Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Veteran NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday dismissed reports that injustice has been done to him, but commented that he deserved the same justice that others received. Speaking to reporters after the party nominee Rajendra Jain filed nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections slated for June 18, Bhujbal admitted that he was keen to get the nomination and that he had also requested the party that his nephew and former MP Sameer Bhujbal should be giv…
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Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha nomination exercise within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) underscored the leadership’s tightrope walk as it sought to balance generational aspirations and organisational stability.Following the withdrawal of OBC stalwart and Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and handing the ticket to Rajendra Jain — a staunch loyalist of party Working President Praful Patel — the NCP leadership managed to avert a messy, public showdown.This move represents a hig…
Srinagar, June 6 (IANS) Former chief minister and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday that she will attend the INDIA Bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8. Mehbooba Mufti said she would be attending the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8.Earlier, former chief minister and ruling National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah also said that either he or his son, Omar Abdullah, would attend the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi.The Indian National Develop…
Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday claimed that the BJP’s alleged attempts to split parties have reached “dangerous levels”, saying that after Maharashtra, a similar political play has unfolded in West Bengal. In a scathing editorial in its mouthpiece, Saamana, the Thackeray camp said that immediately after the West Bengal Assembly election results, a swift and dramatic “Khela Hobe” played out. It claimed that Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) suffered an …
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Significant political developments unfolded across Maharashtra on the final day for the withdrawal of nominations on Thursday for the 17 seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) from the Local Authorities’ constituencies. While the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) attempted to field strong challenges against the ruling Mahayuti alliance, several MVA candidates withdrew their nominations, citing a lack of favourable numbers and alleged non-cooperation from alli…
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) The 27th Foundation Day of the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will be celebrated on June 10 and dedicated to former national president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. This was announced by state unit chief Sunil Tatkare on Thursday after chairing a meeting to review preparations for the event.Tatkare told the media that the main Foundation Day programme has been organised on June 10 in the presence of the party’s National President, Sunet…
Pune, June 4 (IANS) The official election affidavit of Mahayuti’s surprise Pune candidate, Vikram Kakade, has revealed staggering personal wealth and an equally astounding personal loan of Rs 10 crore to Jay Pawar, the son of current Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP National President Sunetra Pawar and late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. The construction magnate and former national-level shooter has declared total family assets worth Rs 153 crore, establishing him as one of the wea…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Shiv Sena MLA Abdul Sattar on Wednesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers are trying to weaken the Eknath Shinde-led party at the district level. Targeting the BJP, Sattar said that such attempts work like “slow poison to weaken the alliance”.During an interaction with IANS, Sattar said: “The resentment stemmed from the fact that while the BJP is our alliance partner today and the Chief Minister belongs to the BJP, some of its workers at the district lev…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) The ruling Mahayuti alliance comprising BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP will win all 17 Maharashtra Legislative Council seats, the state BJP chief Ravindra Chavan, state NCP president Sunil Tatkare and Shiv Sena former MP Rahul Shewale on Wednesday made this announcement at a joint press conference. They said that the top leadership of all three alliance partners had unanimously decided to contest the elections as a unified front.Chavan downplayed the revolt amid the three alliance …
Pune, June 2 (IANS) A public spat has erupted between political leaders and the police in Pune over the city’s crime situation, after Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule termed it the “capital of criminals” and sought that Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar be sent on forced leave.Responding to Sule’s allegations, Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar issued a detailed 9-page letter, offering a point-by-point rebuttal. In the letter, Kumar presented official statistics to back his c…