Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced that senior Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) official Akhikesh Shukla whose goons allegedly assaulted his Maharashtrian neighbours with iron rods in a suburban Kalyan-based housing society, has been suspended with immediate effect.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made his first speech on Thursday, the fourth day of the six-day winter session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in Nagpur.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of each deceased in the boat mishap in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government has failed to announce the ministerial portfolios of the 39 ministers, even two days after the state assembly's winter session began on Monday as well as the swearing- in ceremony on Sunday.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will expand his cabinet on December 15 at Nagpur and not on December 14 in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated on Thursday that he held discussions about the cabinet expansion and portfolio allocation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda and party's National General Secretary BL Santhosh.
According to reports, Mr Shinde is adamant about getting the Home Ministry, but the BJP is unwilling to compromise on that.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis left for his first Delhi visit on Wednesday after he was sworn in, to meet President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in what has been described as "a courtesy call", according to sources.
"We hope the government will consider this proposal positively," Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Nana Patole said.
The return of Devendra Fadnavis as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as his deputies, underscores the complex and often turbulent nature of coalition politics in India.
