Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced biennial elections to nine seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council to be filled by Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), with polling scheduled for May 12.According to a press note issued by the Commission, the terms of office of nine sitting members will expire on May 13, necessitating the elections.The members set to retire are Sanjay Kishanrao Kenekar, Neelam Diwakar Gorhe, Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, Sa…
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Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) The Maharashtra Legislative Council on Monday witnessed dramatic scenes after Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe ordered the immediate suspension of Satara Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Doshi following allegations that police personnel manhandled and injured Satara Guardian Minister Shambhuraj Desai during the election to the posts of Satara Zilla Parishad President and Vice President.“It is a long-standing tradition of this House that the word of a member, and espe…
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) With the Election Commission expected to announce polls on nine seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council shortly, the Mahayuti, with a massive surplus of 235 total votes, can comfortably win eight seats, comprising BJP five, Shiv Sena two and NCP one. With 46 MLAs currently in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) camp comprising Shiv Sena (UBT) 20, Congress 16 and NCP (SP) 10, the Opposition can elect one candidate, provided there is no cross-voting or defection.Based on the c…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Legislative Council on Tuesday passed the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, amid concerns expressed by both opposition and ruling legislators over possible misuse of its provisions by authorities and self‑proclaimed protectors of religion. The government said the Bill seeks to prohibit unlawful religious conversions carried out through force, coercion, allurement, misrepresentation, or other fraudulent means.The Bill was opposed by the Congress and the Nat…
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Amid a search operation launched after a bomb threat received in an email at the Vidhan Bhavan during the ongoing budget session, the Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde on Thursday said the threat extended beyond the Vidhan Bhavan. According to Chairman Ram Shinde, an email was sent to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) at 6.57 a.m. “Given that the Budget Session is currently underway, the email specifically threatened attacks using bombs …
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) The Maharashtra Legislative Council on Saturday witnessed a sharp exchange between members of the treasury and Opposition benches over the issue of illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants in Mumbai and other parts of the state.The debate turned heated after Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab claimed he could “identify 2,000 infiltrators in two days”, prompting a strong rebuttal from Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam.Referring to a recent case involving bogus birth…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena-UBT president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said he had never imagined that he and the late former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar would come together, as both parties were politically opposed to each other.Showering praise on Ajit Pawar’s command over administration, Thackeray noted that he had been his pillar of support during the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. Speaking during the condolence motion in the Maharashtra Legislative Coun…
Gandhinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) Governor Acharya Devvrat on Wednesday received the presiding officials of three state legislatures at Gujarat Lok Bhavan for a courtesy meeting ahead of the forthcoming Budget Session of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.Shankar Chaudhary, Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly; Harvinder Kalyan, Speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly; and Ram Shinde, Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, called on the Governor Devvrat.During the interaction, Chaudh…
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Friday denied seeking an adjournment from the Maharashtra Legislative Council’s Privileges Committee in connection with his alleged remarks against Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, asserting that the panel itself had deferred the February 5 hearing.The committee had summoned Kamra and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare for a hearing over their alleged insulting remarks against Shinde. Committee Chairperson and BJP MLC Prasad Lad had ea…
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has been given February 17 to appear in person before the Maharashtra Legislative Council’s Privileges Committee in connection with an alleged insult to Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the panel’s chairman Prasad Lad said on Wednesday. Kamra is facing a breach of privilege motion over a comic song that went viral during the budget session last year, in which he made a tangential reference to Shinde as a “traitor”, triggering sharp r…