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Shiv Sena s Sanjay Rathod speaks to reporters after submitting his resignation in Mumbai on Sunday. [Photo/ANI]
Sanjay Rathod resigns from ministerial post, demands fair investigation in Pooja Chavan death case ANI | Updated: Feb 28, 2021 17:18 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 28 (India): Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly Budget session, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Rathod, who is allegedly involved in the death case of 22-year-old girl Pooja Chavan, on Sunday resigned from the post of Maharashtra Forest Minister and demanded a fair investigation in the matter.
He submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray during a meeting at the Chief Ministers residence where Urban Development and Public Works Minister Eknath Shinde was also present. The meeting lasted for more than two hours.
Updated Feb 26, 2021 | 08:15 IST
Maharashtra Assembly Budget session has been curtailed in light of the COVID-19 scare and will take place between March 1 to March 10 Budget Session of Maharashtra Assembly from March 1 | Photo Credit: PTI
Mumbai: Maharashtra Assembly s budget session has been curtailed in light of the COVID-19 scare. The session will now be held between March 1 and 10 instead of four weeks. The announcement was made by a business advisory committee in its meeting on Thursday. The budget will be presented on March 8, as many ministers of Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government have tested positive for the virus, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.