In a tearful press conference after being dropped, Pooja said she is from a farming family in Beed and had been struggling to make a mark in politics for the past 10-12 years.
The controversial land deal was revoked after it came to light last week. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has set up a probe under Additional Chief Secretary Vikas Kharge.
Although the deal stands cancelled now, it has sparked a political row because the land is reserved for the Mahar community, and owned by the state government.
BJP is keeping its distance from the controversy involving Murlidhar Mohol as it finds itself dealing with weight of alliance and risk of alienating Jains, a traditional support base.
BJP's Medha Kulkarni, now Rajya Sabha MP, came under the spotlight recently for her ‘gaumutra’ protest at ‘Shaniwarwada’ after a video showed women offering ‘namaz’ at the site.
In the last 14 years, Dr Ganesh Rakh, who set up Medicare Hospital in 2007, has celebrated more than 2,500 free deliveries in a bid to change mindsets about gender discrimination.
Scribe was attacked by a group of men on 4 July while reporting on land grab activity in Nighotwadi village. Accused out on bail & allegedly threatening her with death.
After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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