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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Vande Bharat trains: Third eye: New trains and an MLA on track, let’s see who’s prayers are heard, and no showcasing of show cause
New trains and an MLA on track: While PM Narendra Modi flagged off several Vande Bharat trains on Sunday from Jamshedpur, some MPs and MLAs decided to flag off the trains on their arrival at stations falling in their constituencies. When newly launched Agra Varanasi Vande Bharat Express reached Etawah junction, BJP and Samajwadi Party leaders started jostling to flag off the train and get pictures clicked. In this, Etawah Sadar BJP MLA Sarita Bhadoria fell on the railway track. The loco pilot was immediately informed to stop the train and the MLA was pulled up to safety by party workers.Let’s see who’s prayers are heardMaharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Ambadas Danve met each other when they came almost at the same time to pray at Dagdusheth Ganpati Temple in Pune a few days back. Desai later claimed that he prayed for Eknath Shinde to be the next chief minister again. Danve, in turn, claimed that the people of the state are wishing for Uddhav to be the next chief minister.No showcasing of show causeWith Disciplinary Action Committee of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee’s show causing five leaders, including three MLAs, for breach of party discipline. Irritating the leaders and its supporters, the party has decided to refrain from publicly announcing such show cause decisions. APCC president Bhupen Kumar Borah said this was an internal matter, and it is quite disappointing to know that this surfaced before the media. The party has now mandated such show cause notice will remain an internal matter and there will be no press statement.
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Third Eye: From new Parliament entry issues to seed papers at Amrit Udyan
No Pass, No EntryFormer parliamentarians are not allowed to enter the new Parliament using their Icard. A pass, issued at the reception, is a must to enter the building and this has irked several former MPs from BJP and other parties. In the previous Parliament, now rechristened as ‘Samvidhan Sadan’, former parliamentarians never needed a pass to gain entry, their Icard was more than enough.Messaging via MovieMaharashtra’s politicians have now taken to moviemaking to hit out at their opponents. After a sequel on the late Anand Dighe, CM Eknath Shinde’s mentor, Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena (UBT) has declared that he will make a new movie and name it “Namak Haram Part II”. Incidentally, Sena (UBT) has labeled Shinde and his faction ‘namak haram’ (backstabber) and traitors. Seed Papers at Amrit UdyanAstone abacus, sound pipe and music wall are among the key attractions in the famed Amrit Udyan inside Rashtrapati Bhavan, which will open for public viewing from Friday. Visitors to Amrit Udyan will also be given ‘seed papers’ — a unique and ecofriendly memento — infused with seeds of Tulsi plant, a senior official said. President Murmu will inaugurate Amrit Udyan on Wednesday and the garden will remain open for the public from Friday till September 15, from 10 am to 6 pm.
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Triple Trouble: BJP Faces Seat Sharing Hurdle For Maharashtra Assembly Polls After Lok Sabha Debacle.
Maharashtra is one of the four poll-bound states going to the elections in the coming month. After facing a debacle in the Lok Sabha polls, the ruling Mahayuti (NDA) consisting of BJP, Shiv Sena-Shinde and NCP-Ajit Pawar is facing a tough challenge to retain power in the Maharashtra assembly elections. In the Lok Sabha elections, the Mahayti bagged only 17 seats out of the total 48 while the opposition party bagged 30 seats.
The Maharashtra assembly has 288 members and the majority mark is 145. In the current assembly, the Mahayuti has 201 MLAs while the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) of Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) – have 67 MLAs.
Now, the three parties – BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP – are looking to strike a seat-sharing deal for the upcoming assembly polls. However, the battle for constituencies has intensified as parties gear up for the upcoming elections. Reports indicate that the BJP aims to contest at least 150 seats, leaving 138 seats for the two allies.
However, the Shiv Sena, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, is targeting a minimum of 100 seats. Therefore, the NCP could get only 38 seats but the Ajit Pawar-led faction is not willing to settle for less than 80 seats.
Securing these numbers is crucial, particularly as the coalition is still reeling from its disappointing performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections. In that contest, the coalition won only 17 of the state’s 48 seats, falling short against the Maha Vikas Aghadi, which secured 30 seats.
Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde are meeting the top BJP leadership including Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the seat-sharing issue and resolve the difference. Finalizing the seats is also important thus to have an early advantage over the MVA which has been in the campaign mode after the Lok Sabha poll boost.
