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Fadnavis dismisses Rahul’s NDA collapse prediction, says he is `daydreaming`

Fadnavis dismisses Rahul’s NDA collapse prediction, says he is `daydreaming`

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday rubbished remarks made by Rahul Gandhi suggesting that the NDA government at the Centre could collapse within a year, describing the statement as little more than “daydreaming”, reported the PTI. Responding to questions from reporters, Fadnavis compared Gandhi’s comments to the well-known television serial Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne, which centred on fanciful dreams and unrealistic expectations. “There was once a popular television programme called Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne. His statement is nothing beyond that,” the Maharashtra chief minister remarked, the news agency reported. The BJP has alleged that Rahul Gandhi made the prediction during a meeting of the advisory council of the Congress Minority Department earlier this week, where he reportedly claimed that the Narendra Modi-led government would not survive beyond the coming year. Remarks during Nagpur logistics park launch CM Fadnavis made the comments while attending the inauguration of the Godam Logistics Park in Nagpur alongside Union minister Nitin Gadkari, as per the PTI. During the event, the chief minister highlighted the significance of the new logistics …

Maharashtra CM clears Rs 4,628 crore Pune region budget, sets six-month deadline for structural plan

Maharashtra CM clears Rs 4,628 crore Pune region budget, sets six-month deadline for structural plan

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The authority approved its budget of Rs 4,628.85 crore for 2026-27, with a surplus of Rs 3.55 crore. An important decision was taken to grant direct powers to the metropolitan commissioner for day-to-day land disposal work to ensure timely and efficient services to citizens Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Nagpur violence: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis dismisses claims of intelligence failure; says cost of damage will be recovered from rioters

Nagpur violence: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis dismisses claims of intelligence failure; says cost of damage will be recovered from rioters

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule addresses a press conference regarding recent violence, in Nagpur, on March 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday (March 22, 2025) dismissed claims of an intelligence failure in the recent Nagpur violence, asserting that there was no political angle involved. Speaking in Nagpur, Mr. Fadnavis confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to the city would proceed as planned, unaffected by the unrest. “Stones were hurled at female police constables, but reports of molestation are not true. We will not tolerate attacks on police personnel and will take strict action,” he said. Nagpur violence: 14 more held, number of arrests reaches 105; 3 fresh FIRs registered The Chief Minister arrived in Nagpur late Friday evening (March 21, 2025) for the first time after Vidarbha’s largest city saw violence on March 17, 2025. Earlier in the day, at an ABP Majha event, the CM said, “Some social media posts had content in Bengali, which is also spoken in Bangladesh. …

Government won’t allow Aurangzeb’s glorification: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis | Latest News India

Government won’t allow Aurangzeb’s glorification: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis | Latest News India

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Amid the ongoing row over Aurangzeb’s tomb in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that while his government is obligated to protect the tomb as it is a protected site, it will not allow attempts to glorify the Mughal emperor’s legacy. CM Devendra Fadnavis assured that attempts to glorify Aurangzeb’s legacy will not succeed. (PTI) His remarks come in the backdrop of Hindutva organisations and party leaders calling for the demolition of Aurangzeb’s tomb which they described as “symbol of pain and slavery”. “It is unfortunate that the government has to take responsibility for the protection of Aurangzeb’s grave, despite his history of persecution. However, I assure you, if any attempt is made to glorify his legacy through ‘mahima mandan’, it will not succeed,” the CM said. Fadnavis was addressing a gathering after inaugurating a temple dedicated to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Thane on his birth anniversary. He said that only the Maratha warrior’s temple deserves glorification and not Aurangzeb’s tomb. Meanwhile, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday protested …

‘Childish’: BJP slams Maharashtra Congress chief for Fadnavis-Aurangzeb comparison | Latest News India

‘Childish’: BJP slams Maharashtra Congress chief for Fadnavis-Aurangzeb comparison | Latest News India

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Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal’s remark comparing chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb sparked a massive uproar in the state council, with the ruling Mahayuti’s legislators demanding strict action against him. Maharashtra congress chief’s remarks against CM Devendra Fadnavis sparked massive uproar in the state council. (PTI/File) The state legislative council witnessed chaos right after Mahayuti lawmakers raised the issue of Sapkal’s remarks. On Sunday, Sapkal had said at a press conference, “Aurangzeb was a cruel ruler. Today, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is an equally cruel ruler. He always supports issues related to religion but does nothing about cases like the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh.” BJP slams Sapkal’s remark BJP leader Pravin Darekar, while raising this issue in the House, said that comparing the chief minister, who is governing the state in an efficient manner, to Aurangzeb is “highly condemnable” and an insult to Maharashtra. He demanded that a case be filed against Sapkal as well as strict action be taken to set an example for others. BJP MP Bhagwat Karad also …

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis reviews Kangana Ranaut starrer; here’s what he said

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis reviews Kangana Ranaut starrer; here’s what he said

