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Business Standard
5 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Rename Churchgate station after Ahilyabai, demands Dhangar community leader
A Dhangar community leader on Saturday demanded that the Churchgate railway station in south Mumbai be renamed after Ahilyabai Holkar, the revered queen of the Maratha-ruled Malwa kingdom. Talking to reporters here, Dhangar leader Prakash Shendage also launched a sharp attack on the BJP over its alleged failure to deliver on the promise of granting the Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to his community. Dhangar, a shepherd community in the state, is currently in the Nomadic Tribes (NT) list. Its members have been demanding reservation benefits under the ST quota for the past several years. Talking about the demand for renaming Churchgate station, Shendage asked, "There is neither any church nor any gate here, so why retain the name Churchgate?" "An intersection close to it has already been named after Ahilyabai Holkar. Now it is time the station also carries her legacy," he said. Attacking the ruling BJP, he said the party has failed to fulfil the promise of granting reservation to Dhangars. "The man who promised ST status to the Dhangars is now the chief minister. He has held the post twice earlier, yet the community has received nothing," Shendage said without naming CM Devendra Fadnavis. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Economic Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Rename Churchgate station after Ahilyabai Holkar, demands Dhangar community leader
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis (File Photo) A Dhangar community leader on Saturday demanded that the Churchgate railway station in south Mumbai be renamed after Ahilyabai Holkar, the revered queen of the Maratha-ruled Malwa kingdom. Talking to reporters here, Dhangar leader Prakash Shendage also launched a sharp attack on the BJP over its alleged failure to deliver on the promise of granting the Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to his community. Dhangar, a shepherd community in the state, is currently in the Nomadic Tribes (NT) list. Its members have been demanding reservation benefits under the ST quota for the past several years. Talking about the demand for renaming Churchgate station, Shendage asked, "There is neither any church nor any gate here, so why retain the name Churchgate?" "An intersection close to it has already been named after Ahilyabai Holkar. Now it is time the station also carries her legacy," he said. Attacking the ruling BJP, he said the party has failed to fulfil the promise of granting reservation to Dhangars. "The man who promised ST status to the Dhangars is now the chief minister. He has held the post twice earlier, yet the community has received nothing," Shendage said without naming CM Devendra Fadnavis.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Parties happy as wait for civic polls to end soon
Mumbai: The Supreme Court order on local body elections was welcomed by political parties in leader and NCP MLA Chhagan Bhujbal said he was very happy with the direction. He said Akhil Bharatiya Mahatma Phule Samata Parishad, headed by Bhujbal, had filed a petition in SC."We put up lawyers in court. Sameer Bhujbal and Mahesh Zagade were present in court. In the last few days, they held discussions with various lawyers, explaining to them about the injustice. All parties accepted that OBC/Nomadic Tribes reservations, prior to the Banthia Commission, will be implemented. In the last 8 days, we've had two pieces of good news. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a caste census, and today our demand has been accepted by the Supreme Court. All panchayat, zilla parishad, nagar palika and mahanagar palika elections will now be held on this basis," he state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said SC delivered a landmark verdict benefiting countless party workers. "We have been waiting for this moment for the past 3 years. The SC delivered a decision that strengthens the democratic framework. This ruling paves the way for prompt local body elections, doubling the enthusiasm among party workers."Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshwardhan Sapkal said the govt must hold all local body polls within 4 months as directed by SC. "Without any excuse, the govt must hold local body elections and restore the prestige of the corporator, mayor, and chairman of local bodies."tnn