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Third eye: Smoking out the plot, difficult to fathom, and bamboo business
Smoking out the plotThe management of an educational institution in Maharashtra’s Saswad was stunned when it invited former Shiv Sena MLA and exminister Vijay Shivtare to address students. He began by saying that in his childhood he wanted to be like Dhirubhai Ambani but was “very mischievous” and used to “steal money to smoke beedis till he collapsed” and all that was when he was in the “fourth standard”. Shivtare’s speech has raised a lot of eyebrows and it joins a long list of gaffes by Shiv Sena leaders. Difficult to fathomOpposition leader R Ashoka has claimed that CM Siddaramaiah engineered the defeat of Congress candidate DK Suresh in Bengaluru Rural to cut his brother and deputy CM DK Shivakumar to size. But the claim has not gone down well within sections of BJP leaders because CN Manjunath won by an impressive margin of 2.69 lakh votes riding what they believe is a Modi wave. So, now they are scratching their heads, unable to understand Ashoka’s analysis.Bamboo businessDuring a recent event, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde spoke about the importance of planting trees and said that some are planting bamboo, which too is good for the environment as it gives a a lot of oxygen. Then, with a wink, he said that some people should also be given this bamboo (stick treatment). Shinde did not name anyone, but he indicated that he was referring to Sanjay Raut, member of Parliament representing the Uddhav Thackerayled party.
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What Milind Deora Said About Congress From Shiv Sena’s Dias |
Milind Deora, senior Congress leader, today severed his and his family’s five-decade-old ties with the party and joined Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. After joining Sena, Deora said that the Congress party today opposes everything said by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also said that the grand old party has lost the path of constructive politics.
Milind Deora also said that a strong government is needed at the Center and States in India. “It is a matter of pride for all of us that under the leadership of PM Modi, India is stronger today…I would like to add that in the last 10 years not one terror attack has happened in Mumbai. This is a major achievement for Mumbaikars,” said Deora.
He further said, “The same party that used to offer constructive suggestions to this country, on how to take the country forward, has now just one goal – speak against whatever PM Modi says and does. Tomorrow, if he says that Congress is a very good party, they will oppose it. I believe in the politics of GAIN – Growth, Aspiration, Inclusivity and Nationalism. I don’t believe in the politics of PAIN – Personal Attacks, Injustice and Negativity.”
#WATCH | After joining Shiv Sena, Milind Deora says, “I have been receiving a lot of phone calls since morning that why did I sever 55-year-old ties of my family with Congress party…I was loyal to the party during its most challenging decade. Unfortunately, today’s Congress is… pic.twitter.com/PVU6SdibOv — ANI (@ANI) January 14, 2024
Deora further said that the same party that once ushered in economic reforms is today abusing industrialists, and businessmen and calling businessmen ‘anti-nationals’.
Deora said that he has received many calls over his decision. “I was loyal to the party during its most challenging decade. Unfortunately, today’s Congress is very different from the Congress of 1968 as well as that of 2004. Had Congress and UBT given importance to constructive & positive suggestions and merit & capability, Eknath Shinde and I wouldn’t have been here. Eknath Shinde had to make a major decision, I had to make a major decision,” he said.
Deora reportedly quit Congress after the grand old party agreed to leave the Mumbai South seat for Sena-UBT. Sena-UBT won the seat in 2019 when it was in alliance with the BJP. Now, it’s likely that Deora may contest the seat on the Shinde-Sena ticket.
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Salman And SRK Pose Like ‘Karan Arjun’ With Maharashtra CM For Ganpati Puja
Home LeisureSalman Khan And Shah Rukh Khan Pose Like ‘Karan Arjun’ With Maharashtra CM For Ganpati Puja -PICS
Karan Arjun are again! On Sunday, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan posed collectively at Ganpati puja of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Pics go viral.
Superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan on Sunday evening paid a go to to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s house to attend Ganpati puja. Several photos and movies from the puja circulated on-line. SRK was accompanied by his supervisor Pooja Dadlani. On the opposite hand, Salman got here alongside together with his sister Aprita and brother-in-law Aayush Sharma. Both SRK and Salman posed with the CM and shared heat greetings. The Khans stole everybody’s consideration with their ethnic look. SRK got here for the puja sporting a blue coloration Pathaani swimsuit. Salman wore a crimson kurta.
