- Maharashtra Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday alleged that the BJP is behind the political instability in the state and said that the alliance is extending its support to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Published on Jun 24, 2022 05:49 AM IST
Maharashtra Political Crisis LIVE Updates | June 24: Battling the political crisis faced by the party-led MVA government in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has filed a petition before the Deputy Speaker of the state assembly seeking the cancellation of membership of 12 rebel MLAs including Eknath Shinde for “not attending” legislative party meeting held on Wednesday. Shiv Sena’s Chief Whip, Sunil Prabhu had issued a letter to party MLAs, asking them to be present in the meeting.
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Meanwhile rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, who are camping in Guwahati, on Thursday sent a letter to Maharashtra Assembly’s Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal stating that Eknath Shinde will remain their group leader in legislature. It also informed that Sena MLA Bharat Gogawale has been appointed as chief whip of the legislature party in place of Sunil Prabhu.
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As per news agency ANI, Shinde now has the support of 44 MLAs in total, out of which 37 are from Shiv Sena and 7 are Independents.
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- Maharashtra Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday alleged that the BJP is behind the political instability in the state and said that the alliance is extending its support to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Published on Jun 24, 2022 05:49 AM IST
Pawar steps in as Sena crisis threatens to topple MVA govt
Through the day, Pawar held a series of meeting with his party top brass following which NCP leaders Praful Patel, Ajit Pawar and Jayant Patil came out in full force to support Uddhav.
Updated on Jun 24, 2022 02:29 AM IST
Kerala gold smuggling case: Swapna Suresh appears before ED
The affidavit submitted by Swapna Suresh alleged that 17 tonnes of date imported to Kerala from UAE ‘went missing’ with Vijayan and former Minister KT Jaleel’s knowledge.
Published on Jun 24, 2022 12:45 AM IST
What’s next for the AIADMK
Panneerselvam supporters said that they will continue to fight this issue as a contempt of court saying that the general council did not have powers to cancel these 23 resolutions and another meeting cannot be called.
Published on Jun 24, 2022 12:45 AM IST
Andhra green energy projects
Adani Group has proposed pump storage projects in four districts of the state — two plants to be set up in Parvathi Puram, one in YSR Kadapa, and one in Satya Sai districts. In Parvathi Puram, a 1200 MW capacity plant is to be set up in Kurukutti, and a 1000 MW plant in Karrivalasa.
Published on Jun 24, 2022 12:43 AM IST
Punjab ex-DGP Dinkar Gupta is new NIA chief
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Updated on Jun 24, 2022 03:19 AM IST
Couple moves Gujarat high court for 2-day-old child’s custody
An infant in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district was on Thursday caught up in a custody battle within 48 hours of being born to a surrogate mother who is facing serious criminal charges, including that of child trafficking
Updated on Jun 24, 2022 12:41 AM IST
HC notice to Telangana govt on land allotment for TRS office
The Telangana high court on Thursday ordered issuance of notices to some senior officials of the state government on a petition against allotment of land to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) for setting up its office in Hyderabad
Published on Jun 24, 2022 12:41 AM IST
Maharashtra crisis: Parties begin preparation for floor, legal tests
The only way to prove that the ruling Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is a minority government is on the floor of the state assembly, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Thursday — a statement that comes at a time when the government faces its worst crisis with a faction of rebel Shiv Sena legislators looking to break away from the coalition and ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Published on Jun 24, 2022 12:36 AM IST
BJP playing ‘dirty politics’ in Maharashtra, says Cong leader
As many as 40 Maharashtra MLAs including 33 Shiv Sena and seven independent MLAs exhorted their support to rebel Shiv Sena leader and state cabinet minister Eknath Shinde by signing a letter, said sources.
Published on Jun 24, 2022 12:36 AM IST
Bommai orders probe as newly-laid road caves in days after PM’s visit
Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, who is on a one-day visit to the national capital, has instructed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) commissioner to conduct an inquiry into the caving in of a road that was repaired for prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bengaluru on Monday
Published on Jun 24, 2022 12:35 AM IST
Common interests with India far outweigh differences, says China
China and India’s “common interests far outweigh differences”, and the two countries should put the differences on the border in its appropriate place and seek to resolve the dispute through dialogue and consultation, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has said
Updated on Jun 24, 2022 01:46 AM IST
BJP hopes to win tribal votes with Murmu’s nomination
Tribal communities that make up 8.6% of country’s population are an important constituency for the BJP that banks on a coalition of castes
Updated on Jun 24, 2022 04:38 AM IST
