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For Shivraj Patil, Parliament was not a stage, but an embodiment of trust

December 12, 2025 6:46 pm

At a time when parliamentary debate is increasingly shaped by spectacle, the former Speaker’s career offers a quiet provocation

Shivraj Patil dies at 90: Union Home Minister during 26/11, he had a turbulent run in MHA, resigned over Mumbai terror attack

December 12, 2025 7:47 pm

The former Lok Sabha Speaker, who passed away on Friday, was one of the two Maharashtra Congress heavyweights to rise from Latur. During his tenure, the Home Ministry faced sharp scrutiny over its preparedness and response.

Ex-Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil's daughter-in-law joins BJP, set to take on Amit Deshmukh in Latur

March 31, 2024 10:08 am

With Archana, a doctor and social activist, leading the charge, the BJP hopes to breach the Latur Assembly seat that the Congress has held since 1985, barring one term

MLAs, Speakers of different parties to come together for 3-day legislators conference in Mumbai

June 07, 2023 10:54 am

The conference will feature parallel panel discussions covering ten key themes, including technology-driven economic growth and collaborative efforts between bureaucrats and legislators for social progress.

Hashtag Politics | Gita, Jihad: Shivraj Patil trips on own words

October 21, 2022 7:05 pm

As BJP attacks him and Congress, party distances itself, Patil tries to clarify

Concept of jihad not just in Islam but also in Gita, Christianity: Shivraj Patil

October 21, 2022 1:06 pm

However, on Friday, Patil clarified saying that he was not the one to use the term jihad.

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Shivraj Patil rejects Digvijaya’s claim, says Batla encounter was ‘genuine’

May 25, 2016 2:05 pm

The encounter, which had taken place during the former UPA regime, recently came into news amid a claim by an alleged ISIS operative that he had fled Batla House right before the police raided it.