The former state minister criticised the way undocumented Indians were treated by American authorities during their deportation and highlighted "growing attack" on freedom of expression
03 March,2025 06:33 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad has urged Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to disqualify Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate after his conviction in a cheating case. The opposition demands accountability as Kokate plans to appeal.
24 February,2025 11:56 AM IST | Mumbai
The move is seen as a major blow to the legislator, who has been an influential figure in the Thane-Mumbra region. Both Abhijit Pawar and Wani have been instrumental in managing the political affairs in the region
18 February,2025 08:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The murder triggered a political firestorm in Maharashtra over alleged links between state minister Dhananjay Munde, who belongs to NCP, and Walmik Karad, an accused arrested in an extortion case linked to the murder
18 February,2025 04:23 PM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | mid-day online correspondent
Jitendra Awhad also criticised the state government's decision to discontinue eggs from mid-day meals for school children
03 February,2025 11:50 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
The former Maharashtra Minister, was speaking at a press conference along with Rajesaheb Deshmukh, the NCP (SP) candidate who lost to Munde from Parli in Beed district
10 January,2025 08:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Leaders, including BJP MLA Suresh Dhas, submitted a memorandum to the governor at Raj Bhavan, and urged him to take decisive action to uphold the rule of law and public confidence in the justice system
06 January,2025 04:14 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Beed sarpanch murder
Talking about the Santosh Deshmukh murder case, Awhad claimed that Walmik Karad's notoriety in Beed district surpasses even that of gangsters such as Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Rajan and Arun Gawli
04 January,2025 10:40 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
The incident took place at the former state minister's residence in Thane where he had called mediapersons
03 January,2025 05:40 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Santosh Deshmukh, sarpanch of Massajog in Beed district of Maharashtra, was abducted, tortured and murdered on December 9 after he intervened to stop an extortion bid on an energy firm helming a windmill project in the area, as per police
30 December,2024 05:42 PM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
