To be or not to be: Ajit Pawar’s death pushes Sharad Pawar into a Hamlet’s dilemma | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In Shakespeare’s classic Hamlet, the protagonist is torn by a dilemma over avenging his father’s death by killing his uncle Claudius. A similar Hamletian dilemma appears to have gripped Sharad Pawar over the merger of the two factions of the NCP after his nephew Ajit Pawar’s death in a plane crash.While talking […]

NCP in Catch-22: Ajit Pawar’s ‘last wish’ and Mahayuti alliance; calls for Sunetra to step in | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The sudden death of Ajit Pawar has left his party, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), with many challenges. After losing its most skilful political manager, the party is now in a Catch-22 situation over a possible merger with the rival faction, while also keeping the alliance with the BJP intact.As “Ajit Dada” […]

Long innings ends with dream unfulfilled | Pune News

[ad_1] PUNE: Ajit Pawar was among the rare netas who draw deep respect and are slightly feared by the people. They may not be adored easily and automatically, but once they are, they make their place in people’s esteem. To be sure, Ajit Pawar’s career was shadowed by controversy, but he possessed the political smarts […]

‘Was willing to leave BJP’: Mamata Banerjee floats political conspiracy theory on Ajit Pawar’s death | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleged a political conspiracy behind the death of Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash on Wednesday morning. She demanded a Supreme Court-supervised probe, accusing all “other agencies” of being “compromised”.The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief said that there were reported talks that […]

‘Made a mistake of giving financial benefit to all women’: Ajit Pawar on Ladki Bahin scheme; Uddhav Sena cries voter bribe | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Monday admitted that the state government made a “mistake” in extending financial benefits to all applicants of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana without sufficient scrutiny, attributing the lapse to time constraints ahead of last year’s assembly elections.“We made a mistake of giving the financial […]

On Comedian Kunal Kamra’s Eknath Shinde Joke, Devendra Fadnavis’ Reaction

[ad_1] Mumbai: Coming out strongly in support of his ally and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said comic Kunal Kamra should apologise for his remarks against the Shiv Sena leader, which prompted party workers to vandalise a studio in Mumbai where the comedy show was recorded. The Chief Minister […]