Mumbai News Live Updates: NCP leader Ajit PawarMumbai News Highlights: Amid intense speculation in Maharashtra’s political circles about his defection from Nationalist Congress party (NCP), Ajit Pawar said that there is no substance in the news and called it “baseless”. He also dismissed as false the reports that he has called a meeting of MLAs on Tuesday. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday dismissed speculation about his nephew Ajit Pawar’s next political move and said no meeting of NCP MLAs has been called by anyone. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut also dismissed rumours that Ajit Pawar and his supporters were switching sides to join the BJP, saying they were being spread by BJP to create cracks in the Maha Vikas Aghadi.
Meanwhile, even as Maharashtra political circles are abuzz with the next move of NCP leader Ajit Pawar, all eyes will also be on a special court, where the case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against a company allegedly linked to Pawar and his wife will come up for a regular hearing on Wednesday. The central agency on April 5 submitted a chargesheet in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) case.
In other news, Apple said ‘Hello Mumbai’ as it opened it first retail store in India today. The Mumbai store will cover well over 22,000 square feet inside the Jio World Drive Mall, an upscale mall owned by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani. The retail outlet is a beautiful one, featuring a triangular handcrafted timber ceiling that extends beyond the glass façade to the underside of the exterior canopy. According to Apple, each tile is made from 408 pieces of timber, forming 31 modules per tile with a total of 1,000 tiles that make up the ceiling.
Mumbai’s water supply is expected to get normal from early next week with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) claiming to have completed the repair works of the water supply tunnel that was damaged last month.
The civic body said that the repair works for the damaged tunnel is complete and normal water supply may start from April 23 onwards. The 5,500 metre tunnel supplies water to the Bhandup Filtration Plant from seven different lakes. From the plant, the water is channelised to the residential pockets.
A portion of this tunnel, which runs underneath the Wagale estate in Thane district, got damaged in the last week of March. Following this, the BMC had initiated repair works and had implemented a 15 per cent water cut in the city. Read More
As the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in Maharashtra faces fresh possible trouble from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) end, the man at the heart of it is again Ajit Pawar – the nephew in the shadow of the big uncle.
On Tuesday, Ajit denied talk of him leaving the NCP, splitting the NCP, or parting ways with the MVA as “rumours”. However, given Sharad Pawar's deft realpolitik and nephew Ajit's own reputation of vacillation – with or without Pawar Senior's blessings – few believe this story is over.
Through his various brushes with controversy, what has kept Ajit going is the support he enjoys among NCP MLAs. In November 2010, for example, when the alleged Adarsh scam hit the Maharashtra government and the Congress-NCP decided to change the names at the top, the NCP sidelined senior leader Chhagan Bhujbal as Deputy CM to bring in Ajit after an overwhelming majority of NCP MLAs supported him – marking the first of his four tenures as Maharashtra Deputy CM.
The son of Sharad Pawar's elder brother Anantrao, Ajit first rose in politics like the rest of the family through the cooperative sector. He was a constant by his uncle's side starting 1991-92, and rose in prominence after Pawar broke away from the Congress to form the NCP. Read More
Even as Maharashtra political circles are abuzz with the next move of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, all eyes will also be on a special court, where the case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against a company allegedly linked to Pawar and his wife will come up for a regular hearing on Wednesday. The central agency on April 5 submitted a chargesheet in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) case.
While Pawar’s role in the bank and in some of the companies that bought the sugar cooperatives which had taken loans from the bank was mentioned extensively in the chargesheet filed by the ED earlier this month, the leader has not been named an accused in the case so far. The ED has named Guru Commodity Services Pvt Ltd, its chartered accountant Yogesh Barecha and Jarandeshwar Sugar Mills Pvt Ltd as accused.
“… further investigation is going on to identify the real beneficiaries of the company Jarandeshwar Sugar Mills Pvt Ltd. The ownership and shareholding pattern of the company has changed a number of times in due course of time…The investigation into specific roles and activities of various other persons suspected to be involved in the offence of money laundering is likely to take more time,” the ED had said in its chargesheet, keeping the scope of its investigation open to adding more persons as accused. Read More
NCP MP Supriya Sule Tuesday dismissed ‘rumours’ of fellow NCP leader and cousin Ajit Pawar joining hands with the BJP.
