Maharashtra Minister and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, Chhagan Bhujbal, who was eyeing to contest as Mahayuti candidate in the Lok Sabha polls, has withdrawn from the race on Friday over the delay in the announcement of the candidate for the Nashik seat.
The Maratha community, under the leadership of Jarange Patil, has been seeking reservations in education and jobs under the OBC category. The guarantee of reservation under the Kumbi category, however, finds objection within the Maharashta government, with senior leader Chhagan Bhujbal op
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal has officially acknowledged the receipt of a death threat letter. Confirming the unsettling communication on Saturday, Bhujbal shared that threats and attacks had occurred earlier too.
The threat comes days after the Election Commission on Tuesday allotted the NCP name and symbol to the faction led by Ajit Pawar, a decision that came as a major blow to the faction led by party founder Sharad Pawar.
"It is much needed to sit on an indefinite hunger strike again. It is the government's responsibility to implement the law for the reservation. This law is very important for the Maratha community. I will be going on an indefinite hunger strike starting February 10. I will thank the CM and b
"If Satyendar Jain and Manish Sisodia join the BJP, all cases against them will be dropped, like in the cases of Ajit Pawar and Chhagan Bhujbal. I want to tell the BJP that we will not be scared by threats from the ED and CBI," the AAP leader added.
Reacting to the threat perception to NCP leader (Ajit Pawar faction) Chaggan Bhujbal, Maharashtra Industry Minister Uday Samant said that the Home Department will take the necessary action after talking to him.
NCP-Sharad Pawar faction leader Rohit Pawar disagreed with the speeches of State Cabinet Minister and NCP leader (Ajit Pawar faction) Chaggan Bhujbal but asserted that security should be provided to him if there was a threat against him.
Responding to former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal's allegation party' former president, Sharad Pawar's resignation from the president post came after it was "decided" in a party meeting, NCP working president Supriya Sule said that Sharad Pawar never wanted to tend
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday slammed Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal for his statement that Sharad Pawar wanted to go with the BJP after making his daughter Supriya Sule as the party's president.
Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) on Friday made organizational changes and appointed its ministers and leaders as in-charges of several districts of Maharashtra.