ED summons Praful Patel in money laundering case linked to Dawood
India | October 15, 2019 17:40 ISTThe Enforcement Directorate has summoned NCP leader Praful Patel in a money laundering case linked to Dawood Ibrahim's aide Iqbal Mirchi.
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned NCP leader Praful Patel in a money laundering case linked to Dawood Ibrahim's aide Iqbal Mirchi.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLC Ramrao Wadkute and former party MLA Bappu Pathare joined the BJP on Tuesday, ahead of the next week's Maharashtra Assembly polls. Wadkute, a prominent Dhangar (shepherd) community leader from the Marathwada region, was appointed a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council on June 2014 from the governor's quota.
The source said that the ED has identified Mirchi's properties in India and abroad to the tune of Rs 500 crore.
After the Election Commission of India announced the polling dates, the campaigns are in full swing. The four key players in the battle are Bhartiya Janta Party, the Shiv Sena, the Congress, and the Nationalist Congress Party. Needless to say that the electoral battle is between the two alliances--the BJP-Shiv Sena vs Congress-NCP.
Pawar is seen as the only opposition leader of NCP alliance who has been addressing rallies for October 21 state election, in which the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is expecting a smooth victory.
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The list includes party chief Sharad Pawar, party leaders Ajit Pawar, Praful Patel, Chagan Bhujbal, Supriya Sule, Jayant Patil and Nawab Malik.
The Nationalist Congress Party on Wednesday announced a list of 77 candidates, featuring senior leaders Ajit Pawar, Jayant Patil and Chhagan Bhujbal.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday dropped his plan to visit Mumbai office of the Enforcement Directorate saying he took the decision after his meet with the Mumbai Police Commissioner.
This is after on Tuesday the ED named Pawar, his nephew Ajit Pawar in an alleged multi-crore scam in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank Ltd.
Ahead of the assembly elections in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has stoked a controversy by saying that only a Pulwama attack-like incident can change the mood of the people in Maharashtra, who have resentment for the incumbent Devendra Fadnavis government.
Fadnavis, however, said one needs to sense what is in store for the future, adding that people have faith in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and NCP leaders don't see a future for themselves in that party.
He had served as a minister in the cabinet during the erstwhile Congress-NCP governments, handling a variety of portfolios. He quit in 2005 following allegations of corruption levelled by social crusader Anna Hazare. He replaces former NCP city chief Sachin Aher who abruptly quit to join the Shiv Sena last month, with many other NCP legislators and party leaders the following suit.
The BJP might field the four in the assembly elections due later this year, depending on how the seat-sharing deal between the BJP and ally Shiv Sena shapes up, sources in the saffron party said.
Opposition Congress and Nationalist Congress Party on Tuesday lost four of their sitting Maharashtra legislators who are now all set to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, party sources said. Seven-time Congress legislator from Wadala (south Mumbai), Kalidas Kolambkar, NCP's Sandeep Naik from Airoli, Vaibhav Pichad from Akole and Shivendra Raje Bhosale from Satara quit their parties and legislative seats.
Mumbai unit chief of the Nationalist Congress Party and former Maharashtra minister Sachin Ahir joined the Shiv Sena in Mumbai today. He was welcomed in the party by Uddhav Thackeray and Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray. Ahir had represented the Shivdi Assembly seat in Mumbai from 1999 to 2009 and was later elected from Worli, after delimitation of constituencies.
Waterlogging at NCP leader Nawab Malik's Kurla residence has been reported on Tuesday morning, due to the heaviest rainfall within in 24 hours. Mumbai has received the highest rainfall in a decade over a two-day period since Sunday.
Carrying a placard, he moved around silently to "express regrets" over the recent comments by Bhopal MP, Pragya Singh Thakur, on the late Karkare, who was among the martyrs during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Minister Jaydatta Kshirsagar, MLA from Beed, is likely to join Shiv Sena here on Wednesday, party sources said.
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