‘Promises made during elections don’t always translate directly into actions’: Maha deputy CM Ajit Pawar on crop loan waiver | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and finance minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday addressed concerns about loan waivers, making it clear that farmers must repay their crop loans by March 31. He admitted that election promises don’t always translate into immediate action and that future decisions will depend on prevailing circumstances. However, he assured that…

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‘Can’t speak whatever he wants’: Maharashtra govt vs oppn over Kunal Kamra-Eknath Shinde row | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Kunal Kamra‘s comedy special ‘Naya Bharat’ triggered political slugfest between the ruling party and the opposition leaders after Shiv Sena took offence to a joke on deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis demanded an apology from the comedian and said that even though there was “freedom to do stand-up”, “he cannot…

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‘Will not be spared’: Ajit Pawar threatens those intimidating Muslims after Nagpur violence | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar threatened that any attempts to intimidate the Muslim community or create communal discord would face serious consequences. While speaking at his iftar party in Mumbai, Pawar emphasised the importance of unity and said that the “real strength lies in the unity.”“If anyone dares to intimidate our Muslim…

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Indian Muslims are patriotic, says Ajit Pawar | India News – The Times of India

Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Wednesday advised Mahayuti and opposition party members to exercise restraint in their response to fisheries minister Nitesh Rane’s claim that Muslims were not part of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s army. “Whether from govt or opposition, politicians must refrain from making any statements that can cause a law-and-order situation. Historians have…

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Pune bus rape case: Accused Dattatray Gade remanded to judicial custody till March 26 | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: A Maharashtra court on Wednesday remanded Dattatray Gade, the accused in the Swargate bus rape case, to police custody until March 26. The incident took place in Pune where Gade had allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman inside a parked state transport (MSRTC) bus at the Swargate terminus in the early hours of February…

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Dhananjay Munde: Meeting with Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar sealed fate of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde | Mumbai News – The Times of India

NCP’s Dhananjay Munde resigned from the Maharashtra cabinet, citing conscience and health reasons after the Beed sarpanch murder case. MUMBAI: After resigning from the Maharashtra cabinet, NCP’s Dhananjay Munde issued a statement that he had demanded “the strictest punishment” for the accused in the Beed sarpanch murder case. “Seeing the photos that surfaced yesterday, my…

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BJP mantri plans 2nd darbar in Thane, denies trying to capture Shinde’s fiefdom | India News – The Times of India

File photo of Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Ganesh Naik during a ‘Janata Darbar’, in Navi Mumbai. (Pic credit: PTI) THANE: Forests minister and BJP politician Ganesh Naik announced his second ‘janta darbar‘ in the city next month following the response received to the inaugural event on Monday, which saw over 550 applications.While political observers…

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