Sule, daughter of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, said controversies are created about those who are popular. “We are in touch with all party legislators and leaders. Ajit Pawar is in Vidhan Bhavan for official work and not out of reach,” she added.
Most legislators normally visit Vidhan Bhavan on Tuesdays for official work, Sule said, adding that it was routine for all legislators to get development works done in their respective assembly constituencies with the approval of the state government. Read More
Meanwhile, amid political uncertainty in Maharashtra and speculation that a majority of NCP MLAs are set to jump ship if Ajit Pawar chooses to align with the BJP once again, the MLAs also wish to know party chief Sharad Pawar’s stand to avoid a repeat of the legal and political troubles currently faced by the Shiv Sena.
An MLA from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), who is in Mumbai to meet Ajit Pawar, said that none of the legislators want a replication of the Eknath Shinde-Uddhav Thackeray row in their party. “Knowing Sharad Pawar ji, it is clear that he won’t let Ajit Pawar control the party so easily as has happened in Shiv Sena’s case. Once the perception battle begins, there is a chance of Sharad Pawar gaining sympathy in the manner in which Uddhav Thackeray did. It will be difficult for us to manage workers in our constituencies in that case,” the MLA said.
According to sources within the NCP, over the course of the last week, the senior Pawar held meetings with MLAs as well as other office bearers of the party to understand their opinions in case his nephew and the state’s Leader of Opposition Ajit chose to ally with the BJP. Read More
Addressing a press conference amid speculation of his defection from NCP, Ajit Pawar asked, "Has anyone from our party, me or any senior party leader spoken about NCP supporting BJP? Who makes this gossip? Till our last breath, we will continue working with the party (NCP).
Dismissing the rumours of the defection of 40 NCP MLAs, Pawar said, "Under the anti defection laws tenth schedule you need two third majority. And even that is no enough as it is mandatory this group has to merge into a party."
He said the BJP will try to weaken the MVA by enacting the Karnataka pattern.
"News items are being planted. I want to ask my workers to not get disheartened by such reports. Work in the area and strengthen the party", Pawar said.
Taking objection on Sanjay Raut's column in Sena mouthpiece Saamana, Ajit Pawar said, "There are people who are not in NCP are making statenents about the NCP. I have not given my vakalatnama to anyone. We are capable of presenting our side. Our spokesperson and leaders are capable."
"I request you to stop all these assumptions. Nothing has happened. We work as family. We will continue to work as family. Don't stretch it too far. Don't test my patience," Pawar said.
Amid intense speculation in Maharashtra’s political circles about his defection from Nationalist Congress party (NCP), Ajit Pawar said that there is no substance in the news and called it “baseless”. On Monday, Ajit Pawar also dismissed as false the reports that he has called a meeting of MLAs on Tuesday.
'MLAs come and meet me for routine work. They always come. But today this is being projected for wrong reasons. I want to tell my workers that there is no truth in these discussions. There is no reason to get confused", said Pawar.
In reference to the alleged support letter that was signed by 40 MLAs, Pawar said, "MLAs have not signed on any letter". He added that the rumours were intentionally spread against him.
Following reports of on his Twitter account, Pawar said, "My Twitter bio has remained same since I lost my deputy CM post. Why are you creating fake news? If anything will happen, I will personally inform you."
A major fire broke out inside a scrap yard in Kurla, Mumbai, in the early hours of Tuesday, the police said. There have been no casualties, they said.
The fire was extinguished completely at 8.42 am, in an operation that lasted more than five hours, officials said. Read More
The Bombay High Court Tuesday decided to discontinue monitoring the 2013 Dr Narendra Dabholkar murder case, nearly eight years after it began the supervision. The court held no further monitoring was required as the trial had commenced.
A division bench of Justice Ajey S Gadkari and Justice Prakash D Naik passed an order in a plea by Dabholkar’s daughter Mukta, seeking continuation of the high court monitoring of the case. Read More
Dismissing rumours about Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar contemplating to join BJP, party supremo Sharad Pawar Tuesday said that the “discussion was baseless and no meeting has been convened by Ajit Pawar.”
This is the first time that Sharad Pawar has commented on the rumours about the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Read More
On Monday, Ajit Pawar also dismissed as false the reports that he has called a meeting of MLAs on Tuesday, amid intense speculation in Maharashtra’s political circles about his growing proximity with the ruling BJP.
