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Woman arrested for trying to extort money from Maharashtra minister Munde

21-Apr-2022
Mumbai Apr 21 PTI A woman has been arrested from Madhya Pradesh for allegedly trying to extort crores of rupees from Maharashtra social justice minister Dhananjay Munde by threatening to accuse him of rape Mumbai police said on ThursdayRenu Sharma 40 the accused is the sister of Karuna Sharma who had claimed last year that she was the NCP politicians second wifeA First Information Report FIR was registered at the Malabar Hill police station against Renu Sharma on Mundes complaint after which the crime branch of the Mumbai police took over the case and arrested her from Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday an official saidShe was produced before a court in Indore and brought to Mumbai on transit remand he saidRenu Sharma had allegedly demanded Rs 5 crore in cash and a shop valued at Rs 5 crore mobile phones and other expensive gifts from Munde by threatening to defame him by lodging a complaint of rape the official saidMunde initially gave her Rs 3 lakh and a mobile phone valued at Rs 142 lakh through one person but approached police when her demands did not cease the official said adding a probe was onTalking to reporters in his home district Beed the NCP minister said he was being harassed by the woman for nearly two yearsI was harassed for the past one-and-half to two years Earlier too she had lodged a false complaint against me and later withdrew it I had to complain to the police eventually since I could not tolerate it the harassment anymore While making the complaint I submitted all evidence I had to the police Now the law will take its own course Munde said PTI DC ENM KRK RSY RSY
21-Apr-2022 National
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Woman arrested for trying to extort money from Maharashtra minister Munde \
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Woman arrested for trying to extort money from Maharashtra minister Munde

21-Apr-2022
Mumbai Apr 21 PTI A woman has been arrested for allegedly trying to extort crores of rupees from Maharashtra social justice minister Dhananjay Munde by threatening to accuse him of rape city police said on Thursday Renu Sharma 40 the accused is the sister of Karuna Sharma who had claimed last year that she was the NCP politicians second wife A First Information Report FIR was registered at Malabar Hill police station against Renu Sharma on Mundes complaint after which the crime branch of Mumbai police took over the case and arrested Renu from Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday an official said She was produced before a court in Indore and brought to Mumbai on transit remand he said Renu Sharma had allegedly demanded Rs 5 crore in cash and a shop valued at Rs 5 crore mobile phones and other expensive gifts from Munde by threatening to defame him by lodging a complaint of rape the official said Munde initially gave her Rs 3 lakh and a mobile phone valued at Rs 142 lakh through one person but approached police when her demands did not cease the official said adding that probe was on PTI DC KRK KRK
21-Apr-2022 National
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Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde admitted to hospital after fainting \
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Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde admitted to hospital after fainting

13-Apr-2022
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 13 (ANI): Social Justice Minister of Maharashtra and leader of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Dhananjay Munde was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai after he suddenly fainted on Tuesday.
13-Apr-2022 National
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COVID-19 Officials told to reopen hostels residential schools of Maha social justice department \
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COVID-19 Officials told to reopen hostels residential schools of Maha social justice department

21-Jan-2022
Mumbai Jan 21 PTI Maharashtra Social Justice and Special Assistance Minister Dhananjay Munde on Friday directed officials to reopen hostels of his department in coordination with municipal corporations and district administrations as classroom teaching was set to begin in schools in the state from Monday According to a government release Munde has directed commissioners in municipal areas the disaster management department and chief executive officers of Zilla Parishads to review the COVID-19 situation to reopen schools including residential ones and hostels All necessary precautions must be taken before opening hostels and residential schools he said Considering the inconvenience faced by students living in hostels and residential schools of the state social justice department local authorities and the district administration have been instructed to start these hostels in accordance with local regulations and with necessary precautions Munde said PTI KK BNM BNM BNM
21-Jan-2022 National
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Panel set up to prepare plan for Koregaon Bhima memorials  development beautification Maha govt \
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Panel set up to prepare plan for Koregaon Bhima memorials development beautification Maha govt

