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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.

  • Discord inside Maharashtra govt as Shinde, Ajit conform to disagree on guardian ministers

    Express News Service

    MUMBAI:  A chilly conflict has surfaced between Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Ajit Pawar over the appointments of guardian ministers.

    A guardian minister refers to a delegated MLA (member of the legislative meeting) in a state authorities who’s assigned the accountability for overseeing the event of a selected district.

    The guardian minister can also be the ex-officio chairperson of the District Planning Committee (DPC), which is chargeable for addressing problems with frequent curiosity between native authorities our bodies and municipalities.

    State Congress chief Nana Patole stated Ajit is “eyeing the chair” of his boss Shinde.

    “The deputies — Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis — are working as super chief ministers, confusing the bureaucrats. The chaos in the present government can explode any day,” stated Patole.

    Patole stated within the BJP-led authorities, 15 districts are but to get guardian ministers. One minister is the guardian minister for six districts. CM Shinde just lately issued a notification asking newly inducted NCP ministers to do the flag hoisting on August 15 at district collectorates.

    However, the Ajit Pawar faction expressed displeasure as a result of they anticipated their appointment as guardian ministers of their very own districts would conduct flag hoisting of their districts.

    MUMBAI:  A chilly conflict has surfaced between Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Ajit Pawar over the appointments of guardian ministers.

    A guardian minister refers to a delegated MLA (member of the legislative meeting) in a state authorities who’s assigned the accountability for overseeing the event of a selected district.

    The guardian minister can also be the ex-officio chairperson of the District Planning Committee (DPC), which is chargeable for addressing problems with frequent curiosity between native authorities our bodies and municipalities.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    State Congress chief Nana Patole stated Ajit is “eyeing the chair” of his boss Shinde.

    “The deputies — Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis — are working as super chief ministers, confusing the bureaucrats. The chaos in the present government can explode any day,” stated Patole.

    Patole stated within the BJP-led authorities, 15 districts are but to get guardian ministers. One minister is the guardian minister for six districts. CM Shinde just lately issued a notification asking newly inducted NCP ministers to do the flag hoisting on August 15 at district collectorates.

    However, the Ajit Pawar faction expressed displeasure as a result of they anticipated their appointment as guardian ministers of their very own districts would conduct flag hoisting of their districts.

  • Shinde Sena MLA’s son booked over kidnapping of music firm CEO at gunpoint

    Express News Service

    MUMBAI: The son of Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve, who belongs to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction, was booked on Thursday over the kidnapping of a music firm CEO at gunpoint. The sufferer was allegedly assaulted and coerced to settle a monetary dispute with Manoj Mishra, the proprietor of one other music firm.

    The FIR in opposition to Prakash Surve’s son, Raj Surve, and 14 others has been registered at Vanrai police station in Mumbai. The case was lodged after the music firm CEO Rajkumar Singh filed a grievance, saying that he had been abused and threatened on the MLA’s workplace.

    Mumbai police arrested Mishra and two different accused on Thursday, whereas a hunt for the others is on. Raj Surve has not been arrested but.

    ALSO READ | Maharashtra journalist allegedly assaulted by goons linked to MLA Kishor Patil from CM Shinde’s camp

    As per the FIR, the complainant, whose firm lends loans to different corporations, had a monetary dispute with Mishra, who owns a music firm Adishakti Private Limited. Mishra had availed loans from the complainant and had additionally signed an settlement. However, as per the FIR, Mishra used the mortgage funds for another function as a substitute of increasing his enterprise. He allegedly wished to finish the settlement however the complainant demanded his a refund.

    On August 9, the complainant was allegedly threatened over the telephone and assaulted in his workplace by Raj Surve’s males. They then allegedly took him to the MLA’s workplace in Dahisar at gunpoint and assaulted and threatened him there. Raj was with Mishra on the workplace and he requested the complainant to resolve his matter with Mishra and threatened that in any other case he wouldn’t let him go residence, the FIR states.

    The police have collected CCTV footage from the complainant’s workplace that purportedly exhibits 10-15 individuals getting into his workplace, assaulting the workers and forcibly taking him away.

    Later, the complainant’s household approached the police and managed to rescue him, following which a case was registered in opposition to Raj, Mishra, Padmakar, Vicky Shetty and several other others on fees of kidnapping, assault and threatening below the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Arms Act.

    MUMBAI: The son of Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve, who belongs to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction, was booked on Thursday over the kidnapping of a music firm CEO at gunpoint. The sufferer was allegedly assaulted and coerced to settle a monetary dispute with Manoj Mishra, the proprietor of one other music firm.

