Maharashtra: BJP afraid MLAs may defect, says NCP’s Nawab Malik
Posted on 16th November 2019 |
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The Maharashtra BJP is bedevilled by the trepidation that politicians who joined the party ahead of the October 21 Assembly polls will defect and, hence, its leaders are claiming they will form government in the state, the NCP said on Saturday. NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik made the remarks a day after Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said his party will soon form the government and claimed it can count on the support of 119 MLAs, including Independents, in the 288-member Assembly.
Malik also attacked former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over his recent remark that a non-BJP government will not last for more than six months, saying the latter spoke, like the general of a defeated army, to boost the morale of his party men. “The former chief minister is trying to boost the morale of his party workers like the general of a defeated army. We think they have been defeated and they will have to accept this. They are not ready to accept defeat, but one takes time,” Malik said.
On Patil’s remark, Malik questioned why the BJP did not form a government earlier if it had the numbers as claimed by its Maharashtra unit chief. “None can form government (in Maharashtra) without the backing of at least 145 MLAs. They (the BJP) do not have their own MLAs, it brought leaders from other parties into its fold,” Malik said. He was referring to slew of leaders from the Congress and NCP joining the BJP ahead of the October 21 Assembly election. “They (the BJP) now have a trepidation that these MLAs (who joined BJP from other parties) will defect. Hence, they (BJP leaders) are making these statements to keep the flock together,” Malik said.
Amid the current political stalemate in Maharashtra, Union minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Friday likened politics with cricket, saying “anything” could happen in both these fields as those who appear to be losing the match might actually win the game. Queried on the Union minister’s statement, Malik said he was not aware whether Gadkari had understood that people have “clean bowled” the BJP. Maharashtra is at present under Presidents rule. Politics in Maharashtra took a turn after the Shiv Sena walked away from its ally BJP over sharing the chief ministerial post. The two parties fell out after having contested the October 21 Assembly polls together and coming up with 161 seats jointly.
At present, Shiv Sena is in the process of working out a new equation with erstwhile rivals NCP and Congress to form a non-BJP government in the state. |
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IT raids in Delhi, Jaipur in tax evasion case against Rajasthan group
Posted on 13th July 2020 |
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The Income Tax Department is conducting searches in four cities, including Delhi and Jaipur, in connection with a tax evasion case against a Rajasthan-based jewellery group, officials said on Monday.
They said the raids have been launched early morning in Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai and Kota. |
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YES Bank declines for second straight day, slips 17% on heavy volumes
Posted on 13th July 2020 |
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Shares of YES Bank extended their decline itnto second straight day, down 17 per cent to Rs 21.20 in the intra-day trade, on the BSE on Monday on the back of heavy volumes after the bank on Friday fixed floor price for its proposed follow-on public offer (FPO) at Rs 12 per share and a cap of Rs 13 per unit. In the past two trading days, the stock has tanked 20 per cent from a level of Rs 26.65 on the BSE. |
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Sachin Pilot likely to be sacked from Congress but won't join BJP: Sources
Posted on 13th July 2020 |
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With the political developments in Rajasthan intensifying after Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot revolted against the Ashok Gehlot led government, the Congres party is likely to sack the former as the president of Rajasthan Congress.
Raghuveer Meena likely to be appointed as new Congress state president in place of Sachin Pilot, sources quoted by Zee News claimed. |
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Coronavirus Outbreak: With 28,701 cases in a day, India's COVID-19 tally tops 8.78 lakh; death toll 23,174
Posted on 13th July 2020 |
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As the coronavirus cases in India continue to spread rapidly, India is now just behind the United States and Brazil in terms of the total confirmed cases as it already overtook Russia to take the third spot in the list of worst-hit nations in the world affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It is, therefore, also the biggest epicenter of the coronavirus disease pandemic in Asia.
With over 28,800 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count on Monday crossed the 8.78 lakh-mark, while the death toll has crossed the 23,000-mark as well. |
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