Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday asked State Women’s Commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar to resign, sources within the CMO said. The directive came two days after the arrest of self‑proclaimed godman Captain Ashok Kharat from Nashik on allegations of sexual harassment and rape.Chakankar is a trustee of Shri Shivnika Sansthan in Sinnar, Nashik district, where Kharat is president. The CM’s directive followed the surfacing of a video showing h…
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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, Feb 26 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-Ajit Pawar faction) working president Praful Patel on Thursday announced that Parth Ajit Pawar, elder son of former national president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, will be the party’s candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 16.The announcement was made during a high-level meeting of the party’s national executive, marking a significant organisational development following the demise of Ajit Pawar.Praful…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant political transition, Sunetra Pawar was officially elected as the National President of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) at the party’s national executive meeting held here.Party Working President Praful Patel proposed Sunetra Pawar’s name and announced her unanimous election as the national president. Maharashtra unit President Sunil Tatkare seconded her name and hailed her elevation to the post. Members of the national executive raised their hands to …
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that he developed a very close friendship with Late Ajit Pawar that eventually went beyond politics. In an all-party condolence meeting organised by NCP, Gadkari stated, “I never imagined in my wildest dreams that a time would come to pay tribute to Dada. I had the opportunity to observe Dada’s life closely from the time he first became an MLA and later the Minister of State for Energy. I was in the Maharashtra Legislature…
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state president Sunil Tatkare on Wednesday warned of stern legal action against those circulating fake AI-generated audio and video clips purportedly featuring former Deputy Chief Minister and party national president Ajit Pawar.Tatkare alleged that certain individuals were spreading false and misleading statements in Ajit Pawar’s voice to serve political and social agendas.He described the circulation of such AI-generated content as a ser…
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Amid a raging row over the death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar, his son Jay Pawar on Wednesday demanded a thorough and impartial investigation into the plane crash. Following the fatal crash on January 28 involving a Learjet 45XR operated by VSR Ventures, Jay Pawar on Wednesday voiced serious concerns regarding the safety protocols and the integrity of the ongoing probe.Jay Pawar shared his concerns through a social media post, emp…
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday claimed that discussions had taken place regarding a possible merger between the two factions of the NCP and that Shirur Lok Sabha MP Amol Kolhe was proposed to be the state president of the unified party.“As you all know, Ajit Dada was actively involved in the talks of merger between the two parties. It was decided to the extent that Amol Kolhe was to become the state president of the party,” Rohit Pawar said…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Amid raging controversy, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday demanded a CBI investigation into former Deputy Chief Minister and national president Ajit Pawar’s death in a plane crash at Baramati on January 28. State President and MP Sunil Tatkare informed that a memorandum to this effect was submitted to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday.A high-level delegation met with the Chief Minister this afternoon, including NCP National Working President MP Pr…
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 …