Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) In a fiery, multi-pronged address in the Legislative Council on Friday, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde fiercely defended the ruling alliance, tearing into the opposition’s “media trials” while laying out a comprehensive roadmap of the government’s public welfare and infrastructure achievements. Responding to last week’s opposition-moved resolution, Shinde dismissed rumours of alliance rifts, mocked the Thackeray faction’s sudden spiritual shift, …
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Buldhana, July 10 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the Mumbai-Pune Expressway ‘Missing Link’ project, Maharashtra Congress State President Harshvardhan Sapkal on Friday accused him of “extreme arrogance and ego”.Speaking to the media in Buldhana, Sapkal hit back at CM Fadnavis’ aggressive defence in the state Assembly, which followed intense criticism from the opposition after a recent landslide hit the project site. “Devendra Fadnavis repeatedly clai…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Friday launched an attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, accusing his government of running a “mobocracy” and executing a “global-standard corruption scandal” in the Mumbai-Pune Expressway ‘Missing Link’ project.A scathing editorial in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ condemned the aggressive language used by CM Fadnavis against the opposition, questioning if the administration plans to physically silence thos…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) At least 63 people have lost their lives and 78 others have been injured in heavy rains and various monsoon-related incidents across Maharashtra between June 1 and July 8, government officials said on Thursday. A financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh each has been distributed to the families of the deceased as per official criteria, said Disaster Management Minister Girish Mahajan in the Legislative Assembly.Replying to a short-duration discussion raised by the Opposition, Mini…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the recent water leakage inside the Mumbai-Pune Expressway ‘Missing Link’ tunnel, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday accused the MahaYuti government of hiding its failures behind emotional rhetoric. Addressing the anniversary event of the MNS Railway Kamgar Sena, the MNS Chief questioned the Chief Minister’s defence in the Legislative Assembly and hit back at his r…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Replying to a high-decibel debate under Rule 293 in the State Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis delivered a comprehensive, data-backed defence of the Mahayuti government’s governance. Addressing urban flooding, massive infrastructure projects like the ‘Missing Link’ and the redevelopment of Dharavi, CM Fadnavis heavily criticised the Opposition for what he termed “baseless criticism”, concluding his address with sharp Urdu poetry.CM Fadnavis said that w…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) The ongoing Monsoon session of the Maharashtra Assembly witnessed fiery exchanges on Wednesday as the Opposition aggressively targeted the ruling MahaYuti government over recent monsoon-related crises. After four days of relentless downpours across Mumbai and Pune — which resulted in fatal tree-fall incidents in the state capital Mumbai and a landslide on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s ‘Missing Link’ project — the Opposition launched a scathing attack on the state administr…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (SP) working president and MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday scoffed at rumours of her party aligning with the MahaYuti, hinting that there is no substance to them. She was speaking to reporters when media personnel questioned speculation about NCP (SP) moving towards the MahaYuti, specifically citing purported talks between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Vinod Tawde and NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil.Sule downplayed the political …
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader, Sandeep Deshpande, on Tuesday took a sharp, sarcastic jibe at the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra and mocked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) frequent tendency to blame India’s historical issues on the country’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. “Pandit Nehru is responsible for the landslide on the Mumbai Pune Missing Link, and those who still want to criticise the government should move to Pakistan,” Des…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday alleged that the recent spell of torrential rain across Mumbai, the Konkan region and other parts of Maharashtra has exposed the shortcomings of several flagship infrastructure projects showcased by the state government. From pre-monsoon drain desilting in Mumbai to the state’s heavily publicised “rapid progress”, nature has completely debunked the official narrative, it said.The Thackeray camp, in the party mouthpiece Saamana, stated that the…