Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that the Legislature cannot assume the role of the Executive and directions given by the Legislature does not become the ultimate truth as action based on those directions will take place based on the ground reality. Chief Minister Fadnavis’ statement comes a day after the chaos and manhandling of Ministers during the Satara Zilla Parishad (ZP) presidential and vice-presidential elections triggered an uproar in …
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Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) NCP-SP legislator Rohit Pawar, on Monday, made a series of allegations regarding the air crash incident involving Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and former NCP Chief late Ajit Pawar. He has called for a deeper investigation into whether the incident was a genuine accident or a deliberate attempt on the late NCP leader’s life.According to Rohit Pawar, visibility on the day of the accident was extremely poor, measuring only 3,000 metre. He claimed that the aircraft’s pilo…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Former chief minister and Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday described the Maharashtra budget as a “mirage of development,” claiming it involves “setting off firecrackers on borrowed money” while the state’s financial condition remains dire. Uddhav Thackeray remarked that the budget focuses on schemes benefiting contractors, while offering common citizens an “elevated highway of lies.”He dismissed the farm loan waiver as a “false invitation,” stating that while…
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…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Maharashtra NCP (Ajit Pawar) President Sunil Tatkare, on Friday, criticised his counterpart and state chief of Sharad Pawar-led NCP Shashikant Shinde’s narrative that former Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar left the party due to “invisible powers” or “threats”. He also said that Shashikant Shinde’s write up in his party magazine in this regard was “irrelevant” and “factually incorrect”.Tatkare issued a stern warning, saying, “If Shinde continues to claim that Ajit D…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Amid the debate over a possible merger of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party — Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar camps, NCP (Ajit Pawar) working president Praful Patel on Friday said the party’s priority is to rally behind its leadership and strengthen the organisation.Patel refrained from commenting on the merger between the two NCP factions.He said that Sunetra Pawar, being the sole candidate, would be elected as the NCP national president within the next fortn…
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…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Friday claimed that the talks had finalised, awaiting a formal announcement for the merger with the NCP, which was headed by the late Ajit Pawar. However, NCP, which is yet to recover from the deep shock following the sudden and untimely demise of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, has maintained silence, refusing to divulge further details in this regard. A day after NCP-SP state president Shashikant Shinde and senior MLA Jayant…
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Commenting over speculations about the reunion of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party in the 29 municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, NCP-SP Working President Supriya Sule, said on Tuesday that she has not received an official proposal from any of the two parties. “While various discussions are ongoing, it is inappropriate to comment until a final decision is reached,” Sule added.”No official proposal from any party has reached me yet,” she said.Sul…