    The FIR in opposition to Prakash Surve’s son, Raj Surve, and 14 others has been registered at Vanrai police station in Mumbai. The case was lodged after the music firm CEO Rajkumar Singh filed a grievance, saying that he had been abused and threatened on the MLA’s workplace.

    Mumbai police arrested Mishra and two different accused on Thursday, whereas a hunt for the others is on. Raj Surve has not been arrested but.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    ALSO READ | Maharashtra journalist allegedly assaulted by goons linked to MLA Kishor Patil from CM Shinde’s camp

    As per the FIR, the complainant, whose firm lends loans to different corporations, had a monetary dispute with Mishra, who owns a music firm Adishakti Private Limited. Mishra had availed loans from the complainant and had additionally signed an settlement. However, as per the FIR, Mishra used the mortgage funds for another function as a substitute of increasing his enterprise. He allegedly wished to finish the settlement however the complainant demanded his a refund.

    On August 9, the complainant was allegedly threatened over the telephone and assaulted in his workplace by Raj Surve’s males. They then allegedly took him to the MLA’s workplace in Dahisar at gunpoint and assaulted and threatened him there. Raj was with Mishra on the workplace and he requested the complainant to resolve his matter with Mishra and threatened that in any other case he wouldn’t let him go residence, the FIR states.

    The police have collected CCTV footage from the complainant’s workplace that purportedly exhibits 10-15 individuals getting into his workplace, assaulting the workers and forcibly taking him away.

    Later, the complainant’s household approached the police and managed to rescue him, following which a case was registered in opposition to Raj, Mishra, Padmakar, Vicky Shetty and several other others on fees of kidnapping, assault and threatening below the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Arms Act.

  • Shiv Sena cites tasks ‘diverted’ to Gujarat to assault BJP in no confidence movement debate

    By Online Desk

    While many opposition leaders targeted on what is going on in Manipur to take the federal government to job through the ongoing debate on the no-confidence movement in Parliament, BJP’s former ally Shiv Sena got here up a listing of the way wherein the Centre has allegedly favored Modi’s residence state of Gujarat at Maharashtra’s expense. While the allegations are more and more changing into frequent in Mahrashtra politics, they solely hardly ever discover point out in nationwide debates.

    “You ask why this no-confidence motion,” stated Arvind Sawant, a former commerce union chief who’s at the moment Shiv Sena’s MP from South Mumbai. 

    “What have you done for Maharashtra? How can we keep confidence in you?”

    He then went on to record numerous industrial tasks that have been initially meant for Maharashtra, however have been allegedly enticed into Gujarat by the Centre.

    “The financial center that was in Maharashtra, you took to Gujarat. Maharashtra’s Vedanta-Foxconn [semiconductor project], you sent to Gujarat. Maharashtra’s Airbus [plant], you sent to Gujarat. Maharashtra’s drug park, you sent to Gujarat. Maharashtra’s diamond center, you took to Gujarat,” he rattled out.

    Indeed, the record of ‘misplaced tasks’ has been attracting growing consideration in Maharashtra, and is getting used to color the image that the Modi administration is unfairly favoring Gujarat.

    It was not only a case of energetic diversion of latest tasks, stated Sawant.

    Several giant tasks in Maharashtra have been stored ready for clearances and funds, together with the Nhava Sheva container port close to Mumbai, to favor competing tasks in Gujarat, in response to native politicians.

    “Maharashtra’s sea port has been waiting for development for nine years,” Sawant stated.

    Touching upon one other matter near his coronary heart, Sawant stated the central authorities has not achieved something for the mill staff of Maharashtra.

    Thousands of staff at varied textile mills have been laid off in Mumbai, beginning within the Eighties, resulting from varied causes, together with strikes and market forces. Although they’d been promised compensation by varied governments, little has come by the use of precise profit, he identified.

    Another level of discontent was the bullet practice challenge from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. “We have 10% of it, but we have to bear 70% of the costs,” he stated.

    It isn’t just in growth issues, in response to Sawant, that Maharashtra is getting the step-motherly remedy from the Centre. The MP alleged that the prime minister ignored the state through the latest Tauktae cyclone, which is reported to have killed 21 individuals within the state, together with 67 in Gujarat.

    “When the Tauktae came, the honorable prime minister conducted aerial surveys in Gujarat, but his helicopter did not come forward, instead if went back,” Sawant stated. “You have ignored Maharashtra.”

    Sawant went on to characterize the dispensation on the centre as “insensitive”, including that the federal government was glad to disregard what was occurring in Manipur for months. “It is only when the Supreme Court said: Will you do something or should we do something..” he stated.

