Those targeting Rahul Gandhi should explain why Savarkar got pension from British, says Maha Cong chief

Those targeting Rahul Gandhi should explain why Savarkar got pension from British, says Maha Cong chief

Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole | File Photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Saturday said those criticising party leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on V.D. Savarkar, should first explain why the Hindutva ideologue was getting ₹60 pension from the British. Mr. Gandhi has kicked up a row with … Read more

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole slams BJP over ‘beat up, badmouth Modi’ video protests

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Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Tuesday said the BJP was protesting over his video with the “Modi” reference to divert attention from real issues the people were facing. The video was widely circulated on Monday after a television channel aired it and Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis tweeted about it, though Patole had clarified … Read more

Maharashtra: BJP obstructed Assembly Speaker’s election, Congress alleges

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The opposition BJP stopped the election for the Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly ‘through’ the governor’s office, state Congress chief Nana Patole alleged on Tuesday. The election, scheduled during the day, was deferred following a legal advice, sources had said earlier. “The BJP obstructed the Speaker’s election through the governor’s office,” Patole alleged while speaking to … Read more

MVA govt cites precedents of Houses without Speaker, Dy for over a year

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There was nothing unusual about the assembly Speaker’s post remaining vacant, the Maha Vikas Aghadi has conveyed to Raj Bhavan, citing precedents. The response came after governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis raked up the issue of the post remaining vacant for almost five months now. Leaders of the MVA gave precedents … Read more

Sensing loss of influence, Congress wants new speaker in this session itself

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The Congress has begun exerting pressure on the Maha Vikas Aghadi government to hold election for the new Maharashtra Assembly Speaker in the current assembly session itself. The Congress ministers are believed to have raised the issue in the cabinet meeting on Sunday as the party feels it has little influence and say in the … Read more

Saamana edit indicates disquiet in alliance over Nana Patole replacing Balasaheb Thorat

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MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena on Saturday appeared to disfavour ally Congress’s decision to replace state Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat with Nana Patole and the latter’s resignation as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece `Saamana’ also said there was substance in NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s reported view that the three coalition partners will … Read more