New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Minister and Republican Party of India (A) chief, Ramdas Athawale, on Tuesday called out the lathi-charge unleashed by Delhi Police on anti-NEET paper leak protestors during their ‘Sansad Chalo’ march on Monday, while maintaining that the agitators, too, should exercise restraint.Scores of students, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), attempted to march to the Parliament on Monday demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for the…
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Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Union Minister and Republican Party of India (RPI) chief Ramdas Athawale remarked on Sunday that while the INDIA bloc had initially emerged stronger, it is now “steadily weakening” and cited former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s “declined influence” as one of the probable reasons.Speaking to IANS, Athawale said: “The Opposition is steadily weakening. It was relatively stronger in the beginning, but as Mamata Banerjee’s influence has declined, several (Trinamo…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Leaders of the ruling MahaYuti government in Maharashtra on Friday criticised the Congress leader and former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan following his statement regarding the NCP-SP leaders, while claiming that the Sharad Pawar-led party “may merge with the NDA”.Earlier, NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule had ruled out alignment with NDA and refuted claims made by Chavan that some of the party’s lawmakers were “disgruntled”.Speaking to IANS, Union Minister and Republican Party Of…
Bhubaneswar, June 24 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale reviewed the implementation of various welfare schemes being carried out by the state government for vulnerable sections of society. According to an official statement, the state government informed that during his one-day visit to Odisha, the Union Minister held a review meeting with senior officials from different departments, including the Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Per…
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) The wedding festivities of Nationalist Congress Party-SP MP Supriya Sule’s daughter, Revati Sule, turned into a star-studded affair, with celebrations unfolding over two lavish days in Mumbai.The festivities, spanning from the sangeet ceremony to the wedding, saw the attendance of prominent personalities from the worlds of business, politics and entertainment. Several leading figures from the business community graced the occasion, including Adani Group Chairman Gautam Ada…
Jaipur, June 12 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Friday asserted that the Narendra Modi-led government is promoting development across the country without discrimination, providing budgetary support to all states regardless of which party is in power. He said that Rajasthan has received substantial assistance from the Centre and credited both the Central and state governments for accelerating welfare and development initiatives.MoS Athawa…
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Union Minister and Republican Party of India (RPI) chief Ramdas Athawale expressed disappointment with the BJP-led Mahayuti in Maharashtra, ruing that his party workers are not getting the opportunities that they deserve in the state, and that he was not sure whether his party is still a part of the ruling alliance or not.In an interaction with IANS, Athawale said: “In Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam, whichever parties are in coalition with the BJP, they are allocated seats …
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), launched a sharp attack on Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday. They said Gandhi should “worry about his own electoral victory” rather than thinking about the BJP.The political exchange comes after LoP Gandhi reportedly said that the “Modi government will fall in the next one year” during a Congress minority advisory committee meeting, attributing it to rising e…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Various Union Ministers, Chief Ministers and multiple administrative wings of the Centre and state governments have started adopting fuel-saving measures after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to citizens on reducing fuel consumption, amid the continuing global energy crisis triggered by the ongoing conflict in West Asia. Several ministers and leaders, acting on PM Modi’s appeal, have opted for alternatives such as Metro travel, electric vehicles and have reduced th…
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday reacted to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s remarks alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process likely influenced election outcomes in West Bengal and Kerala, saying that allegations were being made but no one could be silenced merely through accusations. Speaking to reporters, Athawale defended the SIR process and said it was carried out to remove the names of deceased voters and identify duplicate entries in electoral …