Fadnavis takes on Opposition in his first Assembly speech
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.
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.
A meeting to decide ministerial portfolios to be allotted to 39 ministers sworn-in on Sunday was scheduled to be held on Monday evening at 'Ramgiri', the Nagpur residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, sources said, even as the first day of the six-day winter session began in Nagpur.
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.
This is the third time Fadnavis was sworn-in as the Maharashtra chief minister.
The rise of 54-year-old Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis from an obscure corporator from Nagpur to the first BJP chief minister of Maharashtra has been consistent and steady.
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.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday announced a resolute stance against perpetrators who evade accountability in view of the recent Worli hit-and-run case.