#ShahRukhKhan and #SalmanKhan
Latest Click with Maharashtra Chief Minister #EknathShinde #SRK #Salman #Jawan #Tiger3 #Tiger3Teaser #Pathaan #Dunki #TigerVsPathaan #Tiger3Diwali2023 pic.twitter.com/IlSKxUEGdh— THUNDER BAY STUDIO (@TBSTwizzle) September 25, 2023
Other B-town members together with Jackie Shroff, Arjun Rampal, Asha Bhosle, Boney Kapoor and Rashami Desai additionally attended Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Eknath Shinde’s home.
Shah and salman is in a single fame a lot trouble love #ShahRukhKhan #SalmanKhan #GaneshChaturthi #SRK #Jawan pic.twitter.com/wmS65mN2VU
— YASOO (@yasmeenhussain7) September 24, 2023
What a historic day for us #ElvishMilitary
Honourable Chief minister of Maharashtra #EknathShinde#SalmanKhan and #ShahRuhKhan and #ElvishYadav persent at
#GanpatiBappaMorya Pooja at Cm House together with Bollywood celebrities ❤️#ElvishYadav #PoojaHegde #BawliFtElvish pic.twitter.com/4UKEXu4fHs— Tweets OF Elvish ️️ (@TweetsOFBIGBOSS) September 24, 2023
Salman Bhai and srk Also current at CM sir home wow
Elvish Bhai Present at CM sir home #SalmanKhan #SRK #ElvishYadav #ElvishMilitary pic.twitter.com/Qz1EhoKNcQ
— Tweets OF Elvish ️️ (@TweetsOFBIGBOSS) September 24, 2023
Recently SRK additionally sought the blessings of Lord Ganesha on the well-known Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai alongside together with his youthful son AbRam. Meanwhile, on the work entrance, SRK is at the moment having fun with the grand success of his not too long ago launched motion thriller movie ‘Jawan’.
Sharing his pleasure for the success of the film Shah Rukh Khan stated, “It’s a celebration. We rarely get a chance to live with a film for years. The making of Jawan has been going on for four years due to Covid and time constraints. There were a lot of people involved in this film, especially people from the South who came and settled in Mumbai and have been living in Mumbai for the last four years and working day and night for this film, which is the hardest work ever.”
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Hope Centre will present support for Marathwada water grid mission: Maharashtra CM Shinde
By PTI
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde mentioned on Sunday he hoped the Centre will present monetary support for the formidable water grid mission in Marathwada, and introduced that the state will implement an array of welfare measures to commemorate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 73rd birthday.
Shinde, who was talking at an occasion in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to commemorate the Marathwada Liberation Day, mentioned they’ve additionally made a request for Central help for the water grid mission to PM Modi, who turned 73 on Sunday.
The area, comprising eight districts, was beneath the oppressive rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad.
An rebellion of peasants and customary residents ensured the defeat of the Nizam and his Razakar militia and the area merged with India on September 17, 1948.
“We are trying to divert the run-off water during the monsoon towards the Godavari river basin. The state government has allocated Rs 15,000 crore for the ambitious Marathwada grid project. We have also requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi for (Central) assistance. I am sure we will get support from the Union government,” he mentioned.
The chief minister mentioned the state authorities had allotted a number of hundred crore rupees for the betterment of roads and different infrastructure in Marathwada and guaranteed individuals {that a} change for the higher can be seen within the coming days.
The area is mostly thought-about much less affluent, primarily attributable to inadequate rainfall.
“Rains have taken a break which is affecting farmers in the region. Last year, when farmers were affected due to the same problem, we had gone beyond the rules and distributed more funds to minimize their misery,” the CM mentioned.
The Maharashtra authorities held a particular cabinet assembly in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (previously Aurangabad) on Saturday to mark the seventy fifth yr of the Marathwada Liberation Day.
CM Shinde additionally introduced a bundle of Rs 45,000 crore for the event of Marathwada in addition to revised administrative sanctions for irrigation tasks value Rs 14,000 crore.
The Marathwada area contains eight districts — Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (beforehand referred to as Aurangabad), Dharashiv (beforehand referred to as Osmanabad), Jalna, Beed, Latur, Nanded, Hingoli and Parbhani.