    Even in as we speak’s dialogue, he alleged, spokespersons from the ruling aspect have been doing all the pieces to divert and trivialize the dialogue by speaking about unrelated occasions and subjects.

    He additionally made a reference to the latest addition of leaders reminiscent of Ajit Pawar from the Nationalist Congress Party into the Maharashtra state authorities, mocking the BJP for rolling out the red-carpet to political leaders it used to explain as ‘naturally’ corrupt. He stated the centre was utilizing investigating companies to drive all corrupt leaders to the ruling formation. 

    While many opposition leaders targeted on what is going on in Manipur to take the federal government to job through the ongoing debate on the no-confidence movement in Parliament, BJP’s former ally Shiv Sena got here up a listing of the way wherein the Centre has allegedly favored Modi’s residence state of Gujarat at Maharashtra’s expense. While the allegations are more and more changing into frequent in Mahrashtra politics, they solely hardly ever discover point out in nationwide debates.

    “You ask why this no-confidence motion,” stated Arvind Sawant, a former commerce union chief who’s at the moment Shiv Sena’s MP from South Mumbai. 

    “What have you done for Maharashtra? How can we keep confidence in you?”googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    He then went on to record numerous industrial tasks that have been initially meant for Maharashtra, however have been allegedly enticed into Gujarat by the Centre.

    “The financial center that was in Maharashtra, you took to Gujarat. Maharashtra’s Vedanta-Foxconn [semiconductor project], you sent to Gujarat. Maharashtra’s Airbus [plant], you sent to Gujarat. Maharashtra’s drug park, you sent to Gujarat. Maharashtra’s diamond center, you took to Gujarat,” he rattled out.

    Indeed, the record of ‘misplaced tasks’ has been attracting growing consideration in Maharashtra, and is getting used to color the image that the Modi administration is unfairly favoring Gujarat.

    It was not only a case of energetic diversion of latest tasks, stated Sawant.

    Several giant tasks in Maharashtra have been stored ready for clearances and funds, together with the Nhava Sheva container port close to Mumbai, to favor competing tasks in Gujarat, in response to native politicians.

    “Maharashtra’s sea port has been waiting for development for nine years,” Sawant stated.

    Touching upon one other matter near his coronary heart, Sawant stated the central authorities has not achieved something for the mill staff of Maharashtra.

    Thousands of staff at varied textile mills have been laid off in Mumbai, beginning within the Eighties, resulting from varied causes, together with strikes and market forces. Although they’d been promised compensation by varied governments, little has come by the use of precise profit, he identified.

    Another level of discontent was the bullet practice challenge from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. “We have 10% of it, but we have to bear 70% of the costs,” he stated.

    It isn’t just in growth issues, in response to Sawant, that Maharashtra is getting the step-motherly remedy from the Centre. The MP alleged that the prime minister ignored the state through the latest Tauktae cyclone, which is reported to have killed 21 individuals within the state, together with 67 in Gujarat.

    “When the Tauktae came, the honorable prime minister conducted aerial surveys in Gujarat, but his helicopter did not come forward, instead if went back,” Sawant stated. “You have ignored Maharashtra.”

    Sawant went on to characterize the dispensation on the centre as “insensitive”, including that the federal government was glad to disregard what was occurring in Manipur for months. “It is only when the Supreme Court said: Will you do something or should we do something..” he stated.

    Even in as we speak’s dialogue, he alleged, spokespersons from the ruling aspect have been doing all the pieces to divert and trivialize the dialogue by speaking about unrelated occasions and subjects.

    He additionally made a reference to the latest addition of leaders reminiscent of Ajit Pawar from the Nationalist Congress Party into the Maharashtra state authorities, mocking the BJP for rolling out the red-carpet to political leaders it used to explain as ‘naturally’ corrupt. He stated the centre was utilizing investigating companies to drive all corrupt leaders to the ruling formation. 

  • Shinde will likely be changed, Ajit Pawar might turn into CM: Raut after portfolio allocation 

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut on Friday claimed Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will likely be changed and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar might helm the federal government in future.

    “Ajit Pawar could become the CM in future. It is certain that the CM (Eknath Shinde) will be replaced,” Raut claimed after Pawar was given the finance and planning ministries.

    Ambadas Danve, Leader of Opposition within the Maharashtra Legislative Council, mentioned time is exacting revenge on the Shiv Sena 40 MLAs who rebelled in opposition to Uddhav Thackeray.

    Danve mentioned the Shiv Sena MLAs had accused Ajit Pawar of depriving them of funds once they had been a part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities and left the get together and right this moment the identical particular person has turn into the state’s finance minister.

