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MUMBAI: Social activist Anjali Damania reinforced self-styled godman Ashok Kharat's links with the rich and powerful on Friday a she presented call records between Kharat and several key political figures in the state, apart from former state women's commission chief Rupali Chakankar, who resigned from the post after her association with Kharat came to light. She claimed deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde received 17 calls from the rape-accused last year and made 7 calls; one of the calls last ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad on Monday termed the circulation of videos of women victims in the Ashok Kharat case as "extremely serious" and questioned how call detail records (CDR) related to the arrested self-styled godman reached a private individual. Speaking to reporters here, the Mumbai Congress president said the case has brought "shame to Maharashtra" and raised concerns over women's safety in the state. Kharat was arrested for rape on March 18. A probe h ...Read More >
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister is expected to move the Bombay High Court to challenge the verdict in order to continue working as an elected representative. The Representation of the People Act, 1951, mandates disqualification for elected representatives sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more in a criminal case. Kokate, 68, had challenged the February judgment of a first-class magistrate court, which convicted him on charges of cheating and forgery in a case dating back ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) The Mumbai Congress on Wednesday took out a protest march to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office here, alleging misuse of central agencies by the BJP-led Union government in the National Herald case, and demanded an apology from the ruling party to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The protest march was led by Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad, who alleged that the ED was acting at the behest of the Modi government to harass the Congress leadership ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) Maharashtra Sports Minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate moved the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, challenging a sessions court order that upheld his conviction and two-year jail term in a 1995 cheating and forgery case. The move comes as Kokate faces the imminent threat of losing his cabinet post and his assembly seat. In mounting trouble for the minister, a court in Nashik district on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against him in the case. Kokate's lawyer Aniket Ni ...Read More >
The Congress has accused the BJP of aiming to "loot" the BMC and divide Mumbai's residents ahead of civic elections. Party leaders claim the BJP spreads hatred and neglects crucial city issues like sanitation and infrastructure, prioritizing divisive politics over Mumbaikars' well-being. Mumbai, With the civic elections around the corner in Maharashtra, the Congress on Saturday launched an attack on the BJP, alleging that Mumbai will be "unsafe" under the saffron party, which will "loot" the co ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 26 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday met NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar ahead of the joint morcha of the opposition parties against the Election Commission to protest alleged irregularities in the electoral rolls. Raut met Pawar at the latter's Silver Oak residence here. Talking to reporters earlier, Raut said he has also spoken Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal, AICC in-charge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala and Mumbai Congress president Varsha ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting to Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad's statement on the suicide of a woman doctor in Maharashtra after being repeatedly raped by a police officer and being intimidated by an MP in the state, BJP MLA Ram Kadam on Saturday accused Congress leaders of "continuously indulging in cheap politics" over sensitive issues. He asserted that Maharashtra remains completely safe under the leadership of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and assured strict action against those f ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The resistance within the Congress to joining hands with the Thackeray cousins for the BMC polls is growing more strident. In the latest instance, former Mumbai Congress president Bhai Jagtap declared that the party should contest the polls alone not only in Mumbai but in other cities as well. "We should go solo," he said. "This is not my stand alone. Several others are of the same opinion, and this was conveyed during the political affairs committee meeting of the party on October 13. ...Read More >
Mumbai: Senior Congress leader and former Mumbai president Bhai Jagtap on Wednesday said that the Congress will not ally with Raj Thackeray or even Uddhav Thackeray in the coming civic polls in Mumbai. Mr. Jagtap said almost all Congress workers expressed the same view in a meeting with party's Maharashtra in-charge Ramesh Chennithala. Mr. Jagtap said, "This is a battle of grassroots workers. I have said that we should contest alone. I am not the only person with this stance in the party; our P ...Read More >
Leaders accuse both the SEC and the ECI of failing to maintain transparency and allowing manipulation of voter dataIn a rare show of unity, Maharashtra's opposition leaders came together on Tuesday to raise serious allegations of large-scale irregularities in the voter lists for the local body elections. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray jointly led the charge, accusing both the State Election Commission (SEC) and the Election Commi ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress has conveyed to the party leadership that it does not favour an alliance with the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) Sena for the upcoming local body elections - not just in Mumbai but across the state - arguing that the partnership has become counterproductive. The party is concerned that UBT Sena's outreach to Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) could alienate its north Indian and Muslim voter base, not only in Maharashtra but also in Bihar. UBT Sen ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 16 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Thursday sought to downplay his absence from an Opposition delegation that met the State Election Commission (SEC) and maintained he was unaware of any complaint against him to the party leadership over the issue. Talking to reporters here, Sapkal noted the Congress was duly represented in the multi-party delegation of Opposition leaders and he could not accompany them due to a pre-scheduled meeting with party leadership ...Read More >
