Pawar, who is also the guardian minister of Pune district, said that the locals have been facing problems regarding the tanker mafia in their area, which does not allow them to get proper water facilities. Similarly, multiple children are also indulging in criminal activities, Pawar said,
Ajit Pawar's faction has reunited with Sharad Pawar's faction of NCP for the Pune Municipal Corporation elections, forcing Mahayuti alliance partners to go against each other.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar has seemingly sparked a political controversy with his remarks in Malegaon town in Baramati in Pune district during campaign for local body elections that if voters "cross mark" his party's candidates, he will also "cross mark" a
Sapkal further alleged that the Maharashtra state government has "mortgaged Maharashtra's self-respect and is now taking decisions from Delhi," alleging that it is actually Union Home Minister Amit Shah which makes the real decision in the state and not Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Following activist Anjali Damania's allegations of Rs 500 crore corruption against Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule stated on Tuesday that a decision will be taken in this regard once the matter is submitted in writing to the government.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Maharashtra government over a land scam involving Parth Pawar, son of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
Priyanka Chaturvedi questioned the sincerity of Pawar's statement, given the actions of his party's MLC, Amol Mitkari. Mitkari has written a letter to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) seeking verification of IPS officer Anjana Krishna's educational and caste documents.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar assured that the government is working on a "war footing" to resolve the issue regarding the Maratha quota demand, for which activist Jarange Patil has started a hunger strike.
"Those who are speaking now have themselves been in government for a long time, so please don't force us to get into all those things. All of them are respected and experienced leaders," Pawar told reporters here.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday morning reviewed various ongoing development projects in the Moshi area in Pune's Pimpri-Chinchwad.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that Section 144 had been imposed for 48 hours following a tense situation in Yavat village at Daund Taluka of Pune District after a youth posted an alleged objectionable social media post.