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Hindustan Times
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Ajit Pawar meets Chhava Sanghatna activists, assures decision about Minister Kokate
Pune, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said he would speak to NCP leader and cabinet colleague Manikrao Kokate, who is in the eye of the storm after a video purportedly showed him playing a card game on his mobile phone in the state legislature, and will take an appropriate decision. Ajit Pawar meets Chhava Sanghatna activists, assures decision about Minister Kokate Activists of the Chhava Sanghatna, who were assaulted by NCP workers last week, met Pawar and demanded Kokate's ouster. Workers of Ajit Pawar-led NCP had on July 20 assaulted Chhava Sanghatna activists in Latur, where the latter confronted party leader Sunil Tatkare over a video purportedly showing state agriculture minister Kokate playing a game of rummy on his mobile phone during the recently concluded monsoon session of the state legislature. Chhava Sanghatna leader Vijay Ghadge, who was severely beaten up in the clash, and other activists of the Maratha outfit met Pawar at the government guesthouse in Pune. Speaking to the reporters, the deputy chief minister said, "During the meeting, I told him that whatever happened was wrong and those who were responsible for the incident were asked to resign from the post." Pawar was referring to NCP leader Suraj Chavan, who was asked to step down as the party's youth wing president after the attack in Latur. "I will talk to Minister Manikrao Kokate on Monday and will take an appropriate decision," he said. Following the meeting, Ghadge said Pawar spoke to the Latur superintendent of police and instructed him to take strict action against those who assaulted the activists. "We asked Ajit Dada about the attack that took place when we went to give a memorandum to the party's state president, Tatkare. We asked him what our mistake was. He condemned the incident and told us that he had initiated an action the same day against the persons involved," he told reporters. Ghadge further said that they have sought the removal of Kokate as the state agriculture minister. "We told him the state has got a most insensitive agriculture minister and he should be removed from the cabinet. He sought time till Tuesday and assured that he would make a decision," he claimed. He further warned that if no action is taken against Kokate by Tuesday, the Chhava Sanghatana and farmers will stage a protest against Pawar. Senior NCP Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who was in Pune, said both sides were at fault. PIT SPK ARU This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
India Today
10 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
Fact Check: SP members thrashed Dalit man during meet? Nope, this claim is bogus
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav has long been seen batting for Dalits, other backward classes, and minorities through a social engineering formula he calls 'PDA' — Pichda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak. Yadav recently said that the PDA strategy and INDIA bloc's strength will also work in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh did men from the Yadav caste thrash a Dalit leader during a Samajwadi Party meeting because he sat on a sofa? That's what's being claimed alongside a video of a group of people ruthlessly beating a man inside a A Facebook user wrote, 'Yadavs have beaten a Dalit leader because he sat on a sofa. Is this the Samajwadi Party's PDA? Imagine, if this is the status of a Dalit leader in the party, how much injustice must the ordinary Dalit public face under the Samajwadi Party's government?' Its archive can be viewed Today Fact Check found that the video has nothing to do with the Samajwadi Party. This is a recent video from Maharashtra's Latur, and shows a Maratha activist being thrashed by local Nationalist Congress Party workers. There was no caste angle to the ProbeUsing a reverse image search, we found a Times of India report from July 21, which contained a screenshot of the viral video. It said that members of a Maratha outfit called Chhava Sanghatna were protesting at a press meeting by Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) leader Sunil Tatkare in Maharashtra's Latur. The organisation demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate for allegedly playing games on his phone during an Assembly the protest, members of Chhava Sanghatna threw playing cards at Sunil Tatkare and shouted slogans against Kokate. This sparked chaos at the meeting as local NCP activists allegedly assaulted some members of the Maratha organisation in the nearby to an India Today report, the state president of Chhava Sanghatna, Vijaykumar Ghadge, was allegedly beaten up in full view of the police, which was even captured on camera. A Lokmat Times report also said the reached out to Vijaykumar Ghadge regarding the claim. He confirmed to India Today Fact Check that neither were the people assaulting him Samajwadi Party workers, nor was he a Dalit. Ghadge belongs to the upper-caste Maratha community. He also said that there were OBC members in his group who were also assaulted during the Today's Maharashtra correspondent, Aniket Jadhav, also confirmed that there was no caste angle to the it's clear that the viral claim is completely false.- Ends Want to send us something for verification? Please share it on our at 73 7000 7000 You can also send us an email at factcheck@