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday dismissed speculation about his nephew and senior party leader Ajit Pawar's next political move and said no meeting of NCP MLAs has been called by anyone.
On Monday, Ajit Pawar also dismissed as false the reports that he has called a meeting of MLAs on Tuesday, amid intense speculation in Maharashtra's political circles about his growing proximity with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Speaking to the reporters in Purandar area of Maharashtra's Pune district, Sharad Pawar said whatever discussions are going on in the minds of the media are not there in "our minds". (PTI)
Shinde led Shiv Sena MLA and spokesperson Sanjay Shirsat said that NCP leader Ajit Pawar does not wish to remain in the party any longer.
"There is restlessness in NCP right now, as there was restlessness in Shiv Sena(undivided). Pawar doesn't approve the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray and he does not wish to remain in NCP. I feel that there is no free hand to Ajit Pawar in the party. If he leaves NCP and joins BJP and Shiv Sena then we will welcome it,"Shirsat said.
Nine people were still undergoing treatment in different hospitals after suffering from sunstroke at a mega award function in Navi Mumbai, a civic official said on Tuesday.
Thirteen people had died after attending the event held in Kharghar area of Maharashtra's Raigad district neighbouring Mumbai on Sunday. (PTI)
NCP Supremo Sharad Pawar dismissed that Ajit Pawar was going to switch sides and join BJP, saying that the discussion is baseless and no meeting has been convened by Ajit Pawar.
'The discussion on Ajit Pawar is baseless. Ajit Pawar has not convened any meeting of MLAs. There is nothing in our mind as it is being discussed. As a party we all are. Taking efforts to strengthen the party,' NCP Supremo Sharad Pawar said in Baramati.
NCP MP Supriya Sule refused to comment. Pawar and Sule were attending an event in Baramati.
Apple could not open a store in India earlier because of regulatory restrictions around single brand retail. So far it had stores operated by Indian partners like Imagine and Future World. With the launch of its first two stores, Apple will become a full stack player in India, managing everything from manufacturing to retail.
On Monday, it claimed it was also “supporting over 1 million jobs in India” with its developer network. At the new company-owned stores, Indian customers will be able to walk in to buy India-made iPhones, underlining the company’s 25-year journey in India. Read More
The Mumbai store will cover well over 22,000 square feet inside the Jio World Drive Mall, an upscale mall owned by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani. The retail outlet is a beautiful one, featuring a triangular handcrafted timber ceiling that extends beyond the glass façade to the underside of the exterior canopy. Read More
NCP Pimpri Chinchwad MLA Anna Bansode, who is considered to be Ajit Pawar loyalist said that he will stand firmly with Ajit Pawar on whatever decision he will take.
Anna Bansode is one of the MLAs who has come to Mumbai to meet Ajit. Pawar and said that, "Almost all the NCP MLAs are with Ajit Pawar. I will be meeting him in while to discuss on the issue and we all will get a clarity on the same after the meeting. Whatever decision Ajit Dada(Pawar) will take, I will be with him.
Bansode was with Ajit Pawar during the early morning swearing-in ceremony in 2019 and had supported Ajit Pawar till the last moment.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday discontinued the court monitoring into the probe being carried out by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in 2013.
Dabholkar (67), founder of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti, was shot dead by two persons, allegedly linked to the radical outfit Sanatan Sanstha, while he was on a morning walk in Pune on August 20, 2013.
The HC was monitoring the probe since 2014 when the case was handed over to the CBI for investigation with the agency submitting periodical reports to the court. (PTI)
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday dismissed rumours that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar and his supporters were switching sides to join the BJP, saying they were being spread by BJP to create cracks in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
“There is an attempt to break the NCP but so far the party is still intact. Rumours about Ajit Pawar are being spread by the BJP to create fissures in MVA. The rumours are false. Ajit Pawar is a pillar of MVA. This morning, I spoke with Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule. Ajit Pawar is not going anywhere,” Raut said. Read More
An IndiGo flight bound from Mumbai suffered a tail strike while landing at the Nagpur airport recently.
