Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Sharad Pawar-led NCP legislator Rohit Pawar on Monday stated that if a superficial investigation was conducted in the death of Late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the ‘Marathi Manoos (the people of Maharashtra)’ will show their strength.He questioned the progress made in the investigation over the past month and pointed out that the CBI is already overburdened with cases.Speaking to reporters on the premises of Vidhan Bhavan, Rohit Pawar noted that individuals like Amol …
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Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) BJP State President Ravindra Chavan on Friday announced that the party will take action against Narayan Chaudhary and the corporators who supported him for rebelling against the party whip in the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation mayor election. Chavan told reporters that the party’s Bhiwandi local committee had forwarded Narayan Chaudhary’s name for the mayoral post with a majority. Accordingly, the party asked Chaudhary to file his nomination. However, after ext…
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Wednesday announced the schedule for the biennial elections to 37 vacant Rajya Sabha seats, which includes seven from Maharashtra. The ruling coalition, Mahayuti, is set to secure six seats, whereas the Maha Vikas Aghadi is expected to obtain one seat, reflecting their respective strengths in the state Assembly.The polling is scheduled for March 16, and the deadline for filing nominations is from February 26 to March 5.The seven Rajya Sab…
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) NCP legislators on Monday formally decided to appoint Sunetra Pawar, wife of former Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar, as the national president and rally behind her strongly, especially after the sudden and untimely death of Pawar in a plane crash on January 28. The party is expected to hold a national executive meeting on February 26 in Mumbai, where her appointment will take place.NCP sources said that Sunetra Pawar has decided to accept the responsibility as …
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra unit president of Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Shashikant Shinde, on Saturday announced that the merger is a closed chapter now for the party as Ajit Pawar, who was negotiating it, is no more. “The decision regarding the merger of both parties was made while Ajit Dada was alive. Many people in his party are speaking about this. However, we have now closed this chapter. A narrative is being created that we are the ones pushing for this…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Maharashtra NCP(SP) President Shashikant Shinde has written a commemorative editorial in the party’s magazine, shedding light on the hidden dynamics of the split and the alleged merger plans between the two NCP factions.Shinde claimed that late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was forced to exit the original NCP due to threats and conspiracies orchestrated by “invisible powers.”He further said that a final decision to merge the two parties was reached in the presence of M…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Amid speculation about a possible merger between the two NCP factions, Maharashtra unit chief Sunil Tatkare on Wednesday said that the party is a part of the NDA and will continue to remain so in the future as well.When asked about the party’s stance on a potential merger, Tatkare responded: “Where does the question of our party’s stance even arise? We are in the NDA. While Dada (Ajit Pawar) was alive, I repeatedly clarified our position — that we took a collective …
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) By proposing an “alternate” path of restraint with a constructive and calibrated approach before rushing to seek the impeachment of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the Trinamool Congress has sent a clear signal of dissent to the Congress leadership, despite the latter holding the post of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.The move can also be seen as an attempt to reprimand the Congress, particularly Rahul Gandhi, over what the Trinamool perceives as a lack of ade…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra NCP chief Sunil Tatkare on Monday said that the party has made a significant surge in the elections held for the 12 zilla parishads and 125 panchayat samitis, adding that it is a tribute paid by the people to former president and Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar. “This victory is a tribute paid with gratitude by the people to the work and tireless efforts of our late leader and the state’s former Deputy Chief Minister, Ajitdada Pawar,” Tatkare said, …
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Following the Legislative Assembly, Municipal Corporations, and Municipal Councils, the BJP has maintained its dominance in the Zilla Parishad elections as well. Out of 12 Zilla Parishads, the BJP secured a majority or emerged as the single largest party in six districts. After the BJP, Ajit Pawar’s NCP clinically secured the second spot, overtaking the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. The MahaYuti alliance has firmly maintained its stronghold across Zilla Parishads and Pan…