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Former state youth chief of NCP Suraj Chavan & nine others surrender before police, released
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Suraj Chavan, who was compelled to resign from the position of NCP state youth president after assaulting Chhava Sanghatna office bearers for throwing cards at NCP state president Sunil Tatkare, surrendered to Latur police late on Tuesday along with nine others. All the accused were released on Wednesday morning after being issued notices and instructed to cooperate with the ongoing investigation. Police said the FIR registered against the suspects includes bailable sections, which resulted in their release. Latur superintendent of police Amol Tambe told TOI, "All the sections mentioned in the FIR have a punishment of seven or fewer years. According to the guidelines laid by the Supreme Court, arrest cannot be made under such sections." Sources within Latur police said in the coming days, police will initiate appropriate preventive measures to ensure that no law and order issues arise from similar incidents. The incident originated from a complaint lodged by Chhava Sanghatna's key office-bearer Vijay Ghadge, who, along with others, was assaulted by Chavan and other NCP workers after they threw playing cards at Tatkare. They also requested him to pass the cards to agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate, who allegedly appeared in a video showing him playing rummy during an assembly session. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No room on your Mac? Space Lens can easily and safely fix that MacPaw Read More Undo Despite Kokate denying the allegations of playing rummy on his cellphone, the matter has not subsided. At the time of the incident, Tatkare was addressing a news conference in Latur. Ghadge and others were assaulted, and the entire incident was recorded on camera, causing significant embarrassment to the NCP. Subsequently, party chief and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar took to social media to announce that Chavan was asked to resign from the position of the party's state youth president. Police reported that based on Ghadge's complaint, 11 NCP members, including Chavan, were charged by Latur police under sections of rioting and voluntarily causing hurt, among others. Additionally, the police invoked section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Suraj Chavan, who was compelled to resign from the position of NCP state youth president after assaulting Chhava Sanghatna office bearers for throwing cards at NCP state president Sunil Tatkare, surrendered to Latur police late on Tuesday along with nine others. All the accused were released on Wednesday morning after being issued notices and instructed to cooperate with the ongoing investigation. Police said the FIR registered against the suspects includes bailable sections, which resulted in their release. Latur superintendent of police Amol Tambe told TOI, "All the sections mentioned in the FIR have a punishment of seven or fewer years. According to the guidelines laid by the Supreme Court, arrest cannot be made under such sections." Sources within Latur police said in the coming days, police will initiate appropriate preventive measures to ensure that no law and order issues arise from similar incidents. The incident originated from a complaint lodged by Chhava Sanghatna's key office-bearer Vijay Ghadge, who, along with others, was assaulted by Chavan and other NCP workers after they threw playing cards at Tatkare. They also requested him to pass the cards to agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate, who allegedly appeared in a video showing him playing rummy during an assembly session. Despite Kokate denying the allegations of playing rummy on his cellphone, the matter has not subsided. At the time of the incident, Tatkare was addressing a news conference in Latur. Ghadge and others were assaulted, and the entire incident was recorded on camera, causing significant embarrassment to the NCP. Subsequently, party chief and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar took to social media to announce that Chavan was asked to resign from the position of the party's state youth president. Police reported that based on Ghadge's complaint, 11 NCP members, including Chavan, were charged by Latur police under sections of rioting and voluntarily causing hurt, among others. Additionally, the police invoked section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act.