Mumbai: Advocate Ujjwal Nikam, special public prosecutor in the 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts and other large terror trials, was on Saturday nominated to the Rajya Sabha as one of the four Presidential nominees. Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke the news to him on Saturday night around 9pm, said Nikam. "I received a call from PM Modi. He began by saying in Marathi, "Mi Marathit Bolu ka Hindi?' (should I speak in Marathi or Hindi?" I laughed a little but he laughed heartily," Nikam smiled while speaki ...Read More >
Nagpur, Jul 13 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday congratulated eminent lawyer Ujjwal Nikam for being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, and lauded his contribution in fighting cases against terrorists and enemies of the country. Nikam was the special public prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case. Apart from Nikam, former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Kerala BJP leader C Sadanandan Master and Delhi-based historian Meenakshi Jain have also been nomin ...Read More >
Mumbai/New Delhi: The Congress will take a decision on whether to contest the ensuing civic and zilla parishad elections under the banner of the Maha Vikas Aghadi or independently after the July 5 joint rally of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and the MNS led by Raj Thackeray.AICC general secretary Ramesh Chennithala, Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad and MPCC president Harshawardhan Sapkal have convened a meeting on July 7 to take a call on the strategy for the elections."We are ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 29 (PTI) Facing mounting opposition to the introduction of Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday decided to withdraw two GRs (government orders) on the implementation of the three-language policy. Immediately after the announcement, the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) said the protest march planned on July 5 against the GRs has been cancelled. However, Uddhav Thackeray said t ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad on Sunday accused the BJP-led Maharashtra government of launching a false propaganda campaign to undermine public resistance against its alleged "anti-Marathi" agenda and push for the imposition of Hindi. The former state school education minister also refuted claims that the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, in which Congress was an ally, had accepted the three-language formula under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. " ...Read More >
Imphal, June 29 (UNI) A series of successful operations carried out by Manipur Police and security forces during the last 24 hours led to the arrest of several individuals involved in vehicle theft, insurgent activity, and the recovery of a significant cache of arms and ammunition. Police arrested a vehicle lifter identified as Syed Riyaj from his residence at Lilong Chaobok in Thoubal District. The arrest was made under Lilong Police Station. Authorities seized a blue two wheeler without reg ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 29 (PTI) Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad on Sunday accused the BJP-led Maharashtra government of launching a false propaganda campaign to undermine public resistance against its alleged "anti-Marathi" agenda and push for the imposition of Hindi. The former state school education minister also refuted claims that the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, in which Congress was an ally, had accepted the three-language formula under the National Education Policy ( ...Read More >
Mumbai: With Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad raising questions daily on the master plan approved by CM Devendra Fadnavis, BJP's Ashish Shelar, in reply, called Gaikwad for an "open discussion" on the Dharavi redevelopment project. He denied special benefits were given to the Adani Group, lead developer for the project. In a social media post, Gaikwad said she was ready for discussion and asked him to "inform the time and place" but set one condition -- "that it happen in presence of Dharavikars."Gaik ...Read More >
Mumbai: On Sunday afternoon, Mumbai Congress organised a protest in Kurla against the state's recent decision to formally approve transfer of 21.25 acres of Kurla dairy land to the Dharavi redevelopment project. Navbharat Mega Developers Pvt Ltd (NMDPL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) set up by the state govt in a joint venture with the developer, Adani Realty, will implement the redevelopment project.The protest was led by Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad, her sister and Dharavi MLA Jyoti Gaikwad, w ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday staged a protest against the Maharashtra government's decision to allot Mother Dairy's land in Kurla for rehabilitating ineligible slum-dwellers who will be displaced by the Dharavi redevelopment project. City Congress president Varsha Gaikwad, who led the demonstration, targeted the state government's decision with a "surrender" barb, alleging that the opposition by local people was ignored. "The market value of this land is in the hundreds of crores ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday staged a protest against the Maharashtra government's decision to allot Mother Dairy's land in Kurla for rehabilitating ineligible slum-dwellers who will be displaced by the Dharavi redevelopment project. City Congress president Varsha Gaikwad, who led the demonstration, targeted the state government's decision with a "surrender" barb, alleging that the opposition by local people was ignored. Also Read | Encroachers Can't Claim Right To Continue Occup ...Read More >
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