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Time of India
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
MVA netas to meet soon on civic polls alliance: Pawar Sr
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said he wanted the MVA to contest the civic polls together and senior members from his party, along with those from Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), Peasants and Workers Party, and other parties, will soon sit together and deliberate on the alliance formula. Hinting at Sena (UBT) getting a bigger share in Mumbai, Pawar said, "Among MVA partners, Uddhav Thackeray's party is in a stronger position in Mumbai. Though a decision on the alliance is yet to be made, we will have to consider his party's strength." He said that after the SC verdict, civic elections cannot be delayed any further. "We assume that the process for the polls will begin in the next three months. We wish to go with the alliance, but no decision has been taken so far," Pawar told reporters. Without naming his nephew and deputy CM Ajit Pawar, he criticised the incident where the Pune District Central Co-operative Bank was kept open in Baramati till 11 pm on Wednesday. The Sharad Pawar-backed panel will take on Ajit Pawar's panel in Baramati's Malegaon cooperative sugar factory election on Sunday. Pawar said, "During Lok Sabha elections, the bank was found open till late night, and this is the second instance. Unless instructions are given by those who control the bank, why would bank employees keep it open? It is only during the election phase, and for the second time, that bank employees feel like serving the people till late at night." While many in opposition have criticised the state for bringing in Hindi as the third language from Std I indirectly, Pawar tool a cautious stand, saying, "There should not be a compulsion to learn Hindi, but students cannot ignore the language. Nearly 55% to 60% of the country's population speaks Hindi, and there is no issue in learning the language to have better communication. But there should not be any compulsion. "
Time of India
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
MVA members will soon meet on alliance for civic polls: Pawar
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said he wanted MVA to contest the civic polls together and senior members from his party, along with those from Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), Peasants and Workers Party, and other parties, will soon sit together and deliberate on the alliance formula. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Hinting at Sena (UBT) getting a bigger share in Mumbai, Pawar said, "Among the MVA partners, Uddhav Thackeray's party is in a stronger position in Mumbai. Though a decision on the alliance is yet to be made, we will have to consider his party's strength." He said that after Supreme Court's verdict, civic elections cannot be delayed any further. "Our assumption is that the process for the polls will begin in the next three months. We wish to go with an the alliance, but no decision has been taken so far," Pawar told reporters in Baramati. Without naming his nephew and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, he criticised the incident where PDCC Bank was kept open in Baramati till 11pm on Wednesday. The Sharad Pawar-backed panel will take on Neelkantheshwar, Ajit Pawar's panel, in Baramati's Malegaon cooperative sugar factory election on Sunday. Pawar said, "During Lok Sabha election, the bank was found open till late in the night, and this is the second instance. Unless instructions are given by those who control the bank, why would bank employees keep it open? It is only during the election phase, and for the second time, that bank employees feel like serving the people till late at night." While many in the opposition have criticised the state govt for including Hindi as the third language from Std I, NCP (SP) chief tool a cautious stand. He said, "There should not be a compulsion to learn Hindi, but students cannot ignore the language. Nearly 55 to 60% of the country's population speaks Hindi, and there is no issue in learning the language to have better communication. But there should not be any compulsion. "
Time of India
20 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
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Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Maharashtra reconstitutes high-powered committee on border row with Karnataka
Mumbai: The state govt on Thursday reconstituted the high-powered committee to resolve the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is the chairperson of the new committee. The committee includes deputy CMs Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde. NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar, BJP MP Narayan Rane, former CM Prithviraj Chavan, ministers Chandrakant Patil, Shambhuraje Desai, Prakash Abitkar, legislators Rohit R Patil, Jayant Patil, Ambadas Danve, and Rajesh Kshirsagar, who heads the state planning commission, among others, are part of the committee. The first high-powered committee was set up on May 26, 2014. It was reconstituted on May 2, 2020, under the leadership of then CM Uddhav Thackeray and again reconstituted on June 30, 2022. It was once more reconstituted in November 2022 after Shinde took over as CM. The border dispute is as old as the reorganisation of states. It pertains to an area of 7,000 km along the Maharashtra-Karnataka border, with 814 villages. The dispute, ongoing since 1956, revolves around 865 villages in three districts of Karnataka near the border, which have a substantial Marathi-speaking population. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Here's What A Walk-In Shower Should Cost Kohler Showers Learn More Undo Maharashtra has claimed the 865 villages along the border of the two states, asserting that they have a majority of Marathi-speaking residents. Karnataka has maintained that the 865 villages are part of its territory and has claimed instead that it should get control over 200 villages in Maharashtra because they have a Kannada-speaking majority. Protests have erupted in both states for decades, and politicians of both states have exchanged barbs. A case is pending before the Supreme Court. Over the decades, there have been multiple commissions and committees to look into the issue, as well as multiple protests in both states. The Maharashtra govt has announced different schemes and concessions for Marathi-speaking people in the disputed districts of Karnataka if they want to pursue education or govt jobs in Maharashtra.
