When the minister means businessThe newly reconstituted monitoring group, chaired by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Chauhan and including Jitendra Singh, aspires to be active. Chauhan, who is now in charge of the Jharkhand polls, was late for the opening meeting due to a flight delay from Ranchi. However, he made it plain that he intends to hold two sessions per month and will keep them focused. Unlike the first meeting last week, which was attended by approximately 80 Union Secretaries, the following meetings will only include officials from departments pertinent to the topic under discussion.Not letting go of the opportunityThe first MidCareer Training Program for civil servants of BIMSTEC countries , conducted this month by India’s National Center for Good Governance, has attracted 45 mid and seniorlevel civil servant officials from the participating countries. However, officials from Bangladesh are conspicuously absent due to ongoing violence in the country. Nepal is claimed to have jumped at the opportunity to fill the additional spots that had become available. Making a switch in timeEknath Shinde made a slip of the tongue when addressing aPC on the government’s achievements, saying that the Maha Vikas Aghadi government had accomplished a lot. Fadnavis, who was sitting close, corrected him and pointed out that it was the Mahayuti government. Instead of apologizing, Shinde conveniently stated he used the MVA to compare its poor performance to that of the Mahayuti government.
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Maharashtra Secures 52.46% Of India’s Total Foreign Investment In Q1 Of FY 2024-25 | Economy News
Maharashtra has once again cemented its position as the top destination for foreign investment in India, attracting a staggering 52.46% of the country’s total investments in the first quarter of the 2024-25 financial year. From April to June 2024, the state received a total of Rs 70,795 crore in foreign direct investment (FDI), far surpassing any other state in India.
This milestone continues Maharashtra’s two-year streak as the leader in attracting FDI. The state’s dominance is evident as its investments exceed the combined total of all other top-ranking states. Karnataka followed with Rs 19,059 crore, Delhi at third with Rs 10,788 crore, and Telangana, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu taking the fourth, fifth, and sixth spots with Rs 9,023 crore, Rs 8,508 crore, and Rs 8,325 crore respectively. The combined investment of these states still falls short of Maharashtra’s achievement.
Commenting on the development, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said, “Congratulations Maharashtra! Very good news! Maharashtra leads in FDI with a staggering 52.46% of India’s total investment! Maharashtra which is consecutively ranked No. 1 for last 2 years in FDI, now has secured maximum investment ie 52.46% of India’s total FDI in the 1st quarter of the financial year 2024-2025.”
Congratulations Maharashtra! Very good news! Maharashtra leads in FDI with a staggering 52.46% of India’s total investment!
Maharashtra which is consecutively ranked No. 1 for last 2 years in FDI, now has secured maximum investment ie 52.46% of India’s total FDI in the 1st… pic.twitter.com/IVKjGqzGTI — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) September 6, 2024
The total foreign investment in India for the first quarter was Rs 1,34,959 crore, with Maharashtra’s contribution accounting for over half of this at Rs 70,795 crore.
Successful streak
This stellar performance builds on Maharashtra’s strong FDI record in the previous financial years. In FY 2022-23, the state attracted Rs 1,18,422 crore in foreign investment—more than Karnataka, Delhi, and Gujarat combined. In FY 2023-24, Maharashtra brought in Rs 1,25,101 crore, surpassing both Gujarat and Karnataka combined once again.
From 2014 to 2019, during its previous stint in power, Maharashtra had drawn Rs 3,62,161 crore in FDI. Notably, since returning to power, the current administration has attracted an impressive Rs 3,14,318 crore in just two and a half years, approaching the earlier five-year total.
what lies ahead
While Maharashtra continues to break investment records, the data for the second quarter is yet to be released. Given its current trajectory, the state is poised to maintain its leadership in attracting foreign capital, further strengthening its position as India’s economic powerhouse.