“On 14th April 2023, flight 6E 203, from Mumbai had a tail strike while landing at Nagpur. The aircraft was declared grounded at Nagpur airport for assessment and repairs. The incident is being investigated in detail,” IndiGo said in a statement. Read More
(Express photo and VIDEO by Pradip Das)
"There is an attempt to break NCP. But so far the party is still intact. Rumours about Ajit Pawar is being spread by the BJP, to create fissures in MVA. The rumours of him leaving the party is false. Ajit Pawar is a pillar of MVA. This morning I spoke with Sharad Pawar and Supriya sule. Ajit Pawar is not going anywhere," Sena UBT Sanjay Raut claimed.
Raur further added that,"The defection of Ajit Pawar is baseless. We all the leaders spoke this morning. These are rumours, being spread to break MVA. But this would not happen. There is a cordial relationship with Uddhav ji and Ajit Pawar ji. People shouldn't spread such rumours about Ajit Pawar, unless he himself says something."
NCP leader Ajit Pawar is reaching Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai. He is going to meet some of the NCP MLAs in NCP's office in Vidhan Bhavan. The MLAs from different parts of the state has reached Mumbai and will be meeting Ajit Pawar.
Ajit Pawar was in his Devagiri bungalow in South Mumbai.
A 17-year-old girl from Mumbai’s central suburbs was allegedly kidnapped, raped and robbed of her mobile phone by a man from Bhopal, who she had befriended on Instagram, the police said. The accused has been arrested, the police said, adding that he also allegedly extorted money from the girl’s father to let him talk to his daughter.
According to the police, the accused befriended the girl on Instagram around six months ago after which they would often chat and were in regular touch over phone. Last month, the accused asked the girl to come to Bhopal and meet him. “He started calling her to Bhopal under the pretext of marrying her. He promised her that they would stay together in Bhopal,” an officer said. Read More
A 45-year-old police aspirant from Khed died during the recruitment process at Mumbai University’s Kalina campus ground on Sunday. Police said the death occurred on the last day of the physical test of the Mumbai Police recruitment process.
The person, identified as Sachin Kadam, was an ex-serviceman He is the fourth person to have succumbed while participating in the physical test, officials said. Read More
What exactly happens to the body during a heat stroke?
A heat stroke or sunstroke is the result of overheating of the body as a result of exposure to high temperatures and humidity, or due to prolonged physical exertion at high temperatures. A heat stroke is considered to be a medical emergency that requires prompt attention.
“When the body fails to sweat and is therefore unable to lose heat by evaporation, there is an increase in the core temperature of the body. If the body fails to cool down, its core temperature can shoot up to 106 degrees Fahrenheit within a few minutes. This can cause severe health implications including death,” said a doctor. Read More
ADEQUATE arrangements for water were in place for the gathering at the venue of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award function on Sunday, according to authorities. But what perhaps was not taken into account was the blazing sun, which made the water hot, leading to dehydration and heatstroke among many in the gathering and causing 13 deaths, eyewitnesses told The Indian Express.
“Water in these taps and tankers became hot as there was no shed over the taps, pipes and tankers. The tankers, too, were not parked under the trees. As the water was hot, many could not hydrate themselves and due to dehydration felt dizzy,” said a senior police officer, who did not want to be named. Read More
As opposition parties on Monday attacked the Maharashtra government over the death of 13 attendees during an event held at Kharghar, State Culture Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar urged them not to ‘politicise’ the tragedy and said the event’s timing was decided as per the time given by Appasaheb Dharmadhikari.
“It was an unfortunate incident. The Shri Sadasya (followers of Dharmadhikari) had happily and willingly come there. The government had made all the arrangements. However, the tragedy took place. The sun was burning… and the temperature was around 42 degrees Celsius. Because of this, some followers suffered sunstroke. Everything does not need to be politicised and the opposition should think before politicising such tragedies. The event timing was decided as per the time given by Appasaheb,” Mungantiwar told the media on Monday. Read More
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) doesn’t have any operational weather observatory in Panvel or Kharghar (Navi Mumbai) because of which it couldn’t send out any heatwave warning on Sunday when 13 people died at the Maharashtra Bhushan Award function at Khargar.
The IMD issues a heatwave warning whenever the daily maximum temperature recorded is higher than normal by a range of 4.5 degrees to 6.4 degrees. Read More
Lakhs of followers of Dattatreya Narayan Dharmadhikari, popularly known as Appasaheb Dharmadhikari, who was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Award on Sunday, had travelled from across the state to attend the function, which was held at an open ground at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai.
