Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sunetra Pawar faces an acid test in the selection of party nominee for the upcoming biennial election to the Maharashtra Legislative Council slated for May 12. She is tasked with picking up a candidate weathering the favouritism and pressure from veteran and experienced party leaders. She is expected to choose between those who are merely vocal in the party and those who have remained steadfastly…
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New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the conviction and life sentence of Amit Jogi in the 2003 murder case of NCP leader Ram Avtar Jaggi, granting interim relief on his plea against the Chhattisgarh High Court verdict. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi passed the order while hearing Jogi’s special leave petition (SLP) challenging the decision of the Chhattisgarh High Court, which had reversed his acquittal and directed him to surrender….
Baramati, April 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP national President Sunetra Ajit Pawar on Thursday exercised her right to vote at the Zilla Parishad school in Katewadi. On this occasion, Member of Parliament Parth Ajit Pawar also cast his vote at the same location. There are in all 23 candidates, including Sunetra Pawar, in the fray. The by-election was necessitated following the untimely demise of former Deputy CM and NCP national President Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on Janu…
Baramati, April 23 (IANS) MahaYuti candidate and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar cast her vote for the Baramati Assembly by-election on Thursday. She cast her vote at a polling station in Baramati’s Gangubai Kante Zilla Parishad Primary School. The by-election was necessitated following former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s death in a plane crash near Baramati airport in January this year. Following Ajit Pawar’s demise, his wife, Sunetra Pawar, took oath as the Deputy CM of M…
Baramati, April 21 (IANS) The NCP SP chief and former Union minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday announced that he will be unable to cast his vote in the upcoming Baramati Assembly by-election slated for April 23 due to health complications. This marks the first time since he contested his first election in 1967 that the senior leader will miss exercising his franchise in his home bastion.The by-election, scheduled for later this week, was necessitated by the tragic and untimely demise of former Dep…
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) NCP(SP) Working President and MP, Supriya Sule, on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Central Government, questioning the delay in implementing the Women’s Reservation Bill. Speaking to reporters, Sule demanded to know why, despite the Bill being passed unanimously in 2023, women are still waiting for their 33 per cent representation in 2026.”This is a Delimitation Bill, not just reservation,” Sule exclaimed and expressed frustration over the linkage of women’s re…
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday launched a scathing attack on the opposition parties following the legislative setback to the Women’s Reservation Bill. The Chief Minister characterised the recent parliamentary outcome as a “Black Day” for reformist politics, expressing disappointment over the failure of the 131st Amendment Bill to secure a two-thirds majority.”I am speaking today on a matter of extreme importance. As you are aware, there was great…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced biennial elections to nine seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council to be filled by Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), with polling scheduled for May 12.According to a press note issued by the Commission, the terms of office of nine sitting members will expire on May 13, necessitating the elections.The members set to retire are Sanjay Kishanrao Kenekar, Neelam Diwakar Gorhe, Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, Sa…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday nominated senior Janata Dal (United) leader Harivansh to the Rajya Sabha for a third consecutive term of six years, extending his tenure in the Rajya Sabha until 2032. The decision puts an end to speculation regarding Harivansh’s continuation in Parliament, especially after reports that he might vacate his seat to accommodate JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on one of the party’s allotted seats. Kumar is expected to take the oath as a Mem…
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil, in a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, opposed the proposed sale of the seed strain of DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus) vaccines to a private company and urged the government to immediately withdraw the move. In his letter, Patil said the Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation plays a significant role in vaccination and has the capacity to produce DPT vaccines. He termed the seed strain a rare and invaluable b…