Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde paid tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement at Hutatma Chowk on the occasion of 63rd Maharashtra Foundation Day on Monday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased in the Bhiwandi building collapse, said an official statement.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday slammed Uddhav Thackeray and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for opposing the Barsu Refinery project in Ratnagiri district.
With the Uddhav Thackeray faction's plea, challenging last year's change of guard in Maharashtra, pending arbitration in the Supreme Court, the former Maharashtra chief minister on Sunday said elections can happen any time and they were "prepared".
When asked if he would claim the post of Maharashtra Chief Minister in the 2024 Assembly elections, Ajit Pawar said, "Why 2024, I am even now prepared for the post."
Expelled Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Pune district president Balasaheb Chandore will join the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday.
After having a meeting with several Congress leaders, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday, said that the two parties, despite all the differences in their ideology, will come together in the "fight for democracy".
In this regard, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the families of the deceased.
While addressing the media he said, "Deceased's families will be given Rs 5 lakhs while we are ensuring proper treatment for those admitted," Shinde said.
Raigad Superintendant of Police Somnath Gharge said that rescue operations have been completed in the incident which took place around 4 am on the old Mumbai-Pune highway.
Aaditya Thackeray, son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, on Tuesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party and alleged that the ally of ruling Shiv Sena is "inciting riots" in the State.
The Pune police detained and questioned a drunken man for allegedly threatening to kill Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shine, officers informed on Tuesday.