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Chhava Sanghatna clash: Ex-NCP youth wing president Suraj Chavan surrenders before Latur police
NCP leader Suraj Chavan, who was on the run for the last three days after he allegedly thrashed Chhava Sanghatna state president Vijaykumar Ghatge, surrendered before Latur Police on Wednesday, an official said. He was issued a notice by the police and allowed to go, an official said, adding that Chavan and ten other accused would be called for questioning when needed. When contacted, Latur DySP Ranjeet Sawant said,'Chavan surrendered at Vivekanand police station in Latur today after he was booked under Section 118 (1) of BNS. Though the offence is cognisable as the punishment under it is less than seven years, he was not arrested. He was told to present himself before the police whenever needed for questioning.' He denied that there was any pressure on the police to go soft on the accused Chavan had resigned as the NCP's youth wing president on directions from the party head and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar amid outrage over the assault. Police said other accused in the case have also surrendered and told to present themselves when needed for questioning. Ghatge was thrashed by Chavan and other members of the NCP after he threw playing cards on the table in front of NCP state president Sunil Tatkare during his press conference on Sunday. Ghatge and other members of Chhava Sanghatna were demanding the resignation of state agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate after a video purportedly showing him playing 'rummy' on his mobile phone during the recently concluded monsoon session of the state legislature went viral. However, Kokate has denied the allegations. MNS leader Prakash Mahajan met Ghatge at a private hospital where he is undergoing treatment for injuries.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Farmers dying but agri minister playing rummy in Assembly, CM must act: Sapkal
1 2 3 Nagpur: Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Monday criticised the state govt, accusing its ministers and officials of arrogance, insensitivity, and moral decay. He also called for a high-level investigation into the alleged honeytrap scandal involving senior state leaders. "While six farmers commit suicide every day, the agriculture minister plays rummy in the assembly," Sapkal said, calling it as a "disgrace to Maharashtra". Responding to recent comments by CM Devendra Fadnavis in the legislature about some MLAs behaving arrogantly, Sapkal said, "It's not just the MLAs — even ministers and officials have become arrogant. The CM must show courage to curb their excesses." He called for immediate action against the agriculture minister, demanding that be be sent home. Sapkal also condemned the violence in Latur, where members of the Chhava Sanghatna who submitted a memorandum against the agriculture minister were reportedly attacked by supporters of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. "Has power gone to their heads? Hollow condemnations won't help. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Compare Spreads: Bitcoin vs Ethereum CFDs IC Markets Learn More Undo Jail the goons," Sapkal said. On the honeytrap controversy, Sapkal accused the CM of misleading the Assembly. "The honeytrap noose is around the neck of ruling party leaders. He (CM) gave false information in the legislature. A high-level probe must be conducted," he said, alleging the scandal had connections to individuals close to senior BJP leaders. Nagpur: Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Monday criticised the state govt, accusing its ministers and officials of arrogance, insensitivity, and moral decay. He also called for a high-level investigation into the alleged honeytrap scandal involving senior state leaders. "While six farmers commit suicide every day, the agriculture minister plays rummy in the assembly," Sapkal said, calling it as a "disgrace to Maharashtra". Responding to recent comments by CM Devendra Fadnavis in the legislature about some MLAs behaving arrogantly, Sapkal said, "It's not just the MLAs — even ministers and officials have become arrogant. The CM must show courage to curb their excesses." He called for immediate action against the agriculture minister, demanding that be be sent home. Sapkal also condemned the violence in Latur, where members of the Chhava Sanghatna who submitted a memorandum against the agriculture minister were reportedly attacked by supporters of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. "Has power gone to their heads? Hollow condemnations won't help. Jail the goons," Sapkal said. On the honeytrap controversy, Sapkal accused the CM of misleading the Assembly. "The honeytrap noose is around the neck of ruling party leaders. He (CM) gave false information in the legislature. A high-level probe must be conducted," he said, alleging the scandal had connections to individuals close to senior BJP leaders.