Later, talking to reporters in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Shinde mentioned Maharashtra will implement the NaMo 11-point programmes, an array of welfare measures, to commemorate the 73rd birthday of PM Modi.
The first programme can be referred to as the ‘NaMo Women Empowerment Campaign’ beneath which varied authorities schemes will cowl 73 lakh girls, he mentioned.
As many as 40 lakh girls can be linked with self-help teams, whereas 20 lakh extra can be linked with ‘Shakti teams’, Shinde mentioned.
Mission Shakti, a flagship programme of the Union authorities, goals at empowering girls by self-help teams and gainful actions by offering credit score and market linkage.
“The campaign has also set a target of giving employment and technical training to 5 lakh women, capital for 5 lakh women to start their own business and helping 3 lakh women entrepreneurs to access market and customers,” the CM mentioned.
The ‘NaMo Labour Welfare Campaign’ will present security kits to 73,000 development employees within the state.
The ‘NaMo Farm Pond Campaign’ has set a goal of development of 73,000 farm ponds within the state to extend the capability to retailer water acquired by rainfall, Shinde mentioned.
The ‘NaMo Self-reliant and Solar Power Campaign’ is aimed toward making 73,000 villages within the state self-reliant on elements like water, processing of agricultural produce and its advertising and marketing.
The marketing campaign additionally consists of the development of pucca homes, bogs and roads, and focuses on creating jobs on the village degree, he mentioned.
‘NaMo Poor and Backward Class Honour Campaign’ will concentrate on constructing pucca homes for the poor and the backward courses and development of pucca roads, group halls and enchancment in electrical energy provide, he mentioned.
Under the ‘NaMo Gram Sachiwalay Campaign’, a minimum of 73 new gram panchayat workplaces can be inbuilt each district. These workplaces may have good web connectivity and function on photo voltaic power, Shinde mentioned.
The different initiatives are ‘NaMo Tribal Smart School Campaign’, ‘NaMo Divyang Shakti Campaign’, ‘NaMo Sports Grounds and Gardens Campaign’, ‘NaMo City Beautification Campaign’ and ‘NaMo Holy Places and Fort Restoration and Protection Campaign’, Shinde added.
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde mentioned on Sunday he hoped the Centre will present monetary support for the formidable water grid mission in Marathwada, and introduced that the state will implement an array of welfare measures to commemorate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 73rd birthday.
Shinde, who was talking at an occasion in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to commemorate the Marathwada Liberation Day, mentioned they’ve additionally made a request for Central help for the water grid mission to PM Modi, who turned 73 on Sunday.
The area, comprising eight districts, was beneath the oppressive rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
An rebellion of peasants and customary residents ensured the defeat of the Nizam and his Razakar militia and the area merged with India on September 17, 1948.
“We are trying to divert the run-off water during the monsoon towards the Godavari river basin. The state government has allocated Rs 15,000 crore for the ambitious Marathwada grid project. We have also requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi for (Central) assistance. I am sure we will get support from the Union government,” he mentioned.
The chief minister mentioned the state authorities had allotted a number of hundred crore rupees for the betterment of roads and different infrastructure in Marathwada and guaranteed individuals {that a} change for the higher can be seen within the coming days.
The area is mostly thought-about much less affluent, primarily attributable to inadequate rainfall.
“Rains have taken a break which is affecting farmers in the region. Last year, when farmers were affected due to the same problem, we had gone beyond the rules and distributed more funds to minimize their misery,” the CM mentioned.
The Maharashtra authorities held a particular cabinet assembly in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (previously Aurangabad) on Saturday to mark the seventy fifth yr of the Marathwada Liberation Day.
CM Shinde additionally introduced a bundle of Rs 45,000 crore for the event of Marathwada in addition to revised administrative sanctions for irrigation tasks value Rs 14,000 crore.
The Marathwada area contains eight districts — Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (beforehand referred to as Aurangabad), Dharashiv (beforehand referred to as Osmanabad), Jalna, Beed, Latur, Nanded, Hingoli and Parbhani.
Later, talking to reporters in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Shinde mentioned Maharashtra will implement the NaMo 11-point programmes, an array of welfare measures, to commemorate the 73rd birthday of PM Modi.
The first programme can be referred to as the ‘NaMo Women Empowerment Campaign’ beneath which varied authorities schemes will cowl 73 lakh girls, he mentioned.