    Shinde’s rise up final 12 months cut up the unique Shiv Sena and precipitated the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA authorities, comprising Sena, Congress and NCP.

    Shinde then joined arms with the BJP to turn into the CM in June 2022. Ajit Pawar and his supporters turned part of the ruling coalition this month after breaking away from the Sharad Pawar-founded NCP.

    Apart from Ajit Pawar, eight different NCP ministers had been additionally given portfolios, mentioned a press release by CM Shinde’s workplace.

    It mentioned Dhananjay Munde has been given Agriculture, whereas Dilip Walse-Patil would be the new Cooperation minister. The different NCP leaders with newly allotted ministries are Hasan Mushrif (Medical Education), Chhagan Bhujbal (Food and Civil Supplies), Dharmrao Atram (Food and Drugs Administration), Sanjay Bansode (Sports), Aditi Tatkare (Woman and Child Development) and Anil Patil (Relief, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management), it mentioned.

    READ MORE: Shinde going, going… Ajit Pawar readies to be Maha successor

    MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut on Friday claimed Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will likely be changed and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar might helm the federal government in future.

    “Ajit Pawar could become the CM in future. It is certain that the CM (Eknath Shinde) will be replaced,” Raut claimed after Pawar was given the finance and planning ministries.

    Ambadas Danve, Leader of Opposition within the Maharashtra Legislative Council, mentioned time is exacting revenge on the Shiv Sena 40 MLAs who rebelled in opposition to Uddhav Thackeray.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Danve mentioned the Shiv Sena MLAs had accused Ajit Pawar of depriving them of funds once they had been a part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities and left the get together and right this moment the identical particular person has turn into the state’s finance minister.

    Shinde’s rise up final 12 months cut up the unique Shiv Sena and precipitated the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA authorities, comprising Sena, Congress and NCP.

    Shinde then joined arms with the BJP to turn into the CM in June 2022. Ajit Pawar and his supporters turned part of the ruling coalition this month after breaking away from the Sharad Pawar-founded NCP.

    Apart from Ajit Pawar, eight different NCP ministers had been additionally given portfolios, mentioned a press release by CM Shinde’s workplace.

    It mentioned Dhananjay Munde has been given Agriculture, whereas Dilip Walse-Patil would be the new Cooperation minister. The different NCP leaders with newly allotted ministries are Hasan Mushrif (Medical Education), Chhagan Bhujbal (Food and Civil Supplies), Dharmrao Atram (Food and Drugs Administration), Sanjay Bansode (Sports), Aditi Tatkare (Woman and Child Development) and Anil Patil (Relief, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management), it mentioned.

    READ MORE: Shinde going, going… Ajit Pawar readies to be Maha successor

  • Shinde, Ajit males to satisfy Amit Shah as Maharashtra Cabinet’s rift over key portfolios deepens

    Express News Service

    MUMBAI:  A tug-of-war continues between Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP over allocations of key portfolios comparable to finance, city improvement division, cooperation, irrigation and agriculture. Both sides have determined to satisfy Union Home Minister Amit Shah to resolve the problem.

    Sources mentioned Shinde has refused to concede the important thing portfolios to NCP ministers, together with Ajit Pawar, arguing that it’ll cut back his significance within the authorities.

    “Shinde has conveyed to the BJP leadership that unless Shiv Sena MLAs are sworn in, he will not allocate the portfolios to the NCP ministers. Shinde fears that after the allocation of portfolios to the NCP ministers, the BJP may not allow him further cabinet expansion. Shinde plans to meet top BJP leaders in Delhi,” mentioned a supply.

    Another senior minister mentioned the BJP has conveyed it will likely be reluctant to induct Shiv Sena MLA Bharat Gogawale and Sanjay Shirsat into the cabinet.

    “Shinde told the BJP leadership that if these two faces — Gogawale and Shirsat ­- are not inducted, then he will have a tough time keeping the flock together.  Most of the Shiv Sena MLAs of Shinde factions already started extending olive branches to Uddhav Thackeray and opening the communications line. If a significant number of Shiv Sena MLAs join Uddhav Thackeray, then Shinde’s CM chair will be in trouble and his party will also face another split. This can damage the BJP. Therefore BJP needs to stand by him,” mentioned a Shiv Sena minister.

    Meanwhile, Sunil Tatkare, the state NCP chief (Ajit Pawar faction) mentioned that there isn’t any dispute over allocations of ministries.  

