Manikrao Thakre
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Thakre moves breach of privilege motion against CM on Land Act
National | Apr 08, 2015, 08:37 PM ISTMumbai: Congress MLC Manikrao Thakre today moved a breach of privilege motion against Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the Legislative Council over a notification on the Land Acquisition Act.Thakre objected to the notification regarding
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Congress airs differences with NCP over legislative council post
National | Mar 16, 2015, 07:09 AM ISTMumbai: A day before the Maharashtra Legislative Council is scheduled to discuss a no-confidence motion against Chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh, the Congress said here today that it is willing to let go of the position, provided
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None of my family members have Swiss bank account: Narayan Rane
National | Feb 09, 2015, 09:56 PM ISTMumbai: Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane today categorically denied that he or any of his family members were having accounts in foreign banks.A media report today named Rane's wife Neelam
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Manikrao Thakre challenges BJP to lure a single Congress MLA on its side
National | Feb 09, 2015, 08:27 PM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Manikrao Thakre today dared the ruling BJP to lure even a single Congress MLA and get him re-elected on BJP ticket.He was responding to a claim by state
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Congress readies to take on Maharashtra govt over drought situation
National | Jan 01, 2015, 02:04 PM ISTMumbai: Reeling under twin electoral defeats in Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, Congress party in Maharashtra has decided to galvanise its cadre to take on the BJP-Sena government over its alleged failure to mitigate hardships
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Congress confident of getting leader of opposition post in Maharashtra Assembly
National | Dec 06, 2014, 08:50 PM ISTMumbai: Congress on Saturday expressed confidence that being the largest opposition party in the Maharashtra Assembly, it will get the post of leader of opposition."It is as clear as daylight that the new leader of
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Host Fadnavis to skip his own tea party
National | Dec 06, 2014, 09:56 AM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will skip the tea party that is being organised by him. It's a customary tea party held at CM's residence before winter session of Assembly attended by leaders of
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Congress to claim LoP's post if Sena joins govt
National | Dec 02, 2014, 11:41 PM ISTMumbai: Amid indications that Shiv Sena could join the BJP government in Maharashtra, MPCC leader Manikrao Thakre today said his party would stake claim for the post of Leader of Opposition in the Assembly. “We
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BJP government in Maharashtra is unconstitutional: state Congress chief
National | Nov 29, 2014, 09:05 PM ISTNagpur: Maharashtra Congress president Manikrao Thakre today said that BJP government in the state was unconstitutional as it had failed to prove its majority on the floor of the house.He was here to attend a
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Won't allow assembly to function over confidence vote: MPCC
National | Nov 23, 2014, 08:37 PM ISTNagpur: The Congress will not allow the Maharashtra State Assembly to function and will corner the BJP-led state government, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) said here today.“The Devendra Fadnavis government is illegal and unconstitutional. It
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Maharashtra BJP govt has no constitutional legitimacy, alleges Congress
National | Nov 13, 2014, 07:24 PM ISTMumbai: Congress in Maharashtra today alleged that the state BJP government has “no constitutional legitimacy” and said that it is examining legal options after the controversial trust vote in the Assembly.The Devendra Fadnavis government had
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Congress leader in Assembly to be elected before November 11: Thakre
National | Nov 01, 2014, 08:27 PM ISTMumbai: Congress' leader in the new Maharashtra Legislative Assembly will be chosen before November 11, state Congress president Manikrao Thakre said here today.A three-day special session of the legislature would be convened on November 11.“If
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Candidates have reported problems with EVM: Maharashtra Congress
National | Oct 25, 2014, 09:35 PM ISTNagpur: There were complaints about glitches in the functioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs) from not only the defeated candidates of Congress but also from those of other parties, Maharashtra Congress chief Manikrao Thakre today
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Maharashtra Congress chief Manikrao Thakre resigns
National | Oct 19, 2014, 05:02 PM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Manikrao Thakre today quit his post owning moral responsibility for the party's defeat in the Assembly elections.Addressing a press conference here, Manikrao Thakre said he had sent his resignation
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BJP misleading people on Vidarbha statehood issue: MPCC chief
National | Oct 11, 2014, 07:46 AM ISTYavatmal: Maharashtra Congress President Manikrao Thakre today accused BJP of doublespeak on the Vidarbha statehood issue and also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for repeatedly invoking the name of Shivaji Maharaj in his
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Congress not responsible for end of alliance with NCP: Manikrao Thakre
National | Oct 05, 2014, 07:35 AM ISTMumbai: Asserting that it was not to blame for the snapping of a 15-year-old alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Congress party's state unit president Manikrao Thakre said on Saturday that the party's
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MPCC chief targets BJP, NCP over President rule in Maharashtra
National | Sep 29, 2014, 01:38 PM ISTYavatmal: Terming as “unfortunate” the imposition of President's rule in Maharashtra on the eve of Assembly elections, state Congress chief Manikrao Thakre today said there was no urgency for such a move and alleged it
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Congress interviews aspirants for NCP 'quota' Assembly seats
National | Sep 01, 2014, 01:37 PM ISTMumbai: After its ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) decided to interview aspirants for all 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra, the state Congress unit, which had earlier carried out such an exercise for only 174 seats,
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Congress backs Maharashtra CM on decision to skip PM's event
National | Aug 21, 2014, 04:55 PM ISTMumbai: Congress today said it supported Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's decision not to attend the events with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nagpur, saying the “decision is right considering the way chief ministers are
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Some 'Mahayuti' leaders to join Congress soon, claims Thakre
National | Jul 15, 2014, 12:00 PM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Manikrao Thakre today claimed that some leaders of the ‘Mahayuti' were in touch with the Congress and would join the the party soon.Talking to reporters, Thakre said he would