Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) The simmering discontent within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), where leadership transitioned to Sunetra Pawar following the demise of her husband Ajit Pawar, refuses to die down, with former NCP National General Secretary Brijmohan Shrivastav on Tuesday claiming that a massive communication void has emerged within the party after Ajit Pawar’s passing.The discontent spilled into the open on Monday after the party’s former National Secretary, Sachidanand Singh, sent…
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New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Since the Winter Session of Parliament last year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have steadily consolidated their position in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. This consolidation has profound implications for the upcoming Monsoon Session. A two-thirds majority in both Houses is the threshold required for constitutional amendments and certain landmark legislations. Bills relating to electoral reforms, judicial …
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) The structural cracks within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have widened into a high-stakes battle for organisational control following the untimely demise of former national president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Admitting to the massive political vacuum, NCP National Working President and Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel said on Monday that while it is difficult to fill the void left by Ajit Pawar, the party must take “corrective steps” to remain re…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) In a major internal rebellion threatening the stability of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the party’s National Secretary, Sachchidanand Singh, has legally challenged the validity of the internal organisational elections that saw Sunetra Ajit Pawar elevated to the post of National President. Singh served a comprehensive legal notice on July 9 to the party’s top brass, including National President Sunetra Ajit Pawar, National Working President Praful Patel, and Nation…
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) legislator Rohit Pawar said on Saturday that the Maharashtra government’s decision to scrap the restrictive terms and conditions previously tied to the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Loan Waiver Scheme is a major victory for the collective struggles of farmers, organisations, and political leaders across the state. At the press conference, Pawar said that the state government on June 2 had announced a massive Rs 36,…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on the Maharashtra government over governance and law and order, senior Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) legislator Jayant Patil on Friday issued a stern warning in the Legislative Assembly regarding the ‘Shri Ram Mandir Devasthan Trust Management, Ramtek Bill’.Patil asserted that allowing politicians onto the trust would trigger corruption of such magnitude that it would “overshadow even the Ayodhya temple controversies”.Speakin…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Dismissing intense speculation of a major political realignment in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule on Friday firmly stated that her party had no intentions of joining the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).Sule’s clarification comes after days of mounting rumours within state political circles. The speculation was triggered by a recent meeting between NCP(SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, alongside repo…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) legislator Jayant Patil on Thursday drew the government’s attention to the critical situation arising from the torrential rains on July 5 and 6, 2026. He strongly criticised the government for its lack of planning, substandard infrastructure work, and inadequate preparedness in the face of climate change.During a short-duration discussion on the issue, Patil said that instances of heavy rainfall and cloudbursts are rising i…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Legislature Party on Thursday requested the Maharashtra government to recommend the name of the late NCP National President and former Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar, for the prestigious Padma Vibhushan (Posthumous) award.NCP Chief Whip in the state Assembly Chetan Vitthal Tupe (Patil) has sent a letter on behalf of all NCP Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Legislative Council (MLCs) to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, u…
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday assured the State Legislative Council that strict action will be taken against those causing environmental degradation in Mahabaleshwar and Matheran. He also guaranteed that the state government will ensure these lands are not converted to ‘Freehold’ (Class-1) under any circumstances. He said that the state government has taken serious note of illegal decisions regarding the leasing of government lands in th…