At least 13 people died and several others were hospitalised after suffering from dehydration, heatstroke, nausea and dizziness while sitting under the hot sun for several hours. Read More
A court hearing the bail plea of the accused in the Worli accident case was informed that the urine sample test of Sumer Merchant, the 23-year-old man arrested for allegedly running over a 58-year-old woman jogger on March 19, did not find any trace of alcohol. Police had earlier said that the blood sample of Merchant had shown a much higher alcohol content than the permissible limit.
A breathlyser test conducted by Worli police had also not shown any alcohol content. Sumer Merchant’s lawyer had raised these varying reports in court, stating that this created doubt on the police case. The court last week rejected bail to Merchant, stating that these aspects will be considered when he faces trial. Read More
Most of the farmers who committed suicide in Maharashtra had been harassed by unauthorised moneylenders, Lokayukta Justice V M Kanade observed, while hearing a complaint against one such moneylender. There are several unauthorised moneylenders in Maharashtra, who harass farmers and other people after giving loans, Justice Kanade said.
An enquiry will have to be conducted regarding farmer suicides and the action taken by the state government in this regard, he said. Justice Kanade was hearing a complaint filed by a Nandurbar resident against one Sunil Patil for allegedly "illegally" carrying out moneylending business in the area.
The complainant has claimed that she and her husband had taken a loan from the moneylender and had repaid the amount with interest. However, Patil and five others are giving death threats to the couple and harassing them, the complaint stated. (PTI)
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray slammed the Eknath Shinde government over the deaths at the Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony in Kharghar in Navi Mumbai a day earlier.
Speaking to reporters, Thackeray said the event was held in such an elaborate manner with a massive crowd due to "political selfishness".
The award could have been given to Appasaheb Dharmadhikari at Raj Bhavan considering the oppressive summer heat, he said.
He added that the state government could have averted the deaths by not holding the event in such a manner.
Social worker Appasaheb Dharmadhikari expressed grief over the death of 13 people after a ceremony in Navi Mumbai where he was felicitated with the Maharashtra Bhushan award a day before and said the incident should not be politicised.
The ceremony was organised in a sprawling 306-acre ground in Kharghar area on Sunday morning, which was attended by several lakh people, most of them followers of Dharmadhikari who was conferred with Maharashtra's top civilian award by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
“The death of people due to sunstroke is painful for me. I feel like having lost someone from my family. I expect this incident should not be politicised in any way," Dharmadhikari said in a press statement.
Dharmadhikari, 76, has a massive following in the state due to his tree plantation drives, blood donation and medical camps as well as de-addiction work in tribal areas conducted under the aegis of his organisation "Shree Sadasya".
NCP MP Supriya Sule targetted the Maharashtra government over the death of 12 people due to sunstroke after a state award event in Navi Mumbai and demanded the formation of a panel to probe the incident.
"I express condolences to the bereaved families. Since the temperature is increasing, everybody should be a little sensitive while organising a public event. I heard CM Eknath Shinde announcing the ex-gratia, but I would like to say that the worth of human life cannot be Rs 5 lakh," Sule told reporters.
Eleven people died of heatstroke at the Maharashtra Bhushan Award function held at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai Sunday. Following the deaths, Opposition leaders as well as citizens blamed the state government for not making ‘adequate’ arrangements at the venue.
Notably, Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the Bhushan Award to social worker Appasaheb Dharmadhikari and addressed the gathering at the event Sunday. Read more
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar has sought an inquiry into how the award event was organised in Navi Mumbai during noon time when the temperature is very high.
The Congress attacked the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra over the loss of lives due to sunstroke at an award function in Navi Mumbai, and demanded that accountability be fixed in what it said was a case of "culpable homicide".
Congress spokesperson Kanhaiya Kumar told reporters, "We express condolences to the affected families and demand that the government take responsibility for it and take action in the matter." He said that when a contract of crores of rupees is given to organise an event why was there no arrangement of tent, shade, water and air conditioning for people.
"The government is only concerned with photo opportunities. Our Congress unit has already stated that this is a matter of culpable homicide," Kumar said. "The government is the main accused in this," he alleged.
