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Time of India
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
District administrations should review crop losses due to pre-monsoon showers, offer compensation: Ajit Pawar
Deputy CM Ajit Pawar PUNE: Deputy chief minister and Finance Minister of the state, Ajit Pawar said on Sunday that the state govt directed the district administrations to review the crop losses caused by pre-monsoon showers. Pawar was speaking with reporters after voting at the Shri Chhatrapati Cooperative Sugar Mill election in Baramati. "The weather department predicted thunderstorms and heavy showers, which caused damage to some crops. Instructions were given to review the ground situation in districts under Pune division and others. Compensation, as per the norms, will be given to the affected farmers," he said. Pawar refused to comment on Shiv Sena (UBT) Sanjay Raut 's book 'Narkatla Swarg' ('Heaven in Hell'), which made many political revelations and allegations against BJP leadership. According to Pawar, a heavy rainfall alert was declared by the weather department for 12 to 13 districts in the state. The climatic conditions are seen accordingly. "The intensity of the summer was high in the middle of the year, but now it has reduced. Some of the summer crops, especially onions, are getting damaged, and some crops like sugarcane are benefiting from the change in weather conditions in recent days. If any standing crops were damaged due to storms, they should be assessed. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Cost Of Amusement Park Equipment From Mexico Might Surprise You - See Tips Amusement Park Equipment | search ads Click Here Undo The crops like bananas may face issues," he said. Replying to the election of the Shri Chhatrapati Cooperative Sugar Mill and his massive campaigning, Pawar said that his family is associated with this mill for generations. The poll is not political, but it is important for the overall development of the factory. "The factory plays a key role in the economics of the vicinity and tehsils like Baramati and Indapur. The mill impacts the lives of workers and farmers of nearly 53 villages in the vicinity. This election will not be one-sided," he said. When asked about Raut's book, Pawar said, "I will not say anything about it. I don't want to speak about books. I have not read the book." The book was launched on Saturday in the presence of UBT Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray, NCP (SP) Chief Sharad Pawar, and lyricist Javed Akhtar . The book makes a claim about the late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray providing "assistance" in procuring bail for Amit Shah, then a Gujarat MLA, by speaking to the judge and a CBI officer in an encounter case. The book also claimed that Sharad Pawar, during his tenure as UPA minister and as the Chief NCP (the then united), opposed plans to arrest Narendra Modi , who was then Gujarat CM, after the 2002 Godhra riots. Leaders from Mahayuti parties BJP and Shiv Sena have criticised the book and its content, saying that they were politically motivated.
Deccan Herald
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
ED arrested me as I stopped BJP from coming to power in 2019, was protective wall of MVA govt: Sanjay Raut
In his book, 'Narkartala Swarg' (Heaven in Hell), Raut also claimed action was taken against him as he was the 'protective wall' of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government which came to power that year.
The Print
18-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
ED arrested me as I stopped BJP from coming to power in 2019, was protective wall of MVA govt: Raut
The book is about Raut's experiences in prison after ED arrested him in an alleged money laundering case in 2022, soon after the collapse of the Thackeray government. Raut later got bail. In his book, 'Narkartala Swarg' (Heaven in Hell), Raut also claimed action was taken against him as he was the 'protective wall' of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government which came to power that year. Mumbai, May 18 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has claimed the primary reason behind the Enforcement Directorate arresting him in an alleged money laundering case was because he stopped the BJP from coming to power in Maharashtra in 2019. 'The primary reason behind (the ED) action against me was I stopped the BJP from coming to power. I also stood as a protective wall in defence of the Thackeray government. After that the Thackeray government collapsed. 'The (Eknath) Shinde government was formed through unconstitutional means. Both Shinde and (then Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis) must have agreed on one thing that if the government has to function, Raut must be behind bars,' he claimed. Raut said the BJP was hurt that it had to sit in the opposition despite bagging 105 seats (in the 288-member assembly in the 2019 polls). 'With Sena joining hands with Sharad Pawar-led NCP, the BJP had to sit in the opposition. The BJP considered Raut the reason why it could not form the government in Maharashtra in BJP always had this regret,' he claimed. The BJP and the Shiv Sena had contested the 2019 assembly polls together. But the Sena parted ways with the BJP over the post of chief minister. Later it became a part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi comprising the Congress and the (undivided) NCP. The MVA government was led by Thackeray. The Rajya Sabha MP, known to be a fierce critic of the BJP, said the former ally could not see Uddhav Thackeray as the CM in 2019 so its leaders plotted to topple his government. With the government having a majority of 170 MLAs, it was not possible that their 'Operation Lotus' would succeed, he said. 