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While the bhau beej programme usually takes place at Sharad Pawar’s Govindbaug residence in Baramati, this time it was held at his nephew’s residence in the nearby Katewadi village.

Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar said he has all the respect for the OBC community, but he does not want to hide the caste he was born in..

As long as the Speaker is vested with the authority to adjudicate disqualification issues, it will be difficult to free matters of defection from politics

Police have arrested 49 people in connection with the violence in Maharashtra’s Beed district during the ongoing agitation for Maratha reservation, an official said. A curfew was imposed in parts of Beed district after a series of incidents of violence and arson targeting properties of politicians.

Sunil Tatkare, Mumbai MP, welcomes SC's directive to Speaker to decide NCP's petition seeking disqualification of nine MLAs of Ajit Pawar faction by Jan '24. SC also asked Speaker to decide cross-petitions of Shiv Sena factions by Dec '23. Tatkare said NCP satisfied with SC's decision to treat petitions separately.

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The raging Maratha quota agitation veered dangerously towards arson and vandalism on Monday, with agitators torching the homes and offices of two elected representatives from Beed district who are members of rival Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions.

The MLA said that he and his family were safe adding that there was a huge loss of property due to fire. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Supreme Court on Monday directed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide disqualification petitions filed under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) of the Constitution against the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde camp in the Shiv Sena dispute by December 31, 2023. Rahul Narwekar to decide disqualification petitions against the Chief…