Members of the ruling MVA coalition and opposition BJP took to the streets of Mumbai to accuse each other of 'misuse of power' after ED arrested minister Nawab Malik Wednesday.
A bench headed by CJI Ramana asked Nitesh, son of Union minister Narayan Rane, to surrender before the trial court and seek regular bail in the attempt-to-murder case.
Scam pertains to NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal & his relatives being accused of receiving kickbacks from firm that built Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi. They were all discharged Thursday.
There had been speculation that Devendra Fadnavis would be included in the Union cabinet, but party members and political observers feel he is too important for the BJP in Maharashtra.
Narayane Rane’s promotion has been a long time coming. He joined BJP in 2017 and had then hoped to be a part of the Fadnavis govt, but Sena opposition blocked it.
Chandrakant Patil's letter comes in the backdrop of ED probe into irregularities in functioning of MSC Bank, including lease of sugar mill to a company with links to Ajit Pawar.
The NCP and the BJP are locked in a direct fight in the bypoll, which was necessitated after the death of NCP legislator Bharat Bhalke due to post-Covid complications last November.
Voting for the Pandharpur-Mangalwedha bypoll is Saturday, and is the first assembly seat election after the 2019 state polls, which propelled the Maha Vikas Aghadi government to power.
The fire at the Bhandara district hospital, which led to the deaths of 10 infants, has also prompted the government to order an audit of neonatal units in the state.
That temples were destroyed and mosques built is undisputed history. The past can’t be changed, but we can’t deny the wrongs of the past either before we consider reconciliation.