'Which is why central agencies entered the battlefield. Anil Deshmukh, Nawab Malik and Sanjay Raut were fixed as targets,' he said. The federal agency had decided upon a political agenda and had made a list of MVA leaders to be arrested in Maharashtra. The list included Deshmukh, Malik and Raut, the book claimed. Deshmukh and Malik, both from the NCP, were ministers in the Thackeray government. The ED had tightened its noose around 11 of the 40 MLAs (including Shinde) of the undivided Shiv Sena who revolted against Thackeray. The ED was also going to arrest some of the MPs of the undivided Shiv Sena, Raut claimed. PTI PR BNM This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
ED arrested me as I stopped BJP from coming to power in 2019, was protective wall of MVA govt: Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has claimed the primary reason behind the Enforcement Directorate arresting him in an alleged money laundering case was because he stopped the BJP from coming to power in Maharashtra in 2019. In his book, 'Narkartala Swarg' (Heaven in Hell), Raut also claimed action was taken against him as he was the "protective wall" of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government which came to power that year. The book is about Raut's experiences in prison after ED arrested him in an alleged money laundering case in 2022, soon after the collapse of the Thackeray government. Raut later got bail. "The primary reason behind (the ED) action against me was I stopped the BJP from coming to power. I also stood as a protective wall in defence of the Thackeray government. 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by After that the Thackeray government collapsed. "The (Eknath) Shinde government was formed through unconstitutional means. Both Shinde and (then Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ) must have agreed on one thing that if the government has to function, Raut must be behind bars," he claimed. Raut said the BJP was hurt that it had to sit in the opposition despite bagging 105 seats (in the 288-member assembly in the 2019 polls). "With Sena joining hands with Sharad Pawar-led NCP, the BJP had to sit in the opposition. The BJP considered Raut the reason why it could not form the government in Maharashtra in 2019. The BJP always had this regret," he claimed. Live Events The BJP and the Shiv Sena had contested the 2019 assembly polls together. But the Sena parted ways with the BJP over the post of chief minister. Later it became a part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi comprising the Congress and the (undivided) NCP. The MVA government was led by Thackeray. The Rajya Sabha MP, known to be a fierce critic of the BJP, said the former ally could not see Uddhav Thackeray as the CM in 2019 so its leaders plotted to topple his government. With the government having a majority of 170 MLAs, it was not possible that their ' Operation Lotus ' would succeed, he said. "Which is why central agencies entered the battlefield. Anil Deshmukh, Nawab Malik and Sanjay Raut were fixed as targets," he said. The federal agency had decided upon a political agenda and had made a list of MVA leaders to be arrested in Maharashtra. The list included Deshmukh, Malik and Raut, the book claimed. Deshmukh and Malik, both from the NCP, were ministers in the Thackeray government. The ED had tightened its noose around 11 of the 40 MLAs (including Shinde) of the undivided Shiv Sena who revolted against Thackeray. The ED was also going to arrest some of the MPs of the undivided Shiv Sena, Raut claimed.
Indian Express
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Had warned Manmohan Singh about misuse of PMLA: Sharad Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief and veteran politician Sharad Pawar Saturday said he had expressed his opposition to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the amendments brought by former Union finance minister P Chidambaram to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), but those were not accepted. 'I was in the Union Cabinet. When the amendment was brought in the PMLA by Chidambaram… I opposed it. I told this to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that… it will be misused. But my point was not accepted,' Pawar said, adding it was Chidambaram himself who fell victim to this amendment. 'I also feared that this Act will be used against the Opposition,' he said. Pawar was speaking at the launch of Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut's book 'Narkatla Swarg (Heaven in Hell)', a memoir of his three months in Arthur Road Jail after he was arrested by the ED over alleged financial irregularities in the Patra Chawl redevelopment project. He was later released on bail. 'According to me the first thing to do after change in power in the state and the Centre has to be to change these amendments in the Act used by the ED, which are against the basic rights of individuals and political parties,' said Pawar.
