Chandrapur, Jan 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal, on Tuesday, alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Iteehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) are fuelling religious issues to serve their respective political interests. “They (BJP and AIMIM) incite the people by creating “Hindu–Muslim” and “Maratha–OBC” divisions, yet come together when it comes to power. The green kite’s string is saffron, and the bow’s arrow i…
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Solapur, Jan 12 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal, on Monday, claimed that without fearing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) bulldozer, Congress workers stood their ground with determination as the party won 41 Municipal Council Presidents and 1,006 Corporators’ post. “Just as in the municipal councils, the Congress will also hoist its victorious flag in the municipal corporations,” he added.”In the local body elections, the ruling party (Mahayuti) …
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has sought a report from the state chief secretary, Rajesh Agarwal, about the statement made by the BJP Minister Girish Mahajan that the Mahayuti government will deposit Rs 3,000 for December 2025 and January 2026 to eligible beneficiaries of Ladki Bahin Yojana before Makar Sankrant, which is on January 14. The SEC has asked the state chief secretary to submit a report on Monday itself.The SEC’s move comes after opposition p…
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Thursday announced that it would initiate legal proceedings to seek the disqualification of 12 corporators from the Ambernath Municipal Council who defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The corporators, who were elected on the Congress symbol in the recent municipal polls, formally joined the BJP earlier in the day. The Congress described the move as “completely illegal” and “unconstitutional”, alleging that…
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…
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshvardhan Sapkal on Friday requested the State Election Commission to register a criminal case against State Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar for an alleged breach of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).In a letter addressed to State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare, Sapkal accused the Assembly Speaker of using his constitutional position to intimidate Opposition candidates and utilising governm…
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 26 (IANS) Prashant Jagtap, the former Mayor of Pune and City President of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) on Friday officially joined the Congress party on Friday in the presence of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshwardhan Sapkal. Along with him, several office-bearers of the NCP-SP from Pune also crossed over to Congress. His entry is seen as a major boost for the party ahead of the upcoming Municipal Corporation elections.Jagtap had strongly oppo…