Maharashtra Assembly Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar refused to apologise for his statement that Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj should be called 'Swarajya Rakshak' instead of 'Dharamveer'.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday refuted the allegations levelled by the opposition, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), regarding the Nagpur land allotment scam. "Opposition did the work of defaming the government," Shinde said.
Maharashtra's Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Ajit Pawar, on Friday expressed his 'dissatisfaction' over Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's speech in the House on the last day of the Winter Session.
Maharashtra Assembly Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar on Thursday denied having any information regarding the Maha Vikas Aghadi legislators seeking to move a 'No-confidence motion' against Speaker Rahul Narvekar and said that he is not aware of any such developments.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the erstwhile ruling alliance in Maharashtra between the Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), on Thursday moved a 'No Confidence Motion' against Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MLA Bhaskar Jadhav on Thursday condemned the scuffle between the two Shiv Sena factions and said that the incident was the "misuse of power" by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
According to the resolution the Maharashtra government will stand behind the Marathi people in border areas and will go for a legal fight in the Supreme Court to ensure that these areas become a part of Maharashtra.
Cabinet Minister Deepak Kesarkar introduced this bill which has a provision to bring the Chief Minister and the cabinet under the purview of the anti-corruption ombudsman.
The Winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly on Monday saw chaotic scenes as both the ruling coalition and Opposition members traded barbs over the protracted border dispute with Karnataka, as well as other issues.