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.
Notably, BJP's Devendra Fadnavis is all set to be sworn-in as the 21st chief minister of Maharashtra, which will be witnessed by chief ministers of 19 states, including former chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who has also been invited to the historic ceremony.
Devendra Fadnavis will be officially declared BJP's CM candidate after the BJP Legislature Party meeting tomorrow.
Senior BJP leader and former Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar stated here on Monday that Devendra Fadnavis would be the Maharashtra chief minister.
BJP’s Central leadership, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is set to take the final decision on the choice of the next CM after the meeting, sources said
As per the normal schedule of events, a BJP national-level panel is expected to meet all the contenders to the Maharashtra CM's post after which Shah will take a final callabout who will be Maharashtra CM.
