Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday taunted Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray for attending the legislative Council for 46 minutes in the entire session.
Speaking at a press conference after concluding the winter session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Fadnavis said, “Those who say that democracy is in danger were present in the House (Legislative Council) for only 46 minutes.”
In an apparent attack on Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray, Fadnavis said that the BJP is not afraid of him or his father and former CM Uddhav Thackeray.
While ridiculing Aditya Thackeray’s statement where he jibed at the state government, saying it is scared of a 32-year-old man, Shinde said that the Maharashtra government is not afraid of even his father.
“We are not afraid of even his father. We formed a government in the state by taking 50 MLAs from his party under his nose. But they couldn’t do anything. He had said that Mumbai would burn, but not even a matchstick was burnt,” Fadnvis said. Deputy CM was addressing the media after the State Assembly was adjourned sine die.
Earlier in the assembly, Fadnavis said that an inquiry into alleged malpractices in Sree Siddhivinayak Temple Trust would be completed within one month.
The Winter session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die on Friday.
The next session will begin on February 27 next year in Mumbai.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he considers the Bharatiya Janata Party as his “guru” (teacher) as the BJP shows him a roadmap and teaches him “what should never be done”.
Addressing a press conference, the Wayanad MP said, “I want them (BJP) to attack us aggressively, this will help the Congress party understand its ideology. I consider them (BJP) as my Guru, they are showing me the way and training me on what is not to be done.”
While talking about the Bharat Jodo Yatra which entered New Delhi on December 24 before taking a nine-day break, he said, “When I started this, I just took it as an ordinary yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. Slowly we understood that this yatra has a voice & feelings.” “The doors of Bharat Jodo Yatra are open for everyone, we are not going to stop anyone from joining us. Akhilesh ji, Mayawati ji and others want “Mohabbat ka Hindustan”,” he said in an open invite to the other parties of the opposition ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s mass contacting campaign, Bharat Jodo Yatra, was issued cautionary notes by the Centre amid a rise in COVID-19 cases across neighbouring countries.
So far, the Yatra, which started from Kanyakumari on September 7, has covered parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra and Haryana.
It is the longest march on foot by any Indian politician in the history of India, the Congress has claimed.
With this yatra, Rahul Gandhi aims to mobilise the party cadre and unite the general public against the BJP’s “divisive politics in the country”.
Nine people were killed and more than 15 others injured after an SUV rammed into a bus in Navsari, Gujarat in the early hours of Saturday, according to police.
“On the Ahmedabad-Mumbai highway, an accident took place between a bus and an SUV. A total of nine people have died and several people have got injured. The accident took place around 4 am,” Deputy Superintendent of Police VN Patel told to agencies.
Of the nine persons traveling in the SUV, eight died on the spot along with the driver of the luxury bus, he said.
Those traveling in the SUV were residents of Ankleshwar and they were on their way back to their hometown from Valsad. The passengers of the bus hailed from Valsad.
PM Modi announces ex-gratia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief at the loss of lives due to the road accident and announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to the kin of each deceased.
“Pained by the loss of lives due to a road accident in Navsari. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I hope the injured recover soon. Ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. Those injured would be given Rs. 50,000,” the PMO said in a tweet.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah took to Twitter to express his condolences to the bereaved families. Shah said, “The road accident in Gujarat’s Navsari is heartbreaking. My condolences to those who have lost their families in this tragedy. May God give them the strength to bear the pain. The local administration immediately treats the injured, praying for their speedy recovery.”
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel expressed his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in a road accident in Navsari. He tweeted, “The road accident tragedy in Navsari saddens me. I express my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the accident. I pray to God for the speedy recovery of the injured.”
Pained by the loss of lives due to a road accident in Navsari. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I hope the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. Those injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM Modi
Cricketer, Car Accident, Rishabh Pant | Image: Agencies
Haryana Roadways on Friday honoured its driver Sushil Kumar and conductor Paramjeet for rescuing cricketer Rishabh Pant who met with a car accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway near Roorkee on Friday.
Rishabh Pant met with an accident while returning from Delhi to Roorkee as his car collided with the divider on the Narsan border of Roorkee near Hammadpur Jhal.
Pant, who was alone in the car, suffered injuries on his back, forehead and leg.
Pant was driving his car when he met with the accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. Images from the accident showed the car in a gutted state.
“Bus driver Sushil Kumar and conductor Paramjeet spotted an uncontrolled car ram over the divider near Gurukul Narsan. They ran towards the car to help the passenger. We have honoured them, state govt will too honour them for the work of humanity,” said Panipat Bus Depot general manager K Jangra. “As we dragged him (Rishabh Pant) out, the car caught fire and burned down within 5-7 seconds. He had major injuries on his back. We enquired about his personal information and that is when he said he is an Indian team cricketer,” Bus staff Paramjeet who rescued Cricketer Rishabh Pant said.