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Why is election for a cooperative sugar mill in Baramati capturing Maharashtra's attention?
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is not only fielding his own panel in the June 22 election for the Malegaon cooperative sugar mill in Baramati but is also running as a candidate for the chairman position to maintain his control. Unlike the 2020 election for the mill, this time, he faces significant opposition. Ajit Pawar is competing against his arch-rival Chandrarao Taware and Ranjan Kaka Taware from the BJP, as well as his estranged uncle, Sharad Pawar. This election for a cooperative sugar mill has become one of the most intense electoral highlights of 2025. Who all are contesting the election? Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has fielded his Nilkantheshwar panel in this election. It is challenged by the Sharad Pawar-supported Baliraja Sahkar Bachao panel, led by his grandnephew Yugendra Pawar, the Sahakar Bachao Shetkari panel by Chandrarao Taware, and another panel of independents. The election will take place on June 22, while the results will be announced on June 24. A total of 21 members will be elected who will run the mill for the next five years. Who can vote in cooperative sugar mill election? The membership is cooperative sugar mills is given to sugarcane farmers who are also shareholders in the cooperative. These members can vote in the election. The Malegaon mill's functional area is of around 37 villages in Baramati tehsil and has around 20,000 members. Sharad Pawar is also a member and will be voting. Why has cooperative sugar mill election become so intense? Fourty-one years after Ajit Pawar first became the chairman of Chhatrapati Cooperative sugar mill in Indapur, he has once again declared himself as the candidate for this post in the election of the Malegaon cooperative sugar mill in Baramati. In 1984, Ajit Pawar was a young politician. Now, he serves as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and is also the president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) following a split within the party. Instead of seeking a compromise with his rivals, including his estranged uncle Sharad Pawar and his main opponent Chandrarao Taware, he has chosen to run with his panel. What is the history between Pawars and Tawares? The Pawars and Tawares share a long history of political opposition. While Sharad Pawar ascended the political ladder, Taware maintained his control over the local cooperative sector. He unsuccessfully contested as an Independent against Ajit Pawar in 1999. Despite the Pawar family's repeated wins in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, it never managed to secure a conclusive victory over Tawares in cooperative sugar mill elections, as the latter remained a strong force, defeating Pawar-led panels several times over the last three decades. In 2019, Chandrarao and Ranjan Taware joined the BJP. However, after the split in the NCP following Ajit's rebellion, Sharad Pawar visited Chandrarao in 2024 to bury the past ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. What is the political significance of this election? The state BJP leadership has not instructed the Tawares to withdraw from the election against Ajit Pawar, despite being allies at both the state and national levels. The Tawares intend to leverage this situation to gain power from him. Furthermore, Sharad Pawar's panel is headed by his grandnephew Yugendra, which suggests that despite his previous Assembly poll loss, the NCP (SP) alliance will still position him as a significant opponent to Ajit Pawar. A lot is at stake for Ajit Pawar, who has turned this into a battle for prestige. He declared himself the candidate for the chairman position, fearing that a split in votes between him and the panel led by Sharad Pawar would benefit Taware. He has been campaigning aggressively and has even criticised Taware's age. Reports about the merging of two NCP factions were overshadowed by the ongoing election, especially after Sharad Pawar expressed his dissatisfaction with Ajit's refusal to share positions of power, without explicitly naming him.