One more patient undergoing treatment after suffering from sunstroke at an award function in Navi Mumbai has died, officials said on Monday. With this, the death toll in the incident has gone up to 12.
A 55-year-old man from Kalyan, who was critical, died late night. Two more persons are battling for life, a senior doctor at a civic-run hospital in Vashi said.
Earlier on Sunday, at least 11 people died due to sunstroke as the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' award function, attended by lakhs, was held in an open ground in Kharghar area of Maharashtra's Raigad district. (PTI)
The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the Mumbai Metro Corporation limited to fell 177 trees from the Aarey forest and said, a stay on tree felling will lead to the “project being halted.” However, the top court observed that the Mumbai Metro has made an attempt to overreach the court’s jurisdiction, and directed it to pay Rs 10 lakh fine within two weeks for felling of trees in Aarey forest beyond permission.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala said it was improper on Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited's (MMRCL) part to move the tree authority for felling of any trees in excess of 84.
"MMRCL within a period of two weeks should provide an amount of 10 lakh to the conservator of forests. The conservator shall ensure that all afforestation which has been directed is completed," the bench said. (PTI)
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is in talks with the state’s Energy Department and Public Works Department (PWD) over the empanelment of electrical expert agencies to prevent fire incidents due to short circuits. Read More
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut Monday alleged that the organisers took care of only the politicians and VIPs on the stage and considered the convenience only Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Raut alleged that the Maharashtra government chose the timing only because Shah did not have spare time in the evening and people died of heatstroke due to the decision. He said the event should have been held in the evening.
“It was an unfortunate incident. The award was given to Appasaheb Dharmadhikari, who has lakhs of followers. The preparation should have been done for all of them, but I feel that the preparation was done only for the VIPs. We also felt that instead of ensuring convenience and proper arrangement of all the followers of Appasaheb, only Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s convenience was considered. Since Shah did not have time in the evening, the programme was organised in the afternoon when there was so much heat,” Raut said Monday morning at his Mumbai residence. Read More
After 11 died at the Maharashtra Bhushan Award ceremony, the state Aam Aadmi Party said Monday, Chief Minister Ekanth Shinde should take moral responsibility and resign. However, it said, "We do know it's not going to happen as they are least concerned about people."
Preeti Sharma Menon, AAP's Mumbai president and a national executive member called out CM Shinde's Rs 5 lakh compensation attempt for of the kin of the deceased, and tweeted, "Party which paid #50Khoke to buy MLAs pay 5 lacs to the victims of this culpable homicide."
Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray and NCP leader Ajit Pawar said Sunday the State Government chose the wrong time to hold the event to confer the Maharashtra Bhushan Awards and the 11 people died due to its “negligent and careless behaviour”.
At least 11 people died and 20 others were hospitalised after suffering from dehydration and heatstroke while attending the event held in an open ground at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai. Read More
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar has sought an inquiry into how the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' award event was organised in Navi Mumbai during noon time when the temperature is very high, after at least 11 people died due to sunstroke.
Lakhs of people had come for the event held on Sunday on a 306-acre ground in Kharghar area. The nearest weather station to the spot had recorded a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius.
Pawar visited the MGM Hospital at Kamothe in Navi Mumbai late Sunday night and enquired about the health of the people undergoing treatment there after suffering from sunstroke. Talking to reporters, he termed the incident as 'most unfortunate' and said the priority was to ensure the patients get well soon. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader claimed it was a function of the Maharashtra government.
'It is a well known fact that during April-May, the temperature is very high. During these days, the temperature is around 40 degrees Celsius, he said. 'Hence, it needs to be probed as to who had fixed the noon timing for the award function,' the NCP leader said.
Pawar said the function could have been held in the evening and Union Home Minister Amit Shah could have taken a chopper to reach the venue. (PTI)
Giving a call to “join the battle to safeguard the Constitution and the freedom of the nation”, former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday appealed to voters to press the voting machine’s button to bring down the government, without thinking about the alternative.
“The country should be free. The revolutionaries fought against the British and went to the gallows to win Independence… Now you have to only press the button and decide that those who committed injustice won’t be given the chair. Anybody would come (after the elections), but not this (government),” Thackeray said. He was speaking at the second Vajramooth rally of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi at Nagpur. Read More
Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 650 fresh coronavirus infections and two fatalities, taking the tally of cases to 81,55,839 and the toll to 1,48,479, the state health department said.
