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Oppn walks out of Maharashtra Assembly over ‘anomalies’ in cotton, soybean procurement; ruling MLAs too slam Marketing Minister Jaykumar Rawal

December 11, 2025 6:51 pm

Congress Legislative Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar accused the government’s response of being a "mockery of the farmers"; NCP MLA Prakash Solankhe from the ruling side said Jaykumar Rawal has no ground knowledge of happenings.

In their efforts to simplify land revenue procedures, the Maharashtra Government is all set to remove the requirement of obtaining a 'Sanad' (a non-agricultural use certificate). This decision follows post the relaxation of non-agricultural (NA) permission. (Express Photo)

Maharashtra tables Bill to remove requirement of non-farm use certificate for conversion of agricultural land; how it will benefit people

December 11, 2025 1:59 pm

With the new amendment, landowners in Maharashtra will only need to pay a nominal premium based on the Ready Reckoner rate to regularise the change in land use.

Kokate in trouble again over video of him playing mobile game in Assembly

July 20, 2025 11:18 pm

Opposition parties slammed Kokate saying the state government was busy playing cards game while farmers were suffering due to crop loss

Maharashtra MLAs who scuffled on Assembly premises: Who are Gopichand Padalkar, Jitendra Awhad?

Meet Gopichand Padalkar, Jitendra Awhad, whose supporters had a showdown in Maharashtra Assembly

July 20, 2025 11:17 pm

Both are OBC leaders but with vastly different constituencies, ideologies, and political styles, representing different wings of Maharashtra politics.

Following the NCP’s split, Kokate chose to side with Ajit and was rewarded with the Agriculture portfolio in the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government.

Maharashtra minister accused of playing Rummy in Assembly: Who is Manikrao Kokate?

July 20, 2025 6:23 pm

The NCP leader is known for frequently finding himself in the middle of controversies. He was convicted in the three-decade-old case in February but managed to retain his seat after a session court granted a stay.

CM Fadnavis defends govt policies; says 'no one can take Mumbai away from Maharashtra'

July 19, 2025 8:15 am

Says bid to spread spread misinformation ahead of civic polls

From debates to straight-out brawls, Maharashtra Assembly’s steady drift to chaos

July 18, 2025 2:14 pm

With multiple altercations, ministerial outbursts, and a full-blown clash inside the legislature, the current session signals a new low in conduct inside the Maharashtra Assembly.

Maharashtra: Opposition objects to political remarks made by NCP MLA while presiding in Assembly

July 05, 2025 1:10 am

Congress's Wadettiwar strongly criticised the presiding officer for his political remarks during the discussion on a motion on farmers suicides

Maharashtra: Opposition slams absence of national emblem on entry passes to legislative building

June 30, 2025 10:51 pm

The opposition said that it will raise the issue aggressively on Tuesday

Tavleen Singh writes: There seems to be a strategy behind this attempt to cause mass hysteria over some silly issue or other

March 30, 2025 12:50 pm

If our politicians continue to behave this way, we will spend the next few years sending comedians to jail and squabbling over the legacies of emperors who died centuries ago. We can either cry about this or cheer ourselves up with good satire.