Manoj Jarange-Patil has been demanding that Kunbi OBC caste certificates be given to the Maratha community. File Photo: PTI | Photo Credit: PTI Activist Manoj Jarange on January 22 said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar should have questioned the State government over the delay in granting quota to Marathas and claimed that Mr. Pawar … Read more
Union Minister for Road Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari with NCP chief Sharad Pawar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday lavished fulsome praise on Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, remarking that Maharashtra’s leadership was embodied in Mr. Pawar’s person. The two leaders from opposing … Read more
NCP chief Sharad Pawar. File | Photo Credit: PTI NCP chief Sharad Pawar on December 19 asked Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to probe the recent security lapse in Parliament and also sought his intervention into the suspension of MPs. “I would request you to kindly address this matter in the interest of upholding the … Read more
NCP chief Sharad Pawar and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi come out of the Election Commission office in New Delhi on Oct 6, 2023, after the commission heard the plea of both factions over claims on the party’s name and symbol. | Photo Credit: PTI The Election Commission of India on Friday began its hearing … Read more
NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Adani Group Chairperson Gautam Adani inaugurate the Lactoferrin Plant Exympower, in Vasna, Gujarat, on Saturday | Photo Credit: PTI Amid criticism from opposition parties against the Adani Group, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar met billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani on Saturday and visited the businessman’s office and residence in … Read more
The Maharashtra government is to follow through on a proposal to base the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Raigad district, according to Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Monday. A landslide in Irshalwadi village in Raigad killed 27 people on July 19. Speaking in the State Legislative Assembly, Mr. Pawar said that keeping in mind … Read more
Uddhav Thackeray with NCP president Sharad Pawar | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Fresh schisms developed within the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) troika after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) faction said its ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar had reportedly “failed to find a political legatee” to take the NCP forward. Problems … Read more
If the 18th century statesman of the Maratha Empire, Nana Phadnavis, was called the ‘Maratha Machiavelli’ by European visitors to the Peshwa court, that moniker today would undoubtedly belong to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo, Sharad Pawar. Arguably one of Maharashtra’s tallest leaders in the last quarter of the 20th century, the 82-year-old, whose … Read more
Former NCP chief Sharad Pawar speaking during his autobiography launch. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini NCP leader Sharad Pawar on May 2 declared that he will step down as Nationalist Congress Party president during his autobiography book launch. “After a long period of public life from May 1, 1960, to May 1, 2023, it is necessary … Read more
With the buzz around him joining the ruling Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dispensation refusing to abate, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Tuesday again reiterated he would “remain in the NCP till his last breath.” Addressing a meeting of his party workers and constituents in the Pawar clan … Read more