The two fresh fatalities in the state were reported from Mumbai city and Thane city, a health official said. The case fatality rate in the state now stands at 1.82 per cent. (PTI)
Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has started a preliminary enquiry (PE) into the complaint filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya alleging that Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MLA Ravindra Waikar has been involved in a Rs 500-crore scam. The EOW has called senior officials from the garden and building department of BMC to join investigation. Read More
The proposed Mumbai Metro 11(CSMT, GPO to Wadala) alignment will be revised, making it more feasible for commuters and also profitable, said Ashwini Bhide IAS, Managing Director of the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC).
The Metro was recently handed over to MMRC from MMRDA by the state government since this line is underground and MMRC has expertise in that as it is already constructing Metro 3 line (Colaba-SEEPZ), the city’s first underground line. Read More
AT LEAST 11 people died and 20 others were hospitalised after suffering from dehydration and heatstroke while attending a Maharashtra government event held in an open ground at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai Sunday, government officials said.
BJP office-bearers said more than 10 lakh people attended the event. Nearly 300 people complained of dehydration, high blood pressure and exhaustion and medical help was provided to them. Read More
"It is very unfortunate and painful that some members participating in the Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony this morning died due to heatstroke. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced Rs 5 lakh assistance to the families of the deceased through the state government. For those who are undergoing treatment, the cost of treatment will be borne by the state government. I pray to God for a speedy recovery of the patients. The Chief Minister himself visited the hospital and has given appropriate instructions to the doctors. The administration is maintaining complete coordination and we are in constant contact with the senior officers,"DCM Devendra Fadnavis said.
At least seven people have died and 24 other attendees at the Maharashtra Bhushan Award were admitted in various hospitals after suffering from dehydration and heatstroke during the event in Kharghar on Sunday. The event was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who conferred an award to spiritual leader and social activist Dattatreya Narayan alias Appasaheb Dharmadhikari, and by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Union minister Kapil Patil.
CM Eknath Shinde visited MGM hospital in Kharghar where 24 were hospitalized. "The kins of the deceased persons will get a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh. The government will also provide free of cost treatment to other who fell ill during the function. This is an unfortunate incident," CM Eknath Shinde informed while talking to press at MGM Hospital.
Uddhav Thackeray questioned the Modi government while addressing the MVA rally in Nagpur. Thackeray said," Rahul Gandhi was targeted for asking questions on Hindenburg. Kejariwal too is now targeted. Why? Shouldn't we ask questions? Forget Hindenburg, what about Satyapal Malik? Isn't he your own? What he has said is serious. Who will answer the questions he has raised?"
Uddhav Thackeray further added ,"We have entered the battle field to fight. We won't stop until we win. Whenever issues that affect you are raised, other communal issues are raised. We are fighting for you. We will not stop until we win." This is the second rally of three parties out of total seven planned across Maharashtra.
Shiv Sena(UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray addressed the Nagpur rally today. "Appasaheb Dharmadhikari was felicitated today at the hands of Amit Shah. Shah had to bow down in front of the family of social reformers. Maharashtra showed how to make people bow down.
Addiction of power destroys the nation and we are all facing the troubles of it. Attempts are being to chain Bharat Mata. Shouldn't we try to safeguard the constitution. If one man can write it, why can't we all save it.
When I had gone to Ayodhya, the case was in the court. We started the campaign, first temple and then govt. Modi didn't act. And now after Court's order they are taking credit. Now, if Maharashtra CM was real devotee of Lord Ram , he would have first gone to Ayodhya and not Surat," said Uddhav Thackeray.
Former CM and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan while addressing the Maha Vikas Aghadi(MVA) rally in Nagpur said that "Country's PM is facing serious allegations. Few days back Adani group faced allegations leading to loss of his wealth. It raised an important question as to how that industrialist amassed this much of wealth. People of this country are asking questions. Two days ago, BJP leader Satypal Malik levelled serious allegations about Pulwama attack. Who is responsible for the death of 40 martyrs? People are asking questions. There are questions on genuineness of PM's degrees as well." This is the second rally of three parties out of total seven planned across Maharashtra.