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Either you will remain or me: Uddhav Thackeray to Devendra Fadnavis
Ahead of the assembly elections in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday warned BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis saying, “Either you will remain or me.”Addressing party workers in Mumbai, Thackeray claimed that Fadnavis was trying to implicate him and his son Aaditya Thackeray in false cases. “Devendra Fadnavis conspired in a number of ways to put me and Aaditya in prison. They have attacked my family. However, I have endured it and stood resolutely still…Now either you will remain or me,” said Thackeray in his address. to Mumbai’s Shakha Pramukhs in Bandra. Thackeray was referring to allegations made recently by former Maharashtra home minister and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) faction leader Anil Deshmukh that Fadnavis had tried to “pressurise him to implicate” the Thackerays and Ajit Pawar in fake cases. Deshmukh claimed that he was asked to do so in order to avoid getting entangled in the Enforcement Directorate case filed against him for allegedly demanding ₹100 crore from bar owners and other establishments.
Incidentally, Fadnavis had also earlier alleged that when the MVA government was in power with Thackeray as the CM, there were attempts to put him in prison under a conspiracy along with some police officials from Mumbai.
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Third eye: Russia shows the map, lift rumours, and mango diplomacy
Showing the Position on MapIn a noteworthy move ahead of SCO summit and Indian PM’s Moscow visit, Russian stateowned media Sputnik has published a map of SCO member states and dialogue partners that displayed PoK as part of India. Clearly, the message can’t be missed, and the move may not go down well with either Pakistan or China, both SCO members. Russia has always maintained that the entire Kashmir is part of India. No Walls, No Ears: It’s Safe to TalkUddhav Thackeray and Devendra Fadnavis were once on friendly terms. However, they are now bitter political enemies, thus their simultaneous entry into an elevator in the state legislature building sparked conjecture. Thackeray dismissed any such speculations and even joked with journalists later. “I’m informed that even walls have ears. We will conduct quiet talks in lifts from now on because they do not have walls,” he explained. Saying it With Fruit and SweetsIt’s pineapple and mango diplomacy between India and Bangladesh. Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sent mango, hilsa fish and sweets to Tripura CM Manik Saha. The gifts included 400 kg of exquisite Hariavanga (Haribhanga), the most famous mango of Dinajpur and Rangpur region of Bangladesh, 50 kg of delectable hilsa fish and 50 kg rasgulla (sweets). On the other hand, Tripura CM sent 500 kg pineapples as a “gift” to Bangladesh Prime Minister.
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Beed protests: Want OBCs and Marathas to get separate reservation, says NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal
On protests in Beed, Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on June 22 said that the demand was raised to get a separate reservation for the OBCs and Maratha people. “We just want to say that we are not against the Maratha people, we want OBCs and Maratha people to get a separate reservation. There should not be enmity between anyone. We should discuss things peacefully…Yesterday CM Eknath Shinde had a meeting with ministers and several people where it was decided that actions will be taken on the people who have taken a form for OBC certificates through false means. All the political parties will sit and take a decision on this. Devendra Fadnavis has also shown his support for caste based census,” said Chhagan Bhujbal.
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Maharashtra | A quota battle reignites
The Maratha demand for reservations in jobs and training returns to roil the state’s politics
BURNING FURY: Maratha Kranti Morcha members block the Pune-Solapur Highway to protest the lathi-charge on their cohort in Jalna district, Sept. 6 (Photo: PTI)
ISSUE DATE: Sep 25, 2023 | UPDATED: Sep 15, 2023 17:30 IST
Seven years after the dominant Maratha group first launched a sequence of silent morchas (protest marches) for his or her calls for like reservations in jobs and training, the difficulty has returned to hang-out politics in Maharashtra. Since 2016, round 58 ‘Maratha Kranti Morchas’—a few of them having lots of of hundreds of individuals becoming a member of them—have been organised in Maharashtra and neighbouring states. The agitation turned violent in 2018, additional beleaguering the then Devendra Fadnavis-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena coalition. There was hypothesis that the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which has a robust base among the many Marathas and was then within the Opposition, had fuelled these protests to nook Fadnavis, a Brahmin. However, the Maratha protests noticed counter-mobilisation by the non-Marathas, particularly by the upwardly cell different backward courses (OBCs), who felt that the Marathas would ultimately eat into their 27 per cent share of reservations. These teams organised ‘Bahujan Kranti Morchas’ throughout the state on related traces.
