Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that the move by the NCP Group Leader in Maharashtra Legislature to form a government with the Bharatiya Janata Party was “his personal decision and not of the NCP”. “We place on record that we do not support or endorse this decision of his,” Sharad Pawar […]
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Fadnavis sworn-in as Maharashtra CM, Ajit Pawar as Deputy CM
Mumbai: In a stunning political development, Maharashtra Governor B.S. Koshyari on Saturday morning administered the oath of office to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar as the new Deputy Chief Minister. The two were sworn-in at a function in the Raj […]
Ajit Pawar ‘backstabbed’ people of Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: Shaken after the sudden political changes in the state, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, who was spearheading the media fantasy of a NCP-Sena-Congress dream government in Maharashtra, on Saturday alleged that the new Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has “back-stabbed” the people of the state and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. “We had an inkling of […]
Ajit Pawar, Jayant Patil to lead NCP talks with Congress
New Delhi: While Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar kept up the suspense over government formation in Maharashtra, both NCP and Congress are trying to formulate a common strategy at the highest level to resolve all issues related to their tie-up. NCP leaders Ajit Pawar and Jayant Patil are likely to lead the talks with […]
Vendetta politics fires up support for Opposition
New Delhi: The perceived politics of vendetta unleashed by the BJP led central government by using enforcement agencies against opposition leaders, has failed to pass muster with the electorate with the big winners in the election results being Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal of the NCP in Maharashtra, Bhupinder Singh Hooda of the Congress […]
‘Upset’ over ED case, NCP leader Ajit Pawar quits as MLA
Mumbai/Pune: Upset by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case lodged against him, Nationalist Congress Party leader and former two-time Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has quit as MLA from Baramati, party President Sharad Pawar said here late on Friday. “I was not aware of his decision. He is a fighter and a blunt speaker who will […]
NCP leader Ajit Pawar quits as MLA
Mumbai: In a fresh jolt to the Nationalist Congress Party, former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday quit as the MLA from Baramati, party sources said here. No reasons are given for the abrupt step by Pawar, who was named – along with his uncle and NCP President Sharad Pawar – by the Enforcement […]
ED books Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar in Rs 25,000 cr Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam
Mumbai: Triggering a political earthquake ahead of the October 21 Assembly elections in Maharashtra, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar, his nephew Ajit Pawar, and several other politicians and officials in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam worth around Rs 25,000 crore, […]
ED books Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar in MSCB scam
Mumbai: In a massive jolt to the Pawar family ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday registered a money laundering case against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Shahrad Pawar, his nephew Ajit Pawar and 75 others in a case involving the Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank (MSCB) scam, the probe agency […]
Ajit Pawar gets no relief from SC in co-op bank scam probe
New Delhi: In a setback for NCP leader Ajit Pawar, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to quash investigation against him in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam. It, instead, directed the state police to conduct a free and fair probe, observing that investigations cannot be obstructed at this stage. A bench of Justice Arun […]