24-Dec-2021
Mumbai Dec 24 PTI A high-level committee has been set up to prepare a draft plan for the development and beautification of the Koregaon Bhima memorial in Pune district the Maharashtra government told the Legislative Assembly on Friday Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde made this announcement The social justice department has set up a high-level committee Its report is expected in two months he said The district collector of Pune district has been directed to expedite the land acquisition process and the required budgetary allocation has also been approved by the department he said More than five lakh people visit the Vijay Stambh at Koregaon Bhima on January 1 every year The social justice department has been entrusted the job of beautification and development of the premises Munde said On January 1 2018 violent clashes had broken out in the area around Koregaon Bhima on the 200th anniversary of the 1818 battle One one person was killed and several others were injured in the clashes In the 1818 battle the East India Companys forces which included sepoys of Mahar caste a Dalit community had defeated the army of the Brahmin Peshwa ruler of Pune Dalits commemorate the victory as a symbol of defeat of the old Brahmanical order Police had claimed that inflammatory statements made a day earlier at Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune city allegedly backed by Maoists led to the violence PTI MR NP NP
24-Dec-2021 National
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Will probe Wankhedes caste certificate allegations if complaint is received Maha minister \
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Will probe Wankhedes caste certificate allegations if complaint is received Maha minister

30-Oct-2021
Mumbai Oct 30 PTI Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde said his department can probe if someone objects to the validity of the caste certificate of Narcotics Control Bureau Mumbai zone chief Sameer Wankhede Mundes NCP and ministerial colleague Nawab Malik has alleged earlier that Wankhede was born a Muslim but he forged documents including a caste certificate to pass off as a Scheduled Caste SC person to get recruitment under quota after clearing the UPSC exams Speaking to reporters in Pune on Friday Munde said If someone objects to the validity of the caste certificate of Sameer Wankhede and files a complaint with the social justice department we will probe the matter Hitting back BJP leader Pravin Darekar on Saturday said the MVA governments single point agenda was to attack Wankhede The state social justice department has the right to probe if they receive a complaint Targeting Wankhede seems to be the governments single point agenda Wankhede is not our party worker or the relative of any BJP leader Targeting an official who is taking action against drug peddler is unacceptable Darekar said PTI ND BNM BNM BNM
30-Oct-2021 National
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Not obsessed with MVA govt BJP has lot to do as only major oppn party in Maha Pankaja Munde \
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Not obsessed with MVA govt BJP has lot to do as only major oppn party in Maha Pankaja Munde

24-Oct-2021
New Delhi Oct 24 PTI The BJP is not obsessed with the fall of the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government in Maharashtra and as the only major opposition party in the state it has much to do for the people senior leader Pankaja Munde said Besides being one of the most prominent leaders of the BJP in Maharashtra she is also the partys national secretary Munde who was cabinet minister in the BJP-led alliance government in Maharashtra from 2014 to 2019 said the party has in itself to act as a strong active and constructive opposition in the state The MVA government is an alliance of the Shiv Sena the Congress and the NCP It is the government of convenience bound by self-interest and not people welfare Rather than worrying about the fate of this MVA government we BJP are focusing on our current role that is of opposition she said The BJP is the only major opposition party in Maharashtra and we have so much to gain and do for the people Munde said adding that the BJP is not obsessed with the fall of this government Munde said as the only major opposition party the BJP can further consolidate its position and become the central point of the states politics It is in BJP workers to play a constructive and active role of an opposition party We should raise the issues which matter to the people rather than simply sitting and waiting for this government to fall she told PTI in an interview Responding to questions on the caste-based census Munde said she is in full support of this idea and emphasised that her party is also not averse to it Rather than causing problems caste-based census may resolve many problems When we are doing census for so many things then why not caste Munde said She added that it would be incorrect to say that the BJP is against such a census Asked about reports of her having differences with state leaders Munde rubbished such reports saying the BJP is a democratic party and where all work as a team Talking about her father late Gopinath Munde who was a former deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and a Union minister Munde said she still misses him and his guidance still helps her in her politics During Pankaja Mundes tenure as rural development minister of Maharashtra the state was awarded for effective implementation of various rural development welfare schemes She became MLA for the first time in 2009 and thereafter she became the state president of the BJPs youth wing Ahead of the 2014 assembly elections in which the BJP emerged as the single largest party she had carried out a Punha Sangharsh Yatra The yatra was along the lines of a Sangharsh Yatra undertaken by her father in 1995 after which the Shiv Sena-BJP came to power in the state PTI JTR ANB ANB
24-Oct-2021 National
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Bust of PM removed from ‘Modi temple’ in Pune: here’s why \
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Bust of PM removed from ‘Modi temple’ in Pune: here’s why

20-Aug-2021
Days after a BJP worker, Mayur Munde constructed a temple for PM Modi in Pune, the bust of the prime minister has been removed from it, after he was pulled up by the BJP leadership in Delhi. BJP and Shiv Sena have criticised the construction of the temple, which cost Munde ₹1.6 lakh. NCP city unit president Prashant Jagtap said constructing such […]
20-Aug-2021 National
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