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‘Nashik bandh’ name by Maratha outfits in opposition to police lathi-charge in Jalna will get blended response
By PTI
NASHIK: The ‘bandh’ name given by some Maratha organisations in Nashik district of Maharashtra to protest in opposition to the current police lathi-charge on the agitators demanding quota for the group in Jalna, evoked a blended response on Sunday.
The bandh name was given by ‘Sakal Maratha Samaj’ and ‘Maratha Kranti Morcha’.
On Friday, an agitation searching for reservation for the Maratha group turned violent at Antarwali Sarathi village in Jalna district, resulting in a number of folks, together with dozens of police personnel, getting injured.
Police resorted to lathi-charge and lobbed tear fuel shells to disperse a violent mob that allegedly refused to let authorities shift a person on a starvation strike as a part of the quota stir to the hospital.
The Maratha Kranti Morcha and different organisations took out a protest march in Nashik metropolis this morning.
It started from the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and moved by means of a number of areas equivalent to Ravivar Karanja and Main Road.
READ HERE: Day after Maratha quota stir turns violent, Opposition seeks Fadanavis scalp in Maharashtra
They appealed to shopkeepers to maintain the retailers and enterprise institutions shut.
In response, the retailers have been closed in some components of town for a while and have been opened within the afternoon.
Bus and different mandatory providers weren’t affected.
But buses are usually not being operated to Jalna and Ahmednagar by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC).
VIDEO | Aurangabad Range Special IG Dnyaneshwar Chavan met these injured within the police lathi-charge throughout a protest for Maratha reservation in Jalna, Maharashtra. pic.twitter.com/ngJ8J7LdLs
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 2, 2023
“People from across the district took part in the bandh voluntarily. We did not force them to participate,” Swarajya Party state convener Karan Gaykar.
“State Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis should take the responsibility for the Jalna lathi-charge incident and resign. The rulers should not dare to do injustice with the Maratha community,” he stated.
In view of the bandh name, police saved strict vigil in foremost areas throughout town.
Meanwhile, a ‘rasta roko’ (street blockade) agitation over the problem was staged on the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Chowk on Vani-Saputara Road within the morning.
As a outcome, visitors on the street got here to a standstill for an hour.
NASHIK: The ‘bandh’ name given by some Maratha organisations in Nashik district of Maharashtra to protest in opposition to the current police lathi-charge on the agitators demanding quota for the group in Jalna, evoked a blended response on Sunday.
The bandh name was given by ‘Sakal Maratha Samaj’ and ‘Maratha Kranti Morcha’.
On Friday, an agitation searching for reservation for the Maratha group turned violent at Antarwali Sarathi village in Jalna district, resulting in a number of folks, together with dozens of police personnel, getting injured.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Police resorted to lathi-charge and lobbed tear fuel shells to disperse a violent mob that allegedly refused to let authorities shift a person on a starvation strike as a part of the quota stir to the hospital.
The Maratha Kranti Morcha and different organisations took out a protest march in Nashik metropolis this morning.
It started from the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and moved by means of a number of areas equivalent to Ravivar Karanja and Main Road.
READ HERE: Day after Maratha quota stir turns violent, Opposition seeks Fadanavis scalp in Maharashtra
They appealed to shopkeepers to maintain the retailers and enterprise institutions shut.
In response, the retailers have been closed in some components of town for a while and have been opened within the afternoon.
Bus and different mandatory providers weren’t affected.
But buses are usually not being operated to Jalna and Ahmednagar by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC).
