The attack on Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan has quickly gained a political angle with offence and defence pouring in. CM Devendra Fadnavis reacts to backlash. Meanwhile, Jitendra Awhad cites a pre-planned conspiracy.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said in Pune on Thursday that there is no truth in the allegations made against Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dhananjay Munde, after he was asked about Munde's resignation.
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut is well known for criticising the BJP and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis regularly, but he ended up praising Fadnavis on Friday in Mumbai, surprising several political observers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded Maharashtra Government's efforts to ensure all-round development in remote and Maoist-affected areas.
The alleged killer of Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh (BJP) by the name Valmik Karad surrendered at a Pune police station on Tuesday after which he was whisked off by the police to be produced before a magistrate in Beed district.
"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.
The BJP leader sworn in as the Maharashtra Chief Minister for a third time in the presence of a galaxy of NDA leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the grand ceremony which was held at the historic Azad Maidan ground in Mumbai.
This is the third time Fadnavis was sworn-in as the Maharashtra chief minister.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis will take oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
