Latest Sunil Tatkare News & Updates

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) From BJP’s Bansuri Swaraj to Shiv Sena’s Shrikant Shinde, young NDA MPs are expected to speak in the Lok Sabha on Monday following the introduction of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026. The Centre will table the Bill in Parliament as part of its legislative agenda to further strengthen the legal framework against paper leaks and examination malpractices.Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh will table the Bill, which seeks to amend the…

Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) State President, Sunil Tatkare, has strongly dismissed speculations that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to withhold the crucial finance portfolio from the NCP. The political corridors of Maharashtra have been buzzing with rumours following a recent meeting in Delhi between Dy CM Shinde and HM Shah.Speculation arose that the Deputy Chief Minister’s visit was aimed at blockin…

Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Refuting widespread rumours of internal friction within the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction), Maharashtra unit chief and MP, Sunil Tatkare, on Thursday clarified that the party stands completely united. Addressing a press conference, Tatkare dismissed reports claiming that the party’s National President, Sunetra Pawar, was kept in the dark about his recent meeting with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.Speculation had been rife in political circles after Su…

Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Intense political speculation erupted in Maharashtra following a late-night meeting on Tuesday at ‘Varsha’ — the official residence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The meeting involved NCP(SP) leader and MLA Jayant Patil with the CM. However, on Wednesday Patil dismissed all speculation and clarified the actual context of the meeting. Patil explained that his visit was strictly related to a constituency-specific administrative issue regarding a demolition threat. “I…

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) The simmering discontent within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), where leadership transitioned to Sunetra Pawar following the demise of her husband Ajit Pawar, refuses to die down, with former NCP National General Secretary Brijmohan Shrivastav on Tuesday claiming that a massive communication void has emerged within the party after Ajit Pawar’s passing.The discontent spilled into the open on Monday after the party’s former National Secretary, Sachidanand Singh, sent…

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…

Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) The structural cracks within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have widened into a high-stakes battle for organisational control following the untimely demise of former national president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Admitting to the massive political vacuum, NCP National Working President and Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel said on Monday that while it is difficult to fill the void left by Ajit Pawar, the party must take “corrective steps” to remain re…

Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will observe a statewide ‘Jan Seva Saptah’ (Public Service Week) from July 22 to July 26 to celebrate the birth anniversary of the former national president and ex-Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar. The announcement was made by NCP State President and MP Sunil Tatkare on Monday.Paying tribute to the late leader, Tatkare described Ajit Pawar as a symbol of relentless hard work, decisive leadership and an unwavering commitment to the p…

Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Thursday lashed out at Maharashtra’s ruling Mahayuti after a 60-year-old died after falling into an open manhole amid rainfall in Mumbai, accusing the state government of evading accountability.Reacting to the incident, Shiv Sena-UBT leader and former Mayor Kishori Pednekar said: “Some work was underway… it was necessary to put up a barricade or for someone to stand here; they didn’t do anything.””There is no control (of the government) over anything…