VIDEO | Aurangabad Range Special IG Dnyaneshwar Chavan met these injured within the police lathi-charge throughout a protest for Maratha reservation in Jalna, Maharashtra. pic.twitter.com/ngJ8J7LdLs
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 2, 2023
“People from across the district took part in the bandh voluntarily. We did not force them to participate,” Swarajya Party state convener Karan Gaykar.“State Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis should take the responsibility for the Jalna lathi-charge incident and resign. The rulers should not dare to do injustice with the Maratha community,” he stated.
In view of the bandh name, police saved strict vigil in foremost areas throughout town.
Meanwhile, a ‘rasta roko’ (street blockade) agitation over the problem was staged on the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Chowk on Vani-Saputara Road within the morning.
As a outcome, visitors on the street got here to a standstill for an hour.
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Statements are nonetheless being recorded in Disha Salian demise case: Fadnavis
Salian (28), former supervisor of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, allegedly died by suicide by leaping from a high-rise constructing in Malad space of Mumbai on June 8, 2020.
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday mentioned police have been nonetheless recording statements in reference to the alleged suspicious demise of Disha Salian, and the case has not been closed.
Salian (28), former supervisor of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, allegedly died by suicide by leaping from a high-rise constructing in Malad space of Mumbai on June 8, 2020, just a few days earlier than Rajput’s alleged suicide.
“Primary evidence is being gathered and its credibility is being ascertained. Some people claimed that they have concrete evidence in the Disha death case, hence it would not be closed easily,” Fadnavis, who can also be the state residence minister, instructed a information channel.
“The process is going on. Some statements have been recorded and some more will be recorded later,” he mentioned.
In December 2022, Fadnavis had introduced the establishing of an SIT to probe Salian’s demise.
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Shiv Sena commercial claims Shinde extra most popular as Maharashtra CM over Fadnavis
By PTI
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Tuesday positioned a full-page commercial in lots of newspapers titled ‘Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra’, quoting a survey the place Shinde is proven as extra most popular for the highest put up than BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis.
The commercial carries Sena’s bow-and-arrow image and pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Shinde. It has no picture or picture of Shiv Sena founder late Balasaheb Thackeray, a noticeable departure going by its earlier publicity supplies.
The advert prompted Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut to name the celebration “Modi-Shah’s Shiv Sena.”
“For the chief minister’s position, 26. 1 per cent of the people in Maharashtra desire Eknath Shinde and 23. 2 per cent of the people wish to see Devendra Fadnavis as the next chief minister,” reads the commercial.
Thus, it’s plain proof that 49.3 per cent of the folks in Maharashtra want to see a powerful alliance between BJP and Shiv Sena for his or her state’s management, it mentioned.
The figures and claims within the commercial have been attributed to a Zee TV-Matrize survey.
“According to the election surveys, 30.2 per cent of citizens of Maharashtra prefer Bharatiya Janata Party, while 16.2 per cent of citizens prefer the Shiv Sena (led by Eknath Shinde). These numbers show that a total of 46.4 per cent of people in Maharashtra trust the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance for the development of the state,” the commercial mentioned.
Responding to the commercial, Sanjay Raut of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) mentioned, “It was Balasaheb’s Shiv Sena earlier, but the advertisement has cleared the air. It has now become Modi-Shah’s Shiv Sena. Where is the image or photo of the late Balasaheb Thackeray in the advertisement?”
State BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, nevertheless, tried to downplay the commercial.
“It is always the election result that decides which party or leader is more acceptable to the voters. Shinde as a cabinet minister was popular earlier and now his acceptance has increased as the chief minister. People of the state have lots of expectations from Fadnavis, Shinde and Modi.”
As a state-level chief, the folks of Maharashtra have given desire to Fadnavis twice, he mentioned.
“There is no comparison between the Shiv Sena and BJP about who is a bigger or smaller party,” added Bawankule.
Chief spokesperson of the Maharashtra unit of Congress Atul Londhe referred to as it a “false” survey that he mentioned Shinde has used to advertise himself.
