The Shiv Sena on Tuesday claimed the BJP‘s ”arrogance” was among the reasons for its defeat in the West Bengal Assembly polls. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ also said the BJP’s “intolerance” was responsible for it being out of power in Maharashtra. The comments came days after Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil reportedly … Read more
With the BJP questioning Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s “silence” on various issues and asking the state Governor to seek a status report from the government, NCP leader Nawab Malik on Wednesday said the CM will speak at right time and that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has support of more than 175 MLAs. He … Read more
Challenging Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar‘s contentions regarding state Anil Deshmukh, BJP Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday hit back alleging that the NCP chief is trying to protect the Maharashtra Home Minister and not speaking the truth. Refuting Pawar’s statements on Monday that Deshmukh was in home quarantime in Nagpur during the … Read more
In a further damage to the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s credibility an 8 page letter written by former Mumbai Police Commissioner claims that Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had given a monthly target of Rs 100 crores of extortion money to be collected by Police officials in Mumbai including Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Vaze. NCP leaders … Read more
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday evening said the Maharashtra Public Service Commission”s (MPSC) preliminary examination would be held by March 22.Earlier, the MPSC”s decision to postpone, yet again, the exam for government jobs which was to take place on March 14 (Sunday) on account of rising coronavirus cases sparked protests with students blocking a … Read more
MUMBAI: Eknath Khadse, BJP’s senior-most leader in Maharashtra, is likely to join NCP this week. Khadse had been disgruntled ever since he had to resign as a minister from the erstwhile Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra. Khadse is likely to join NCP along with his supporters. However, his daughter-in-law Raksha Khadse, who is an MP … Read more
PUNE: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said his party NCP has already made its stand clear on the Maratha quota and parried questions on tweets by his son on the politically sensitive issue. Ajit Pawar, talking to reporters here, said every community deserving reservation in jobs and education should get it. In … Read more
MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena’s ‘secular credentials’ within the ruling coalition in Maharashtra seem to have taken a beating, as several Muslim leaders from the Congress and the NCP are miffed with the “unreasonable restrictions” being imposed on bringing animals to Mumbai and other cities for sacrifice during Eid-ul-Zuha. The government has said the curbs were … Read more