    MUMBAI:  A tug-of-war continues between Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP over allocations of key portfolios comparable to finance, city improvement division, cooperation, irrigation and agriculture. Both sides have determined to satisfy Union Home Minister Amit Shah to resolve the problem.

    Sources mentioned Shinde has refused to concede the important thing portfolios to NCP ministers, together with Ajit Pawar, arguing that it’ll cut back his significance within the authorities.

    “Shinde has conveyed to the BJP leadership that unless Shiv Sena MLAs are sworn in, he will not allocate the portfolios to the NCP ministers. Shinde fears that after the allocation of portfolios to the NCP ministers, the BJP may not allow him further cabinet expansion. Shinde plans to meet top BJP leaders in Delhi,” mentioned a supply.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Another senior minister mentioned the BJP has conveyed it will likely be reluctant to induct Shiv Sena MLA Bharat Gogawale and Sanjay Shirsat into the cabinet.

    “Shinde told the BJP leadership that if these two faces — Gogawale and Shirsat ­- are not inducted, then he will have a tough time keeping the flock together.  Most of the Shiv Sena MLAs of Shinde factions already started extending olive branches to Uddhav Thackeray and opening the communications line. If a significant number of Shiv Sena MLAs join Uddhav Thackeray, then Shinde’s CM chair will be in trouble and his party will also face another split. This can damage the BJP. Therefore BJP needs to stand by him,” mentioned a Shiv Sena minister.

    Meanwhile, Sunil Tatkare, the state NCP chief (Ajit Pawar faction) mentioned that there isn’t any dispute over allocations of ministries.  

  • Ajit Pawar blames uncle for insulting him, denying Maharashtra high publish

    Express News Service

    MUMBAI: The Maharashtra NCP coup is full and complete. Sworn in Deputy Chief Minister simply the opposite day, Ajit Pawar on Wednesday hit out at Sharad Pawar, saying his uncle desires to stay the occasion chief as a result of he desires his daughter Supriya Sule to be the CM. He additionally mentioned he was “insulted” a number of occasions up to now on the query of siding with both Shiv Sena or BJP. The new entrant to the Shinde-Fadnavis group opened up on the Bhujbal Knowledge City at Bandra West on Wednesday.

    “I have been deputy CM. We could have got the chief minister’s post, but my uncle refused it,” he mentioned.
    “I am fed up with the DCM post. My son asks: ‘Papa how many times will you will be DCM?’” mentioned Ajit.
    He mentioned Sharad Pawar, 83, ought to gracefully retire from energetic politics and hand over the command to his nephew. Out of 53 NCP MLAs, 31 MLAs attended the assembly known as by Ajit Pawar at Bandra.

    On the opposite hand, NCP chief Sharad Pawar mentioned for the reason that day he attended the Opposition assembly in Patna, he suspected that the BJP would cut up his household and the occasion. “I will again go to the people,” he mentioned.

    The Sr Pawar’s speech was a veritable counter to Ajit Pawar’s allegations. On why he didn’t tie up with BJP and shaped the federal government with Shiv Sena, Pawar mentioned Shiv Sena’s Hindutva “is inclusive and takes all castes and communities together.  “It is not like BJP’s ‘myopic Hindutva’ dividing the people on the lines of caste and religion,” he mentioned.

    But Ajit Pawar was unrelenting. “We were in talks with the BJP in 2014, 2016 and 2019. I was sent to talk with BJP; we finalized the distributions of cabinet portfolios. But his uncle changed his mind at the last moment. Due to this, I was humiliated and seen as a villain,” mentioned Ajit.

    “If we can share power with Shiv Sena, then why not with the BJP?” requested Ajit. On his half, Sharad Pawar mentioned the Ajit faction has criticized him however has retained Sr Pawar’s posters and banners.“They know they have no worth in the political market and will not fetch the votes. Therefore, they want to use my photograph. But people are shrewd enough to understand these things,” mentioned senior Pawar.

    MUMBAI: The Maharashtra NCP coup is full and complete. Sworn in Deputy Chief Minister simply the opposite day, Ajit Pawar on Wednesday hit out at Sharad Pawar, saying his uncle desires to stay the occasion chief as a result of he desires his daughter Supriya Sule to be the CM. He additionally mentioned he was “insulted” a number of occasions up to now on the query of siding with both Shiv Sena or BJP. The new entrant to the Shinde-Fadnavis group opened up on the Bhujbal Knowledge City at Bandra West on Wednesday.