As many as 40 lakh girls can be linked with self-help teams, whereas 20 lakh extra can be linked with ‘Shakti teams’, Shinde mentioned.
Mission Shakti, a flagship programme of the Union authorities, goals at empowering girls by self-help teams and gainful actions by offering credit score and market linkage.
“The campaign has also set a target of giving employment and technical training to 5 lakh women, capital for 5 lakh women to start their own business and helping 3 lakh women entrepreneurs to access market and customers,” the CM mentioned.
The ‘NaMo Labour Welfare Campaign’ will present security kits to 73,000 development employees within the state.
The ‘NaMo Farm Pond Campaign’ has set a goal of development of 73,000 farm ponds within the state to extend the capability to retailer water acquired by rainfall, Shinde mentioned.
The ‘NaMo Self-reliant and Solar Power Campaign’ is aimed toward making 73,000 villages within the state self-reliant on elements like water, processing of agricultural produce and its advertising and marketing.
The marketing campaign additionally consists of the development of pucca homes, bogs and roads, and focuses on creating jobs on the village degree, he mentioned.
‘NaMo Poor and Backward Class Honour Campaign’ will concentrate on constructing pucca homes for the poor and the backward courses and development of pucca roads, group halls and enchancment in electrical energy provide, he mentioned.
Under the ‘NaMo Gram Sachiwalay Campaign’, a minimum of 73 new gram panchayat workplaces can be inbuilt each district. These workplaces may have good web connectivity and function on photo voltaic power, Shinde mentioned.
The different initiatives are ‘NaMo Tribal Smart School Campaign’, ‘NaMo Divyang Shakti Campaign’, ‘NaMo Sports Grounds and Gardens Campaign’, ‘NaMo City Beautification Campaign’ and ‘NaMo Holy Places and Fort Restoration and Protection Campaign’, Shinde added.
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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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Govt dedicated to giving quota to Maratha neighborhood, resolution have to be foolproof: Maharashtra CM Shinde
By PTI
PUNE: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday mentioned his authorities is dedicated to giving reservations to the Maratha neighborhood by proving its social and academic backwardness.
He was chatting with reporters at Pune’s Bhimashankar Temple, one of many 12 ‘jyotirlingas’ within the nation.
“It is our clear stand to give reservations to the Maratha community. When Devendra Fadnavis was chief minister (between 2014 and 2019), we had given reservations to the Maratha community but it was set aside by the Supreme Court,” he mentioned.
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“It is our priority to prove that the Maratha community is backward on social and educational grounds. We are giving first preference to it and dedicated committees are working on it. Time should be given to the government,” the chief minister mentioned.
Shinde mentioned he had assured Manoj Jharange Patil, who has been on starvation strike in Jalna district for the previous a number of days, that the Maharashtra authorities was totally with the Maratha neighborhood.
“We do not want to cheat anyone by taking any (weak) decision. A decision which we take must stand the legal test. The government’s stand is that reservations given to the Maratha community must be foolproof,” he mentioned.
Asserting that reservations have to be given to the Maratha neighborhood with out affecting such services of different teams, Shinde requested opposition events to cooperate together with his authorities.
PUNE: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday mentioned his authorities is dedicated to giving reservations to the Maratha neighborhood by proving its social and academic backwardness.
He was chatting with reporters at Pune’s Bhimashankar Temple, one of many 12 ‘jyotirlingas’ within the nation.
“It is our clear stand to give reservations to the Maratha community. When Devendra Fadnavis was chief minister (between 2014 and 2019), we had given reservations to the Maratha community but it was set aside by the Supreme Court,” he mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
ALSO READ | Activist Jarange threatens to proceed starvation strike until Marathas get Kunbi certificates
“It is our priority to prove that the Maratha community is backward on social and educational grounds. We are giving first preference to it and dedicated committees are working on it. Time should be given to the government,” the chief minister mentioned.
Shinde mentioned he had assured Manoj Jharange Patil, who has been on starvation strike in Jalna district for the previous a number of days, that the Maharashtra authorities was totally with the Maratha neighborhood.
“We do not want to cheat anyone by taking any (weak) decision. A decision which we take must stand the legal test. The government’s stand is that reservations given to the Maratha community must be foolproof,” he mentioned.
Asserting that reservations have to be given to the Maratha neighborhood with out affecting such services of different teams, Shinde requested opposition events to cooperate together with his authorities.