Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant political transition, Sunetra Pawar was officially elected as the National President of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) at the party’s national executive meeting held here.Party Working President Praful Patel proposed Sunetra Pawar’s name and announced her unanimous election as the national president. Maharashtra unit President Sunil Tatkare seconded her name and hailed her elevation to the post. Members of the national executive raised their hands to …
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Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday levelled serious allegations against Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, claiming there was an active attempt to shield “VSR Company”, the operator of the aircraft involved in the fatal crash of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on January 28.Speaking to reporters at the Vidhan Bhavan premises here, Rohit Pawar, who is also the nephew of A…
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Thursday said that the alliance comprising the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction), and corporators who have quit the BJP will elect the mayor of the Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation.Sapkal said that Narayan Chaudhary, who recently left the BJP and joined the secular alliance, was previously associated with the Congress party. He said that Chaudhary, along with several…
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state president Sunil Tatkare on Wednesday warned of stern legal action against those circulating fake AI-generated audio and video clips purportedly featuring former Deputy Chief Minister and party national president Ajit Pawar.Tatkare alleged that certain individuals were spreading false and misleading statements in Ajit Pawar’s voice to serve political and social agendas.He described the circulation of such AI-generated content as a ser…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Amid raging controversy, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday demanded a CBI investigation into former Deputy Chief Minister and national president Ajit Pawar’s death in a plane crash at Baramati on January 28. State President and MP Sunil Tatkare informed that a memorandum to this effect was submitted to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday.A high-level delegation met with the Chief Minister this afternoon, including NCP National Working President MP Pr…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) A Mumbai court on Tuesday put off the hearing in Shiv Sena(UBT) MP Sanjay Raut’s appeal against his conviction in a defamation case filed by Medha K. Somaiya, wife of former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya.The Sessions Court deferred the proceeding as there was no one present to represent Medha Somaiya.Raut’s advocate Manoj Pingle said, “Today was supposed to be the final hearing, but no one appeared on behalf of the respondent. We completed some remaining arguments today. We pres…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Amid the debate over a possible merger of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party — Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar camps, NCP (Ajit Pawar) working president Praful Patel on Friday said the party’s priority is to rally behind its leadership and strengthen the organisation.Patel refrained from commenting on the merger between the two NCP factions.He said that Sunetra Pawar, being the sole candidate, would be elected as the NCP national president within the next fortn…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the people of Maharashtra for once again endorsing the “Bharatiya Janata Party and its Mahayuti” alliance in the recently concluded Zilla Parishad elections. In a post on X, the Prime Minister described the results as a clear mandate for good governance and an alliance rooted in the state’s rich cultural heritage.The BJP-led Mahayuti, which includes the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde and the Nationalist Congress Party unde…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that the people of the state have once again shown their faith and trust in the Mahayuti following its performance in the election to the 12 zilla parishads and 125 panchayat samitis. The BJP has once again emerged as the largest party in 12 Zilla Parishads. And it is now clear that the Mahayuti will come to power in these 12 Zilla Parishads. He emphasised that the mandate is a green light for the government to acce…
Pune, Feb 9 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) president Sharad Pawar was admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic around 4 pm on Monday. Accompanying him were his wife, Pratibha Pawar, daughter Supriya Sule, son-in-law Sadanand Sule, and grandson Rohit Pawar. Dr Abhijeet Lodha is treating Pawar, and a preliminary medical examination has been conducted.Sule in her post in X said, “Baba has developed chest congestion and will need a 5-day course of antibiotics. Fortunately, …