At the swearing-in ceremony of cabinet ministers in the Maharashtra government, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday addressed the absence of the opposition, underlining that their boycott of such events has been a long-standing practice.
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday expressed disappointment as his party Republican Party Of India (A) didn't got any ministry in the Maharashtra Cabinet expansion demanding at least one ministry.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday stated that around 9,000 Naxals had surrendered in the Northeast from 2019 to 2024, with many youths who joined the Naxal movement in Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra also giving up arms.
After taking the oath as a cabinet minister in the Maharashtra government, BJP leader Nitesh Rane on Sunday expressed gratitude for being given the opportunity to serve and promised to work towards the state's development.
After taking the oath as a Cabinet Minister in the Maharashtra government, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat expressed his excitement, saying he felt it was the result of 40 years of hard work. He also vowed to work diligently for the people of Maharashtra.
After taking oath as a cabinet minister, Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant on Sunday vowed to work under the leadership of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis to advance the Mahayuti government's initiatives.
BJP's state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Ashish Shelar, Ganesh Naik, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Pankaja Munde, Girish Mahajan, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Chandrakant Patil, were among the ministers who took oath.