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
Bangladeshis express mixed reactions on upcoming elections amid concerns over the law and order situation. Although the people have welcomed the initiative of the interim government to hold elections in mid-February; some fear that keeping the Awami League out of the electoral process could
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday reached out to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and NCP-SC leader Sharad Pawar, seeking their support for the NDA's Vice Presidential candidate, CP Radhakrishnan.
BJP MLA Ram Kadam on Wednesday endorsed the recent praise by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar for Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Fadnavis addressed the media following the conclusion of the Monsoon session of the Maharashtra Assembly, highlighting the passage of 16 significant bills and decisions, including the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill.
Speaking to the media, Narwekar also termed the Thursday incident as "unfortunate" as the monsoon session of the Maharashtra legislature, which commenced on June 30, culminated on Friday.
A case has been registered against Jitendra Awhad for allegedly obstructing the work of the police, Mumbai police said on Friday. The development followed a scuffle between BJP and NCP (SCP) workers at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan on Thursday evening.
"Yesterday, after a fight between BJP and NCP workers at Vidhan Bhavan, Jitendra Awhad and his workers obstructed the work by sitting in front of the police vehicle in the evening. Considering the seriousness of the matter, a case has been registered against Jitendra Awhad," Mumbai police s
Giving insights into the attack, Pawar said that four people had planned to attack the NCP-SCP leader who received threats on Whatsapp from the workers of the new 'aaka.'
A First Information Report (FIR) was registered and two people were arrested by the Mumbai Police in the incident of a clash between supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Gopichand Padalkar and NCP-SCP leader Jitendra Awhad.
"The incident that occurred today in the premises of the Vidhan Bhavan is very unfortunate. I have ordered a thorough investigation and requested a report. Once the report is received, I will announce further action on this matter in the Assembly," said Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar.