Saying she has always backed Maratha quota, Pankaja Munde stresses it's an issue for state assembly & not Centre. She is contesting from Beed against NCP (SP)'s Bajrang Sonwane.
The raid for alleged tax evasion comes after Munde completed her Shiv Shakti Parikrama pilgrimage, seen as the Maharashtra OBC leader's attempt to consolidate her support base.
Perceived to have been sidelined in BJP, former MLA Pankaja Munde’s 8-day tour of state’s Shakti Peeths and jyotirlingas seen as attempt to consolidate base, build own political capital.
Munde, a BJP national gen secy, holds press conference amid rumours of her planning to join Congress, says she intends to take two-month vacation from 'this brand of politics'.
Pankaja Munde's Vaidyanath Sugar Factory reportedly raided by GST officials Thursday, allegedly over evasion to the tune of Rs 12 crore. She says there has never been an intention to evade tax.
BJP Maharashtra chief Chandrakant Patil said everyone in the party, 'including Devendra ji', tried to push for Munde’s candidature, but leadership may have had some other plans.
On Friday, sparks could fly once again between Pankaja Munde and state BJP leaders as she addresses her first in-person Dussehra rally since the pandemic in her home district of Beed.
BJP national secretary Pankaja Munde has called a meeting of supporters on 13 July after at least 20 party workers quit posts in protest after Pritam Munde was not included in Modi Council of Ministers.
On 12 September 1947, deputy PM Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the nation 'with a heavy heart and in obedience to the call of duty' to call for an end to the communal violence and unspeakable brutalities.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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