Manish Awasthi

Bickering in NCP leaves MLAs in confusion

July 19, 2023

The Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra Assembly is witnessing chaos on the opposition benches as half of the MLAs of both the factions of the NCP refrained from attending the session on the second day as well, especially in the wake of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and his...

Monsoon Session: Bickering in NCP leaves MLA’s in Chaos

July 18, 2023

Monsoon Session of Maharashtra Assembly is witnessing chaos and confusion in the opposition benches around half the MLA’s divided after two factions in NCP refrained from attending the session on the second day as well after the utter confusion created in the party by Ajit Pawar and his team of...

Maharashtra Assembly commences sans LOP

July 18, 2023

The Monsoon Session of Maharashtra Assembly began in Mumbai on Monday without the Leader of Opposition and is expected to continue till August 4. The post of the Leader of Opposition had fallen vacant after Ajit Pawar changed the political course and joined the Eknath Shinde government. MVA partners, like...

Maha portfolios war rages

July 13, 2023

The tussle over the distribution of portfolios in Maharashtra seems not to be ending as the newly inducted eight ministers and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar are aiming at key portfolios like finance, power, revenue and to name a few. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is holding finance and power....

Speaker’s notice puts Maharashtra CM’s position under siege

July 10, 2023

The political landscape of Maharashtra might be on the brink of transformation, as the recent actions of the Maharashtra Assembly’s Speaker, Rahul Narvekar, bring about questions concerning the stability of the current government. Narvekar issued notices to 54 MLAs, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackrey,...

Disgruntled MLAs posing problems for Shinde camp

July 5, 2023

All is not well after Ajit Pawar joined Shinde-Fadnavis Government. A meeting was held at Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Thane residence and the MLAs, who joined his camp a year ago, expressed their feeling of betrayal as few of them had been promised ministerial positions in government and chairman...

Devendra winning shot sends political tremors across Maharashtra politics

July 3, 2023

In a major blow to Sharad Pawar in 65 years of his political career, his nephew and Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly clean bowled his uncle after NCP party president Sharad Pawar humiliated him by making him powerless in the party by not giving any work in the party....

Shiv Sena’s (UBT) protest against BMC’s alleged $53 billion scam

June 30, 2023

In light of the allegations surrounding a Rs. 4000 crore ($53 billion) COVID-related scam, leaders of the Shiv Sena party led by Uddhav Thackeray are set to launch a mass protest on 1st July. The action is being taken before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated its investigation into the...

ED expands scope of Rs 4,000 crore in COVID scam

June 29, 2023

During the COVID period, Rs 4,000 crore were spent, and after the revelation of major scams, the ED is investigating and suspects the involvement of a prominent political figure behind this entire scam. The ED has been conducting a week-long investigation into the Rs 4,000 crore expenditure, and on Thursday,...

Delay in probe; Aditya Thackeray’s involvement under scrutiny

June 27, 2023

The investigation into the COVID-19 scam related to the Mumbai Municipal Corporation is facing delays, despite the initial plan to take quick action within three months. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s patience has resulted in the proceedings being prolonged. Based on a complaint filed last year, there is a growing belief...

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