    “I have been deputy CM. We could have got the chief minister’s post, but my uncle refused it,” he mentioned.
    “I am fed up with the DCM post. My son asks: ‘Papa how many times will you will be DCM?’” mentioned Ajit.
    He mentioned Sharad Pawar, 83, ought to gracefully retire from energetic politics and hand over the command to his nephew. Out of 53 NCP MLAs, 31 MLAs attended the assembly known as by Ajit Pawar at Bandra.

    On the opposite hand, NCP chief Sharad Pawar mentioned for the reason that day he attended the Opposition assembly in Patna, he suspected that the BJP would cut up his household and the occasion. “I will again go to the people,” he mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The Sr Pawar’s speech was a veritable counter to Ajit Pawar’s allegations. On why he didn’t tie up with BJP and shaped the federal government with Shiv Sena, Pawar mentioned Shiv Sena’s Hindutva “is inclusive and takes all castes and communities together.  “It is not like BJP’s ‘myopic Hindutva’ dividing the people on the lines of caste and religion,” he mentioned.

    But Ajit Pawar was unrelenting. “We were in talks with the BJP in 2014, 2016 and 2019. I was sent to talk with BJP; we finalized the distributions of cabinet portfolios. But his uncle changed his mind at the last moment. Due to this, I was humiliated and seen as a villain,” mentioned Ajit.

    “If we can share power with Shiv Sena, then why not with the BJP?” requested Ajit. On his half, Sharad Pawar mentioned the Ajit faction has criticized him however has retained Sr Pawar’s posters and banners.“They know they have no worth in the political market and will not fetch the votes. Therefore, they want to use my photograph. But people are shrewd enough to understand these things,” mentioned senior Pawar.

  • NCP energy politics | Pawar outage

    Where does the elevation of Supriya Sule and Praful Patel as NCP’s working presidents depart Ajit Pawar? Some assume it’s going to thwart his ambition. Others say he stays the one NCP chief with consummate clout on the bottom

    ISSUE DATE: Jun 26, 2023 | UPDATED: Jun 16, 2023 22:18 IST

    NOT SUCH A BRAVE FRONT: Ajit Pawar at a press convention in Mumbai, June 8. (Photo: ANI)

    The energy battle throughout the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) took a big activate June 10 when get together supremo Sharad Pawar introduced the appointment of his daughter and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule and former Union minister Praful Patel because the working presidents of the get together. With Sule thus anointed as her father’s political inheritor, all eyes are on her mercurial cousin and Maharashtra chief of opposition Ajit Pawar. Ajit refused to remark instantly after his cousin’s appointment because the efficient No. 2 within the NCP. He later denied that he was upset. “I am very content,” he informed the media. “This is unnecessary (speculation).” Ajit additionally tweeted in assist of the newly-appointed functionaries.

    Published By:

    Arindam Mukherjee

    Published On:

    Jun 16, 2023

  • Amit Shah claims Uddhav betrayed BJP for Maha CM submit; slams Rahul for his remarks in US

    By PTI

    NANDED: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray of betraying the BJP for the chief minister’s submit after the Maharashtra Assembly elections in 2019 by becoming a member of arms with Nationalist Congress Party and Congress.

    Addressing a rally at Nanded as part of the BJP’s outreach marketing campaign to mark the completion of 9 years of the Narendra Modi authorities, Shah stated the BJP did not convey down the Thackeray-led MVA authorities final yr.

    He stated Shiv Sainiks who have been bored with Thackeray’s insurance policies and weren’t able to go along with the NCP headed by Sharad Pawar.

    He stated within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, individuals should determine who will turn out to be the prime minister of the nation — Narendra Modi or Congress’ Rahul Gandhi.

    “I as (then) BJP president and (the then chief minister) Devendra Fadnavis had carried out negotiations in which Thackeray agreed that if the NDA gets majority, Fadnavis will be the chief minister (again) of Maharashtra. However, after the results (in 2019), Thackeray broke the promise and sat in the Congress-NCP’s lap,” Shah added.

    The Shiv Sena (undivided) and the BJP contested the 2019 Assembly polls collectively, however the former walked out of the alliance over the submit of chief minister.

    “The act of cheating and betrayal was done by Uddhav Thackeray. The elections were contested in the name of Modi ji and Devendra ji and he sat in the lap of Congress to become chief minister,” Shah stated.

    Leaders of the Shiv Sena (UBT) routinely dub lawmakers who owe allegiance to Chief Minister Shinde, whose rebel in June final yr cut up the celebration based by the late Bal Thackeray, as traitors who betrayed the Thackerays and the celebration.

    Shah stated the Shiv Sena, which is now headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has received again its bow and arrow and it has been determined who the true Shiv Sena is.

