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NCP's Ajit Pawar elected new Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra
State President and the NCP Legislative Party leader Jayant Patil proposed the name of Ajit Pawar for the august post which was announced in the House. Pawar, 62, will now lead the combined Opposition -- Congress, Shiv Sena and other parties against the new Chief Minister Eknath Shinde - supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party - in the government.
Sewa, Suraksha, Sushasan our motto: UP CM
"The people have reposed their faith in the double engine government and this got us an overwhelming majority for the second term which has happened after 37 years. We are working on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's concept of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas and sabka prayas', to make Uttar Pradesh self-reliant" he said.
NCW seeks action against Akhilesh for tweet on Nupur
Taking suo moto cognisance of Akhilesh's tweet on July 1, the NCW has asked the state government to initiate action against the SP leader under the relevant provisions of law. The NCW has also asked the state government to inform it of the action taken within three days. Akhilesh had tweeted that "not only the face but body should also apologise and punitive action should be taken for attempting to disturb harmony and peace in the country".
Tejashwi slams BJP after Udaipur killer's pics with its leader surface
In two back to back tweets on Sunday night, Tejashwi said: "Some photographs appeared in public domain indicating that the accused have links with BJP leaders." "If an infortunate incident takes place in a non-BJP ruled state, the Centre immediately intervenes and hands over the investigations to authorities coming under it. Majority of the anti-nationals who involve in anarchism, hatred, terrorism, romours and disturbing the peace have direct or indirect links with RSS and BJP," Tejashwi tweeted.
Uddhav group moves Supreme Court against Speaker for recognising whip nominated by Eknath Shinde faction
Singhvi contended that the Speaker has no jurisdiction to recognise the whip nominated by Shinde as Thackeray is still the head of Shiv Sena political party. He said, "Speaker cannot recognise the whip...the party recognises the whip". He added that earlier Shinde group had challenged the Shiv Sena official whip Sunil Prabhu, but the court declined to pass any interim order.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde wins 'vote of confidence'
This is the second big legislative victory for the Shinde government -- sworn-in on June 30 along with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis -- in the past two days. On Sunday, the alliance candidate and BJP's advocate Rahul Narwekar was elected the new Speaker, trouncing the Maha Vikas Alliance's Shiv Sena nominee Rajan Salvi with a comfortable margin.
Thackeray jolted, Legislature removes Shiv Sena LP leader, Chief Whip
The legislature has accorded recognition to the Sena rebel leader -- now Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, as the SSLP and the rebel group's nominee Bharat Gogawale as the Chief Whip. Following the rebellion in the Sena which erupted on June 20, the Sena had removed its then SSLP leader Shinde and replaced him with Ajay Chaudhary, besides naming Prabhu as the Chief Whip.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde government to seek 'vote of confidence' today
The trust vote for the Shinde-led government -- sworn-in on June 30 after the collapse of the 31-month-old Maha Vikas Aghadi regime -- comes on the second day of the two-day Special Session of the Assembly convened by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on July 3-4 Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has expressed confidence that the ruling alliance will easily win the House trust as it has 166 MLAs on its side.
PM avoids attacking KCR, promises development of Telangana
Addressing a massive public meeting at Parade Grounds, he exuded confidence that the BJP will come to power in Telangana. He, however, surprisingly avoided criticizing KCR or his government. As the public meeting was held a day after KCR launched a bitter attack on Modi and dared him to answer his questions, it was expected that the Prime Minister would give a strong counter.
Don't kill cows on Eid, Badruddin Ajmal appeals to Assam Muslims
"India is home to individuals from many different communities, ethnic groups, and religions. The Sanatan faith, which worships the cow as a holy symbol, is practiced by the majority of Indians. Hindus believe cow as a mother," he said. Also, Islam says not to hurt any animals, he added. Ajmal stated: "That is why I appeal to the Muslims not to kill cows during Eid. We strongly object to this practice."
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