“Once the election is over, Maha Vikas Aghadi will win more than 42 Lok Sabha seats (in Maharashtra) and 200 seats in the assembly for sure. A new story would be written about him (Shinde) as ‘once upon a time, there was Shinde’,” he mentioned.
Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats and 288 Assembly constituencies.
Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) companions — Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP — have asserted that they may struggle the polls with most coordination.
Bharat Gogawale, chief whip of the Shinde-led Sena mentioned, “We never manage anyone to get a favourable survey. He (Shinde) is even accessible to people and visits all parts of the state. We have not asked any media house to conduct a survey for us.”
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Tuesday positioned a full-page commercial in lots of newspapers titled ‘Modi for India, Shinde for Maharashtra’, quoting a survey the place Shinde is proven as extra most popular for the highest put up than BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis.
The commercial carries Sena’s bow-and-arrow image and pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Shinde. It has no picture or picture of Shiv Sena founder late Balasaheb Thackeray, a noticeable departure going by its earlier publicity supplies.
The advert prompted Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut to name the celebration “Modi-Shah’s Shiv Sena.”googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“For the chief minister’s position, 26. 1 per cent of the people in Maharashtra desire Eknath Shinde and 23. 2 per cent of the people wish to see Devendra Fadnavis as the next chief minister,” reads the commercial.
Thus, it’s plain proof that 49.3 per cent of the folks in Maharashtra want to see a powerful alliance between BJP and Shiv Sena for his or her state’s management, it mentioned.
The figures and claims within the commercial have been attributed to a Zee TV-Matrize survey.
“According to the election surveys, 30.2 per cent of citizens of Maharashtra prefer Bharatiya Janata Party, while 16.2 per cent of citizens prefer the Shiv Sena (led by Eknath Shinde). These numbers show that a total of 46.4 per cent of people in Maharashtra trust the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena alliance for the development of the state,” the commercial mentioned.
Responding to the commercial, Sanjay Raut of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) mentioned, “It was Balasaheb’s Shiv Sena earlier, but the advertisement has cleared the air. It has now become Modi-Shah’s Shiv Sena. Where is the image or photo of the late Balasaheb Thackeray in the advertisement?”
State BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, nevertheless, tried to downplay the commercial.
“It is always the election result that decides which party or leader is more acceptable to the voters. Shinde as a cabinet minister was popular earlier and now his acceptance has increased as the chief minister. People of the state have lots of expectations from Fadnavis, Shinde and Modi.”
As a state-level chief, the folks of Maharashtra have given desire to Fadnavis twice, he mentioned.
“There is no comparison between the Shiv Sena and BJP about who is a bigger or smaller party,” added Bawankule.
Chief spokesperson of the Maharashtra unit of Congress Atul Londhe referred to as it a “false” survey that he mentioned Shinde has used to advertise himself.
“Once the election is over, Maha Vikas Aghadi will win more than 42 Lok Sabha seats (in Maharashtra) and 200 seats in the assembly for sure. A new story would be written about him (Shinde) as ‘once upon a time, there was Shinde’,” he mentioned.
Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats and 288 Assembly constituencies.
Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) companions — Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP — have asserted that they may struggle the polls with most coordination.
Bharat Gogawale, chief whip of the Shinde-led Sena mentioned, “We never manage anyone to get a favourable survey. He (Shinde) is even accessible to people and visits all parts of the state. We have not asked any media house to conduct a survey for us.”
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No lathicharge on warkaris in Alandi however minor scuffle with police: Maharashtra DY CM Fadnavis
By PTI
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday denied stories of lathi-charge on warkaris by police in Alandi city in Pune district.
He stated a minor scuffle broke out between warkaris- devotees of Lord Vitthal- and the police.
“There was no lathi-charge on the warkari community,” he informed reporters in Nagpur.
Opposition events, nevertheless, claimed police lathi-charged warkaris and demanded a high-level probe and strict motion.