    He dared Thackeray to make his stand clear on whether or not he agreed with abolishing the apply of triple talaq, the development of Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Uniform Civil Code and reservation for Muslims.

    Shah additionally focused Thackeray over the Congress’ stand on Hindutva ideologue late VD Savarkar. He stated whereas being with the Congress and the NCP, Thackeray can not assist the renaming of Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar, Osmanabad as Dharashiv and in addition Ahmednagar.

    In his final cabinet assembly final yr, Thackeray had determined to vary the names of Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad to Dharashiv.

    “You cannot have your feet in two boats. You will be exposed before the people of the state,” Shah stated in a swipe at Thackeray.

    Shah stated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic whereas Modi was giving vaccines to countrymen, Thackeray didn’t go to workplace. Thackeray had acquired flak for not going to the workplace throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

    In his revised autobiography launched final month, NCP president Sharad Pawar stated though the center class preferred Thackeray’s Facebook Live throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, him going to Mantralaya (the state secretariat) simply twice was troublesome to fathom.

    Shah stated 4 generations of the Congress couldn’t obtain what Modi did in 9 years.

    He stated Prime Minister Modi is working to boost the stature of India globally, whereas then again, the Congress’ “prince” Rahul Gandhi goes overseas and insults the nation.

    “Rahul baba, one does not talk about the country’s politics when he is abroad. If you don’t know about this then ask senior Congress leaders. Rahul baba does not speak in the country. He talks abroad because there are very few in the country who listen to him,” Shah stated.

    The senior BJP chief stated an impressive Ram Temple can be in-built Ayodhya by 2024.

    NANDED: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray of betraying the BJP for the chief minister’s submit after the Maharashtra Assembly elections in 2019 by becoming a member of arms with Nationalist Congress Party and Congress.

    Addressing a rally at Nanded as part of the BJP’s outreach marketing campaign to mark the completion of 9 years of the Narendra Modi authorities, Shah stated the BJP did not convey down the Thackeray-led MVA authorities final yr.

    He stated Shiv Sainiks who have been bored with Thackeray’s insurance policies and weren’t able to go along with the NCP headed by Sharad Pawar.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    He stated within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, individuals should determine who will turn out to be the prime minister of the nation — Narendra Modi or Congress’ Rahul Gandhi.

    “I as (then) BJP president and (the then chief minister) Devendra Fadnavis had carried out negotiations in which Thackeray agreed that if the NDA gets majority, Fadnavis will be the chief minister (again) of Maharashtra. However, after the results (in 2019), Thackeray broke the promise and sat in the Congress-NCP’s lap,” Shah added.

    The Shiv Sena (undivided) and the BJP contested the 2019 Assembly polls collectively, however the former walked out of the alliance over the submit of chief minister.

    “The act of cheating and betrayal was done by Uddhav Thackeray. The elections were contested in the name of Modi ji and Devendra ji and he sat in the lap of Congress to become chief minister,” Shah stated.

    Leaders of the Shiv Sena (UBT) routinely dub lawmakers who owe allegiance to Chief Minister Shinde, whose rebel in June final yr cut up the celebration based by the late Bal Thackeray, as traitors who betrayed the Thackerays and the celebration.

    Shah stated the Shiv Sena, which is now headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has received again its bow and arrow and it has been determined who the true Shiv Sena is.

    He dared Thackeray to make his stand clear on whether or not he agreed with abolishing the apply of triple talaq, the development of Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Uniform Civil Code and reservation for Muslims.

    Shah additionally focused Thackeray over the Congress’ stand on Hindutva ideologue late VD Savarkar. He stated whereas being with the Congress and the NCP, Thackeray can not assist the renaming of Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar, Osmanabad as Dharashiv and in addition Ahmednagar.

    In his final cabinet assembly final yr, Thackeray had determined to vary the names of Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad to Dharashiv.

    “You cannot have your feet in two boats. You will be exposed before the people of the state,” Shah stated in a swipe at Thackeray.

    Shah stated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic whereas Modi was giving vaccines to countrymen, Thackeray didn’t go to workplace. Thackeray had acquired flak for not going to the workplace throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

    In his revised autobiography launched final month, NCP president Sharad Pawar stated though the center class preferred Thackeray’s Facebook Live throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, him going to Mantralaya (the state secretariat) simply twice was troublesome to fathom.

    Shah stated 4 generations of the Congress couldn’t obtain what Modi did in 9 years.

    He stated Prime Minister Modi is working to boost the stature of India globally, whereas then again, the Congress’ “prince” Rahul Gandhi goes overseas and insults the nation.