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday attended a special screening of Kangana Ranaut‘s Emergency film. In the pictures which went viral on social media, Kangana was seen exchanging warm greetings with the Chief Minister as he arrived at a theatre in Mumbai to watch her film. Also Read – Emergency Movie Review: Kangana Ranaut shines in this riveting tale of power and leadership After the screening, Devendra Fadnavis told Indian Express, This is an important documentation of a time in Indian history when people’s democratic rights were quashed, the constitution wasn’t adhered to, and lakhs of leaders were shut in jails. Emergency is a good representation of the atrocities committed on the people during those times’. Also Read – ‘Kangana Ranaut should win National Award for producing, directing and acting in Emergency,’ co-star Shreyas Talpade says [Exclusive] He also praised and lauded Kangana Ranaut’s portrayal of former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi in Emergency as he added saying, ‘I want to congratulate her for acing the role. The film is not just about …

Maharashtra government transfers eight IAS officers in major bureaucratic reshuffle – India TV

Maharashtra government transfers eight IAS officers in major bureaucratic reshuffle – India TV

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Image Source : PTI (FILE) Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde in a press conference. Maharashtra: On the last day of the calendar year, the Maharashtra government transferred eight senior IAS officers on Tuesday (December 31), which was a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy. The government has transferred the Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, HS Sonawane and appointed the present State Agriculture Commissioner Ravindra Binwade to this position. The Sports and Youth Commissioner Suraj Mandhare has been transferred and appointed as the Agriculture Commissioner. The government has transferred the School Education and Sports Principal Secretary IA Kundan, who has been replaced by the Food and Civil Supply Principal Secretary Ranjit Singh Deol. The Divyang Welfare Department Secretary Sachindra Pratap Singh has been transferred and appointed as the Commissioner of School Education. Prashant Narnavare, Commissioner of Women and Child Welfare, has been transferred and appointed as the Secretary of Special Inquiry Officer in the General Administration Department. The Rashtriya Gramin Jivannoti Abhiyan CEO Ruchesh Jayvanshi has been transferred and appointed as the Secretary of …

Ladki Bahin Yojana gets Rs 1400 crore as Maharashtra Assembly passes supplementary demands CM DEVENDRA fadnavis – India TV

Ladki Bahin Yojana gets Rs 1400 crore as Maharashtra Assembly passes supplementary demands CM DEVENDRA fadnavis – India TV

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Image Source : PTI Devendra Fadnavis with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar. Ladki Bahin Yojana in Maharashtra: The Maharashtra assembly today (December 20) passed supplementary demands of Rs 33,788.40 crore, including a provision of Rs 1,400 crore for the state government’s flagship ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’. The supplementary demands, which were tabled in the assembly on Monday (December 16) by Minister Uday Samant, was passed in the Lower House after a debate. In the last budget, the state government had provisioned Rs 46,000 crore for the ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana’, under which more than 2.5 crore women with an annual family income of less than Rs 2.5 lakh get Rs 1,500 as monthly aid. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had recently said this monthly aid would be raised to Rs 2,100. The supplementary demands include a provision of Rs 36 crore for the construction of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot fort in Malwan in Sindhudurg district. A provision of Rs 1,204 crore has been made to provide margin money loan to eligible sugar cooperative factories. Mukhyamantri …

‘Am I a toy’: Senior NCP leader asks party top brass over Maharashtra cabinet snub | Latest News India

‘Am I a toy’: Senior NCP leader asks party top brass over Maharashtra cabinet snub | Latest News India

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Seemingly miffed over his exclusion from the new council of ministers in Maharashtra, senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal took a veiled jibe at party supremo Ajit Pawar, claiming that chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was in fact in favour of his induction in the state cabinet. Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal won the recently held Maharashtra assembly polls from the Yeola constituency. (ANI) Speaking to reporters in Nashik, Bhujbal said that Pawar makes the decisions for NCP like Fadnavis does for the BJP and Eknath Shinde for the Shiv Sena, PTI reported. Amid speculations over his “Jahan nahi chaina, wahan nahi rehna” remark a day before, Bhujbal said that he would make a statement on Wednesday after discussing with NCP workers and people from his Yeola constituency. Bhujbal claimed he was excluded from the cabinet because he took on Maratha activist Manoj Jarange. And though the NCP leader said he wasn’t disappointed about the exclusion from the cabinet, Bhujbal added he felt humiliated by his treatment. ‘Am I a toy?’ The leader claimed he was asked …

Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan share a hug at Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis oath taking ceremony [Watch video]

Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan share a hug at Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis oath taking ceremony [Watch video]

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It is a very important day today for Maharashtra as we have Devendra Fadnavis taking the oath as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister. The oath taking ceremony happened today at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan a few hours back. Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and NCP chief Ajit Pawar will be his deputies. The swearing-in ceremony had around 42,000 attendees. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and many other politicians also attended the ceremony. We also saw Bollywood celebrities at the event. Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Sanjay Dutt, Shraddha Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor and others were a part of this oath taking ceremony. Also Read – SRK, Salman, Ranveer, Ranbir and others attend Maharashtra CM Fadnavis oath-taking ceremony SRK, Salman hug each other Not many expected Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to attend the ceremony as there have been death threats to them. Amidst this tension too, the superstars decided to attend the oath taking ceremony. Whenever two superstars meet, fans are always excited and in today’s event, there was …