The incident occurred when devotees had been scrambling to achieve entry into Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Samadhi Mandir in Alandi city, 22 km from Pune metropolis, in the course of the ceremonial procession which is a part of the annual Ashadhi Ekadashi pilgrimage to Pandharpur.
“We learned from the last year’s stampede-like situation at the same place (Alandi) and tried giving a few numbers of entry pass to various groups. It was decided to issue 75 passes to each group that participate in the pilgrimage,” stated Fadnavis, who handles the Home portfolio.
He stated some 400-500 youths insisted that they’d take part within the pilgrimage and will not observe the choice on the restricted allotment of the entry move.
“They broke the barricades and the police tried to stop them, during which some police personnel were injured,” Fadnavis stated.
Oppositions condemn Maharashtra police resorting lathicharge to disperse devotees-Varkari. Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole says that is century outdated custom of going to Pandharpur & a part of Vari, however Shinde Fadnavis govt first time resorted lathicharge on Varkari pic.twitter.com/kw6NTNecGc
— Sudhir Suryawanshi (@ss_suryawanshi) June 11, 2023
This determination (of allotting a restricted variety of the entry move) was taken after a joint assembly with the principal district choose, the charity commissioner and the heads of varied teams as a part of the preparation for the pilgrimage, he added.
Police had made elaborate preparations and held conferences with temple trustees to forestall any untoward incident, Commissioner of Pimpri Chinchwad, Vinay Kumar Choubey, had stated.
While the police had been sending batches of 75 devotees at a time, just a few folks breached the barricades and tried to enter the temple, he stated.
“There was an altercation when police tried to stop them,” Choubey stated however refuted allegations that police lathi-charged warkaris.
Nationalist Congress Party working president Supriya Sule and Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole claimed warkaris had been lathi-charged by the police and condemned the incident.
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday denied stories of lathi-charge on warkaris by police in Alandi city in Pune district.
He stated a minor scuffle broke out between warkaris- devotees of Lord Vitthal- and the police.
“There was no lathi-charge on the warkari community,” he informed reporters in Nagpur.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Opposition events, nevertheless, claimed police lathi-charged warkaris and demanded a high-level probe and strict motion.
The incident occurred when devotees had been scrambling to achieve entry into Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Samadhi Mandir in Alandi city, 22 km from Pune metropolis, in the course of the ceremonial procession which is a part of the annual Ashadhi Ekadashi pilgrimage to Pandharpur.
“We learned from the last year’s stampede-like situation at the same place (Alandi) and tried giving a few numbers of entry pass to various groups. It was decided to issue 75 passes to each group that participate in the pilgrimage,” stated Fadnavis, who handles the Home portfolio.
He stated some 400-500 youths insisted that they’d take part within the pilgrimage and will not observe the choice on the restricted allotment of the entry move.
“They broke the barricades and the police tried to stop them, during which some police personnel were injured,” Fadnavis stated.
Oppositions condemn Maharashtra police resorting lathicharge to disperse devotees-Varkari. Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole says that is century outdated custom of going to Pandharpur & a part of Vari, however Shinde Fadnavis govt first time resorted lathicharge on Varkari pic.twitter.com/kw6NTNecGc
— Sudhir Suryawanshi (@ss_suryawanshi) June 11, 2023
This determination (of allotting a restricted variety of the entry move) was taken after a joint assembly with the principal district choose, the charity commissioner and the heads of varied teams as a part of the preparation for the pilgrimage, he added.Police had made elaborate preparations and held conferences with temple trustees to forestall any untoward incident, Commissioner of Pimpri Chinchwad, Vinay Kumar Choubey, had stated.
While the police had been sending batches of 75 devotees at a time, just a few folks breached the barricades and tried to enter the temple, he stated.
“There was an altercation when police tried to stop them,” Choubey stated however refuted allegations that police lathi-charged warkaris.
Nationalist Congress Party working president Supriya Sule and Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole claimed warkaris had been lathi-charged by the police and condemned the incident.