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.
Without naming former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Pankaja Munde said she was ‘very pained’ at the way BJP tied up with NCP last month.
Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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