The Maharashtra State Commission for Women has issued a notice to Hindutva activist Sambhaji Bhide for not giving an interview to a woman journalist as she did not have a ‘bindi’ on her forehead. Commission Chairperson Rupali Chakankar has sought Bhide’s reply on the issue after sending him a notice... The post appeared first on .

The Commission Chairperson Rupali Chakankar has sought Bhide's reply on the issue after sending him a notice in this regard.

Mumbai Feb 24 PTI Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and various other state ministers sat on a dharna here on Thursday to protest against the arrest of their cabinet colleague Nawab Malik by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case NCP leader Pawar whose party shares power with the Shiv Sena and Congress in the state as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA was the first to reach the protest site close to Mahatma Gandhis statue near the state secretariat Mantralaya He was later joined by State Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil Health Minister Rajesh Tope Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal Minister of State for Tourism Aditi Tatkare all NCP leaders Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar PWD Minister Ashok Chavan Sports Minister Sunil Kedar Textiles Minister Aslam Sheikh and MoS for Home Satej Patil all from Congress NCP MP Supriya Sule and state womens commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar were also present After the protest began at 10 am no senior Shiv Sena leader was seen for about an hour Later state Industries Minister Subhash Desai who belongs to the Uddhav Thackeray-led party joined the protest State Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray and Shiv Senas chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut are currently in Uttar Pradesh for the Assembly elections campaigning Talking to reporters Thorat claimed that central probe agencies were being being used to silence political opponents This is unfortunate and a black chapter in the countrys history the Congress leader said Jayant Patil who is also the state NCP chief said the allegations against Malik are baseless Malik will respond to all the allegations of terror links against him in the court he said The BJPs attempt to overthrow the MVA government has not been successful yet The action against the serving cabinet minister is part of such a move he claimed Shiv Sena MLC Manisha Kayande who also joined the protest claimed that for the past 27 months the BJP has been trying to destablise the MVA government which has performed well Malik 62 the state minority affairs minister and NCPs chief spokesperson was arrested on Wednesday after being questioned for about five hours at the EDs office in south Mumbais Ballard Estate area He was later produced before special judge R N Rokade who remanded him in the ED custody till March 3 The agency said the money laundering probe was linked to the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides Malik was on Wednesday produced in a special PMLA court where the probe agency claimed the NCP leader was actively involved in terror funding After a meeting of top leaders of the ruling MVA on Wednesday evening a senior NCP leader said there is no question of taking the resignation of Malik since he has not committed anything wrong PTI MR GK GK

Mumbai Feb 24 PTI Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and various other state ministers sat on a dharna here on Thursday to protest the arrest of their cabinet colleague Nawab Malik by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case Pawar was the first to reach the protest site close to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi near the state secretariat Mantralaya He was later joined by State Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil Health Minister Rajesh Tope Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat Water Resources Minister Jayant Patil Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar Minister of State for Home Satej Patil and MoS for Tourism Aditi Tatkare NCP MP Supriya Sule and state womens commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar were also present Talking to reporters Thorat claimed that central probe agencies were being being used to silence political opponents This is unfortunate and a black chapter in the countrys history the Congress leader said Jayant Patil who is also the state NCP chief said the allegations against Malik are baseless Malik will respond to all the allegations of terror links against him in the court he said The BJPs attempt to overthrow the MVA government has not been successful yet The action against the serving cabinet minister is part of such a move he claimed Malik 62 the state minority affairs minister and NCPs chief spokesperson was arrested on Wednesday after being questioned for about five hours at the Enforcement Directorates office in south Mumbais Ballard Estate area He was later produced before special judge R N Rokade who remanded him in the ED custody till March 3 The agency said the money laundering probe was linked to the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides Malik was produced in a special PMLA court where the probe agency claimed the NCP leader was actively involved in terror funding After a meeting of top leaders of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA-comprising the Shiv Sena NCP and Congress on Wednesday evening a senior NCP leader said there is no question of taking the resignation of Malik since he has not committed anything wrong PTI MR GK GK

Mumbai Feb 23 PTI The parents of deceased Disha Salian the former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput met the chief of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women MSCW here on Wednesday and demanded action against Union Minister Narayan Rane his son Nitish and others who were spreading false news about their daughters deathDishas parents Vasanti and Satish Salian met MSCW chief Rupali Chakankar at the commissions office in suburban Bandra and expressed their distress over the ongoing defamatory news about their late daughter an official saidThe Salians have stated that they will not be able to survive in the society with respect if such false news was spread on news channels and hence they demanded action against concern people he saidFollowing the meet the commission has taken their demand seriously and assured them of justice the official addedDays earlier Union minister and BJP leader Narayan Rane had addressed a press conference in which he made certain claims regarding Dishas deathHowever despite the emotional appeal made by Dishas family members to politicians to refrain from maligning her name by questioning the circumstances surrounding her death claims and counter-claims on the issue are being made with Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil saying that the truth behind Dishas death will be exposed after March 7Earlier this week the MSCW had issued a notice to the Mumbai Police in connection with Dishas alleged suicide and directed them to file a reply in the next two days after Rane claimed that she was raped and murderedSalian 28 allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a high-rise building in suburban Malad on June 8 2020 six days before Rajput 34 was found hanging at his apartment in suburban Bandra PTI ZA ARU ARU

Mumbai Feb 22 PTI Maharashtra State Commission for Women MSCW chairperson Rupali Chakankar on Tuesday disapproved of what she called politics over the death of celebrity manager Disha SalianTalking to media persons here Chakankar said It is very regrettable that politics is being played over the death of a woman Salian The Malwani police have already conducted primary investigation into the case and now we are waiting for their report The report will decide the further course of action She said it is unfortunate that a few people are trying to defame Salian who briefly handled publicity for the late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh RajputThe commission has not served any notice to politicians over their statements to anyone but we will decide the future course of action only after receiving the polices report she addedEarlier in the day family members of Salian said politicians are maligning her name by questioning the circumstances surrounding her death in 2020Days earlier Union minister and BJP leader Narayan Rane had addressed a press conference where he had alleged foul play in the death of SalianAfter Ranes claim the MSCW on Monday issued a notice to the Mumbai police directing them to file a reply in the next two daysMaharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil has said the truth behind Salians death will come out after March 7Salian 28 allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a high-rise building in suburban Malad on June 8 2020 six days before Rajput 34 was found hanging in his apartment in suburban BandraOn Tuesday Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar and a member of the MSCW visited the residence of the Salian family in Dadar in central Mumbai PTI ZA RSY RSY

The city’s Mayor received a letter written in Marathi, foul language has been used in the letter against her. Mumbai: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar has received death threats from an unknown person. She is all set to file a police complaint. The Mayor said that the letter had no seal. The letter warns her and reads as, if messes with “Dada”, will be repercussions. Earlier too, Kishori Pednekar had received such threats.

The city’s Mayor received a letter written in Marathi, foul language has been used in the letter against her. Mumbai: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar has received death threats from an unknown person. She is all set to file a police complaint. The Mayor said that the letter had no seal. The letter warns her and reads as, if messes with “Dada”, will be repercussions. Earlier too, Kishori Pednekar had received such threats.

The city’s Mayor received a letter written in Marathi, foul language has been used in the letter against her. Mumbai: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar has received death threats from an unknown person. She is all set to file a police complaint. The Mayor said that the letter had no seal. The letter warns her and reads as, if messes with “Dada”, will be repercussions. Earlier too, Kishori Pednekar had received such threats.