Five days after he took oath as the Maharashtra Chief Minister following a rebellion in the Shiv Sena, Eknath Shinde today comfortably won the trust vote in the state Assembly with 164 votes being polled in his favour and 99 against him in the 288-member House.
Some Shiv Sena MLAs voted against the party whip. Its recording should be verified and necessary action should be taken against them, says NCP legislator Zirwal
'Over the past few weeks, many had claimed that the (rebel) Sena MLAs are on their side and are waiting to return to Mumbai. It is evident now; all of that was a lie,' the new CM said in the assembly today.
Mumbai, July 3 (PTI): Rahul Narvekar of the BJP was on Sunday elected Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly during the first day of its special session. Narvekar, who polled 164 votes, defeated Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena candidate Rajan Salvi, who got 107 votes. The Speaker’s post was lying vacant since February last year after Nana Patole of the Congress resigned. Narvekar (45) is the youngest ever Assembly Speaker in the country, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said. His father-in-law Ramraje Naik of NCP is the chairperson of the Legislative Council. The two-day special session of the 288-member House got underway in the Vidhan Bhavan in south Mumbai at 11 am on Sunday. The Eknath Shinde-led government will face a floor test in the Assembly on Monday. The Assembly has one vacancy due to the death of Sena’s Ramesh Latke.NCP legislator Narhari Zirwal could not vote as he is the deputy speaker. After the vote count, Zirwal said, Some Shiv Sena MLAs voted against th
NCP MLA Anna Bansode s son arrested in attempt to murder, kidnapping case
Pimpri Chinchwad Police has arrested the son of NCP MLA Anna Bansode in a case of attempt to murder and kidnapping.
Share Via Email
| A+A A- By PTI
PUNE: Pimpri Chinchwad Police in Pune district has arrested the son of NCP MLA Anna Bansode in a case of attempt to murder and kidnapping, an official said on Thursday.
The case was registered on a complaint by Tanaji Pawar, manager at a solid waste management firm who himself was arrested for allegedly opening fire on the premises of the Pimpri MLA s office on May 12.