Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 3 (ANI): Eknath Shinde, while making his first address on the Floor of the Maharashtra Assembly as a Chief Minister on Sunday, said that the decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to let him lead the government despite having more members than his side has "opened the eyes of many".

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 3 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rahul Narwekar was elected as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Sunday as the special session began after the formation of new Eknath Shinde government in the state.

Mumbai Mar 25 PTI The budget session of the Maharashtra legislature was prorogued on Friday with Deputy Assembly Speaker Narhari Zirwal saying that the next session will be held from July 18 in Mumbai The budget session began on March 3 and 15 sittings of the Assembly took place an official said adding that business was transacted in the House for an average of 7 hours 10 minutes daily The attendance in the Assembly was 9153 per cent during the session and average attendance was 8438 per cent he added PTI ENM BNM BNM BNM

Mumbai Mar 21 PTI A bill that aims to provide relief to traders and industries hit by the COVID-19 pandemic was passed in the Maharashtra Assembly on MondayThe Maharashtra Settlement of Arrears of Tax Interest Penalty or Late Fee Bill 2022 -- an amnesty scheme -- will cover taxes which the states sales tax department imposed before the goods and services tax GST was introduced in 2017The scheme will be in effect from April 1 2022 to September 30 2022Speaking in the Assembly Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar who also holds the finance portfolio said the government will completely waive arrears in cases where the dues are Rs 10000 a year as per any statutory order passed under various tax lawsSmall traders in around one lakh such cases stand to benefit from the waiver he saidTraders with arrears of Rs 10 lakh or less as of April 1 2022 as per statutory orders will have the option of paying 20 per cent of the total dues The remaining 80 per cent will be waived if the 20 per cent of the arrears is paid as per the schemeTraders in around 220 lakh such cases will get relief from the moveThe amnesty scheme will be implemented online in a completely transparent manner It will play a key role in encouraging industries and traders who were hit by the COVID-19 crisis Pawar said PTI ENM RSY RSY

New Delhi Jan 28 PTI BJP president J P Nadda on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court order that held the Maharashtra assembly decision to suspend 12 BJP MLAs from the House for one year as unconstitutional and irrational The courts verdict to reject this decision which was in violation of democracy and the constitution is a victory of truth Nadda said adding that the BJP will continue to raise its voice against Maharashtras Maha Vikas Aghadi government The BJP will always battle for peoples rights in line with the Indian Constitution and democracy he said The apex court delivered its verdict on the pleas filed by the 12 BJP MLAs who had challenged their one-year suspension from the state assembly for allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer They were suspended for one year on July 5 last year from the Maharashtra Assembly after the state government had accused them of misbehaving with presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speakers chamber PTI KR RCJ RCJ

Mumbai Dec 24 PTI A 46-year-old woman tried to immolate herself in front of the Maharashtra Assembly complex where the winter session is underway in south Mumbai on Friday but security personnel present there thwarted her bid an official said The woman identified as Rajlaxmi Pille from Nashik poured petrol on herself at Usha Mehta Chowk around 12 noon but was overpowered by security personnel before she could light a match he said She has told police her property developer husband Madhusudhan had constructed a factory structure for one person and loaned him some money the official said The man was now refusing to pay the money he owes Madhusudhan Rajlaxmi Pille has said a case was filed at Indira Nagar police station in Nashik but no headway was being made so she attempted this act to bring her plight to the notice of the state government he said She has been brought to Marine Drive police station and the process of registering a attempt to murder case was underway he added PTI DC BNM BNM BNM

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 22 (ANI): After the Maharashtra Chief Minister remained absent from the State Assembly on its first day of winter session today due to health issues, state's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Chandrakant Patil said that Uddhav Thackeray should hand over his charge to someone else till he gets well and termed his absence from the winter session of the state legislature as "inappropriate."

Mumbai Dec 22 PTI BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday accused Shiv Sena MLA Bhaskar Jadhav of mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Legislative Assembly and making certain gestures evoking sharp reactions from the opposition MLAs leading to stalling of the proceedings Jadhav later apologised when the House reconvened after two adjournments saying that making hand gestures was his natural way of speaking and that he didnt use any unparliamentary word against the prime minister Jadhav made the remarks as alleged by Fadnavis when a discussion on a calling attention notice on power issues was underway Speaking in the Lower House BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar sought to know why state power minister Nitin Raut has backtracked on his promise to waive electricity tariff of customers up to 100 units Raut recalled that he had only said that waiving of the tariff would be considered However as the power department provided uninterrupted supply to customers during the lockdown period the tariff for the same has to be paid The power minister said even Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made certain promises to farmers but hasnt fulfilled them At this point Jadhav allegedly mimicked Narendra Modi which he later said was made by Modi as a prime ministerial candidate in 2014 Taking strong objection Fadnavis said Jadhavs comments and gestures about the prime minister will not be tolerated BJP MLAs joined Fadnavis and said Jadhav had insulted the prime minister BJP MLAs rose to their feet and demanded an apology from Jadhav Deputy Speaker Narhari Zhirwal said he would examine whether Jadhav made any unparliamentary remark and decide accordingly Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil NCP and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab Shiv Sena said that leaders of all parties should be respected in the legislature Jadhav said he didnt make any comment against the PM I spoke only about what Narendra Modi had said in 2014 when he was the prime ministerial candidate of BJP the MLA said and added that he was withdrawing his comments and gestures Fadnavis alleged that Jadhav was taking the issue lightly How can one withdraw the objectionable gestures Fadnavis asked and demanded an apology from Jadhav As the ruckus continued the Chair adjourned the proceedings for 20 minutes The House adjourned again for 15 minutes as BJP members kept shouting slogans demanding an apology from Jadhav When the Assembly reconvened after the second adjournment BJP members were again on their feet demanding that Jadhav be suspended from the House As protests continued Jadhav said he had not made any unparliamentary comments against the PM My way of talking is such that I inadvertently make hand gestures If my body language has hurt the members of the House I tender an apology he said PTI MR NSK NSK