Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharane on Wednesday publicly expressed his wish to see Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis take up a national leadership role in the future. Speaking in the presence of CM Fadnavis during a felicitation event organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kisan Morcha in Mumbai, Bharane hinted at broader horizons for the senior leader while emphasising the upcoming auspicious occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi.Addressing the gathering, the…
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Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) NCP(SP) working president and MP, Supriya Sule, on Wednesday categorically dismissed intense media speculation suggesting that the party would support the Central Government’s upcoming Delimitation Bill in the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Terming the rumours entirely baseless, Sule clarified that the party has not received any proposal or “deal” regarding the Bill, adding that they would study the draft and declare their official stance within 24 hours of its tabling.Add…
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is weathering a severe, potentially fatal existential storm. Following the tragic demise of its paramount leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in January 2026, the party’s internal cohesion has completely shattered. The transition of leadership to Ajit Pawar’s widow, Sunetra Pawar, has not brought stability; instead, it has triggered deep systemic fault lines.Sunetra Pawar’s presidency is legally contested, senior leader Praful P…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Maharashtra NCP chief Sunil Tatkare on Tuesday said that the election of Sunetra Pawar as the party’s national president is legal and well within the stipulated norms. Speaking to reporters, he strongly dismissed allegations of an internal rift within the party following a legal notice served by former national secretary Sachchidanand Singh challenging the election of Pawar as the party’s National President.Tatkare clarified that the party’s top leadership election was con…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel on Tuesday sought to downplay the legal challenge to the appointment of Sunetra Pawar as the party’s National President, asserting that her election was carried out strictly in accordance with the party constitution.The controversy erupted after former NCP National Secretary Sachidanand Singh served a legal notice questioning the validity of Sunetra Pawar’s elevation and demanding a fresh electi…
Pune, July 12 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MP Supriya Sule has said that the loss of life in the building collapse incident at the Moshi garbage depot in Pune is “heart-wrenching” and exposes “gross failure” of the state government and the administration. The incident occurred at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday when a massive mound of garbage gave way and crashed onto the administrative building located inside the Moshi garbage depot operated by the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Senior leaders from the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition on Friday launched a scathing attack on the state government at the conclusion of the monsoon assembly session. Presenting a united front, Congress leader Nana Patole, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Bhaskar Jadhav, and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Jayant Patil targeted the ruling dispensation over farmers’ issues, infrastructure corruption, deteriorating educational standards, and the “undemocratic” delay in appointing …
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Friday passed a Bill to reconstitute the trust governing the historic Ram temple at Ramtek, drawing sharp rebukes from Opposition leaders who question the legality and logic of legislating religious devotion. The legislative move comes on the heels of a separate controversy surrounding the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust in Ayodhya. Rocked by an alleged Rs 1,400-crore donation theft row, the Ayodhya trust recently began searching for its first CEO,…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday condemned the alleged assault on doctors at a municipal hospital in Maharashtra’s Thane district by Shiv Sena leader Ramesh Mhatre, describing the incident as ‘completely wrong’. He also questioned as to why a person with a criminal background was being given ‘police protection’. Speaking to IANS, Pawar said, “That behaviour was completely wrong. The corporator assaulted women doctors also, present at the hospital and has a criminal back…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar’s decision to hold a party meeting in Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s chamber at the Vidhan Bhavan has triggered fresh friction within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), with Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut accusing senior leaders of conferring legitimacy on “traitors”.Raut also slammed Pawar for meeting Deputy CM Shinde.Af a press conference, Raut further asserted that senior leaders should refrain from giving political…