat” (Congress-free India), the BJP has effectively become “Karyakarta-mukt” (Worker-free) by sidelining its own loyalists.Speaking to the media in Bu…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Congress party on Monday announced the first list of 87 candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). This comes a day after the party announced its alliance with the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) for the civic polls. The list includes candidates from key areas of the city, including Colaba, Mumbadevi, Malabar Hill, Byculla, Versova, Andheri, Jogeshwari, Dindoshi, Goregaon, Kurla, Kalina, Dharavi, Bandra, Chandivali, Walada, S…
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Congress on Wednesday announced an alliance with the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RSP) led by Dhangar community leader Mahadev Jankar for the upcoming Municipal Corporation and Zilla Parishad elections. The announcement was made by Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshwardhan Sapkal following a meeting with Jankar.Sapkal said, “Mahadev Jankar is a promising voice for the Bahujan community. At a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party is undermini…
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Tuesday announced the list of 40 star campaigners for the polling to the 29 municipal corporations, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).The list, submitted to the State Election Commission, features a blend of national heavyweights and prominent state leaders to spearhead the party’s campaign.The Congress party’s move comes when it has decided to go solo in Mumbai, strongly opposing the “inclusion” of R…
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) In the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats across the state, the Congress party won 41 municipal presidents and 1,006 councillors across the state. The state party chief, Harshwardhan Sapkal, on Monday said the party fought on the strength of its ideology despite extremely adverse circumstances. “With no financial backing and relying solely on a firm belief in democratic values, the party took on the ruling dispensation’s money power. On the strengt…