    “Rahul baba, one does not talk about the country’s politics when he is abroad. If you don’t know about this then ask senior Congress leaders. Rahul baba does not speak in the country. He talks abroad because there are very few in the country who listen to him,” Shah stated.

    The senior BJP chief stated an impressive Ram Temple can be in-built Ayodhya by 2024.

  • 22 MLAs, 9 MPs from Shinde-led Shiv Sena could quit social gathering, claims rival Shiv Sena (UBT)

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday claimed 22 MLAs and 9 MPs from rival Shiv Sena have been feeling suffocated due to “step-motherly treatment” by the BJP and can quit the group led by Maharashtra Chief minister Eknath Shinde.

    Latching on to Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar’s remark that his social gathering was getting step-motherly treatment, an editorial in Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ dubbed the Shinde group MLAs and MPs as “hens and cocks” imprisoned inside the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) coop and that it might’t be said after they may probably be slaughtered.

    It said Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (then undivided) severed ties with the BJP (in 2019) due to the same “step-motherly treatment” which grew to develop into unbearable, and likewise for its safety and self-respect.

    The Thackeray-headed Shiv Sena exited the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in 2019 and joined palms with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party to form a authorities in Maharashtra.

    After the lower up inside the Sena ultimate yr, Shinde joined palms with the BJP to develop to be CM.

    Kirtikar, the Lok Sabha member from Mumbai, on Friday said, “We are part of the NDA. So our work should be carried out accordingly, and (NDA) constituents should get a (suitable) status. We think we are being given step-motherly treatment.”

    The editorial in Saamana on Tuesday said research are that Shinde group’s “22 MLAs and 9 MPs are feeling suffocated attributable to step-motherly treatment by the BJP and they also have developed the mindset to surrender the group.

    It said the Shiv Sena MPs and MLAs “betrayed” the Thackerays and joined palms with the BJP, nevertheless inside a yr, their “love affair” has turned bitter and there are talks of their divorce.

    Kirtikar ultimate week said the Shiv Sena contested 22 Lok Sabha seats (out of complete 48) in Maharashtra in 2019 and this affiliation with the BJP will proceed inside the state even inside the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    The editorial claimed the Shiv Sena has requested for contesting 22 seats inside the Lok Sabha, nevertheless the BJP will not give it better than 5 to seven seats.

    The Shiv Sena’s declare that it’ll fight on 22 seats is laughable, the Marathi every single day said.

    Targeting Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the editorial claimed he has develop to be the “driver” of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, which means all powers of the state authorities lie with the BJP chief.

    MUMBAI: The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday claimed 22 MLAs and 9 MPs from rival Shiv Sena have been feeling suffocated due to “step-motherly treatment” by the BJP and can quit the group led by Maharashtra Chief minister Eknath Shinde.

    Latching on to Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar’s remark that his social gathering was getting step-motherly treatment, an editorial in Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ dubbed the Shinde group MLAs and MPs as “hens and cocks” imprisoned inside the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) coop and that it might’t be said after they may probably be slaughtered.

    It said Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (then undivided) severed ties with the BJP (in 2019) due to the same “step-motherly treatment” which grew to develop into unbearable, and likewise for its safety and self-respect.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The Thackeray-headed Shiv Sena exited the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in 2019 and joined palms with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party to form a authorities in Maharashtra.

    After the lower up inside the Sena ultimate yr, Shinde joined palms with the BJP to develop to be CM.

    Kirtikar, the Lok Sabha member from Mumbai, on Friday said, “We are part of the NDA. So our work should be carried out accordingly, and (NDA) constituents should get a (suitable) status. We think we are being given step-motherly treatment.”

    The editorial in Saamana on Tuesday said research are that Shinde group’s “22 MLAs and 9 MPs are feeling suffocated attributable to step-motherly treatment by the BJP and they also have developed the mindset to surrender the group.

    It said the Shiv Sena MPs and MLAs “betrayed” the Thackerays and joined palms with the BJP, nevertheless inside a yr, their “love affair” has turned bitter and there are talks of their divorce.

    Kirtikar ultimate week said the Shiv Sena contested 22 Lok Sabha seats (out of complete 48) in Maharashtra in 2019 and this affiliation with the BJP will proceed inside the state even inside the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    The editorial claimed the Shiv Sena has requested for contesting 22 seats inside the Lok Sabha, nevertheless the BJP will not give it better than 5 to seven seats.

    The Shiv Sena’s declare that it’ll fight on 22 seats is laughable, the Marathi every single day said.

    Targeting Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the editorial claimed he has develop to be the “driver” of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, which means all powers of the state authorities lie with the BJP chief.