Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) The brutal rape-and-murder of a four-year-old girl in Narsapur, Pune, has fuelled a massive political row in Maharashtra. Opposition parties have launched a scathing attack on the State Home Department led by Devendra Fadnavis, citing police negligence and a total breakdown of law and order. They have demanded an enquiry into the horrific incident by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party leader, Vijay Wadettiwar, raised serious questions r…
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Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) The Congress party on Wednesday strongly criticised the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra for its decision to “cancel” all previous Government Resolutions (GR) and circulars regarding the issuance of caste certificates and caste validity certificates to persons falling under the Special Backward Category-A within the Muslim community. The party has claimed that the GR released by the government on Tuesday clearly means the reservation provided to the Muslim community has b…
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Saturday, expressed distress over the under-construction metro pillar collapse in Mumbai’s Mulund area and announced Rs 5 lakh assistance to the kin of the deceased.He also ordered an inquiry into the incident.”One person lost his life, and at least four others were injured after a section of a parapet wall from an elevated Metro rail bridge collapsed onto LBS Road in Mumbai’s Mulund (West), crashing onto a passing auto-ricks…
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) One person lost his life, and at least four others were injured after a section of a parapet wall from an elevated Metro rail bridge collapsed onto LBS Road in Mulund (West), Mumbai, crashing onto a passing auto-rickshaw and a car, officials said.According to authorities, the incident occurred when a portion of the parapet wall, measuring approximately 6×4 feet, fell from the elevated structure onto vehicles moving below.The sudden collapse led to panic in the area and prom…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress over the disruption in Lok Sabha proceedings on February 4, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to deliver his reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, alleging that Congress women MPs created chaos inside the House.Earlier in the day, Rijiju also shared a video that he claimed captured the sequence of events that unfolded during the proceedin…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday shared a video of the Lok Sabha proceedings of February 4 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to reply to the President’s Address in the House; however, the women MPs of the Congress party created a ruckus in the well of the House. This comes a day after the women MPs of the Congress party wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing strong objection to what they described as “grave allegations” t…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Congress on Monday accused the BJP-led Central government of deliberately preventing the Opposition from speaking in the Parliament, calling it detrimental to democracy and urging the Lok Sabha Speaker to act impartially. Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda termed it “unfortunate” that Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to speak.”There is a long-standing tradition in Parliament that when the Leader of the Opposition seeks to intervene…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Women Members of Parliament from the Congress party on Monday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, expressing strong objection to what they described as “grave allegations” that they had “threatened or attempted to obstruct” Prime Minister Narendra Modi inside the House last week.The controversy erupted after Speaker Birla stated that he had received information suggesting Opposition MPs could do “something unexpected,” adding that he decided to adjourn the Ho…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Congress leaders on Thursday rejected allegations that Opposition MPs had threatened or attempted to obstruct Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha, asserting that claims of a “planned” incident were false and aimed at diverting attention from disruptions in parliamentary functioning. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra dismissed reports suggesting that Opposition members attempted to obstruct or tried to harm the Prime Minister, calling such assertions “entirely wr…
Davos, Jan 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday addressed growing social media criticism surrounding the state’s investment pacts at the World Economic Forum. Terming the criticism a “pre-planned toolkit”, the Chief Minister asserted that those who cannot stomach Maharashtra’s success are spreading coordinated messages to mislead the public.The Chief Minister, who virtually addressed a press conference, said that a specific pattern of messages has emerged on…