Former cricketer VV S Laxman took to Twitter to thank the Haryana Roadways staff who helped Rishabh Pant following his car accident.
“Gratitude to Sushil Kumar, a Haryana Roadways driver who took Rishabh Pant away from the burning car, wrapped him with a bedsheet and called the ambulance. We are very indebted to you for your selfless service, Sushil ji Real Hero”.
According to a statement by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Pant has two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, and toe and has suffered abrasion injuries on his back.
Rishabh’s condition remains stable, and he has now been shifted to Max Hospital, Dehradun, where he will undergo MRI scans to ascertain the extent of his injuries and formulate his further course of treatment, as per the BCCI statement.
BCCI said it is in constant touch with Pant’s family while the medical team is in close contact with the doctors currently treating the southpaw.
The Board said it will see to it that Pant receives the best possible medical care and gets all the support he needs to come out of this traumatic phase.
The wicket-keeper batsman has represented India in 33 Test matches, scoring 2,271 runs at an average of 43.67.
He has five Test tons against his name, with his highest being 159 not out. Pant also has 119 catches and 14 stumpings against his name. In ODIs, he has aggregated 865 runs to his name in 30 matches at an average of 34.60, with five half-centuries and a ton at a strike rate of 106.65.
Behind the wickets, Pant has 26 catches and one stumping to his name in ODIs.In 66 T20Is, the wicket-keeper batter has scored 987 runs, with three half-centuries against his name at an average of 22.43 and a strike rate of 126.37.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that the state government has approved investment projects worth Rs 70,000 crores.
He also assured that 45,000 people will get employment through these projects.
Shinde was responding to the final week motion in the Legislative Assembly on Friday and said that of the approved investment projects worth Rs 70,000 crores, projects worth Rs 44,000 crores were sanctioned in Vidarbha alone.
“We did many good things and the opposition should have appreciated it. But it did not happen,” said Shinde while targeting the opposition.
Appreciating the state government’s efforts against corona, he said, “In the last two and a half years, the state has gone into depression due to the coronavirus. After our arrival, we worked to promote the state.”
Notably, the state government is starting 700 Balasaheb Thackeray clinics across the state. Mentioning the criticism over a viral video showing Shinde going around the fields in a helicopter, he said, “I was taunted for going to the farm by helicopter and getting one lakh rupees. Now, I have shown the chief minister who does not step out of the house for two and a half years and gets the reward.”
“In the last two and a half years only one irrigation project was approved. While in the last six months, we have approved 18 irrigation projects and decided to bring more than two and a half lakh hectares of land under irrigation,” Shinde said claiming that the state government knew the demands of the farmers.
Teen & boyfriend 'kill her mom for objecting to affair' in Thane 7
A 37-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death in a fit of rage by her 17-year-old daughter and her 22-year-old boyfriend for objecting to their relationship in Mumbra on Wednesday afternoon, the police said on Thursday. The girl and her boyfriend who had fled after the crime were tracked late on Thursday to Haji Malang. The deceased, identified as Saba Hashmi, lived with her three daughters in the middle-income enclave of Amrut Nagar locality in Mumbra. The accused is her eldest daughter.
A 48-year-old woman was duped by her exdriver, his wife and friend of Rs52 lakh over three years by weaving an elaborate web of lies. The woman runs a travel agency and had given a car to the ex-driver, Sohel, under an agreement for work use. Sahil and his friend, Zahir, who posed as an RTO agent, scared the woman that she had been booked after narcotics were found in the vehicle. As they offered to make it all go away, the woman kept paying them. Charkop police registered an FIR against three persons.
Two leopard cubs found on a sugarcane farm were reunited with their mother in Maharashtra’s Gondia district, a forest official said on Friday. The cubs were found on Thursday morning on a farm in Bhiwakhidki village, around 6 km from Navagaon, in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, assistant conservator of forest (Navegaon) Dada Raut said. A rapid response team reached the scene and took the cubs to a veterinarian, he said.
A 28-year-old woman allegedly hired a man to kill her husband and made it appear like a suicide at a village in Maharashtra’s Akola district, police said on Friday. The 32-year-old victim was found hanging at Punda village in Dahihanda police station limits on Wednesday morning, an official said.The man’s body was tied with a rope and bore injury marks, which indicated murder, he said.
A 40-year-old woman died and her relative suffered minor injuries after a wall of an adjacent structure collapsed on their house in the eastern suburb of Mulund here on Friday morning, a civic official said. The wall of a dilapidated single-storey house at Hanuman Pada, Mulund Colony, crumbled at around 5.30 am. It was unoccupied, the official said. The fire brigade rushed to the spot and cleared the debris at the accident site, he said.
