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NCP leader Anil Deshmukh walks out of jail, slams ex-top cop Singh, Vaze

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Former minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday hit out at the former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh and sacked cop Sachin Vaze for making false allegations against him that led to his incarceration for nearly 14 months.

“I was jailed on the false allegations levelled by Param Bir Singh and Sachin Vaze. That same Singh later told the probe panel that his statements were based on rumours or hearsay and he had no evidence against me,” said Deshhmukh, 73, who walked out of the Arthur Road Central Jail here on bail.

He pointed out how the Bombay High Court judges had also taken note of this and observed that Singh’s statements could not be relied upon.

“Similarly, Vaze had a criminal bent of mind, he was suspended thrice from the Police Department by the Maharashtra government. He was involved in the planting of the explosive-laden vehicle outside the Antilia Building (the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani),” said Deshmukh.

Even on Vaze’s role, the high court had made observations that his statements were unreliable, and there was no basis to the allegations hurled against Deshmukh.

“On the basis of these baseless accusations, I had to undergo nearly 14 months in jail. However, I have full faith in the judiciary and I thank them. I also thank (NCP supremo Sharad) Pawar Saheb and his family, all other leaders and the entire party for having faith in me and standing behind me solidly throughout this ordeal,” said Deshmukh with folded hands.

Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar – who flew down in a special government flight from Nagpur, leaving the Legislature Session, flanked by his cousin and MP Priyaya Sule, NCP President Jayant Patil, senior leader Praful Patel, ex-ministers Dilip Walse-Patil, Chhagan Bhujbal, MPs and MLAs, accorded a rousing welcome to Deshmukh.

Pawar, Patil and Bhujbal said that they were “extremely happy” that their close associate and senior leader Deshmukh was finally set free from jail where he was kept in fake cases out of vendetta.

After the Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation to extend the stay on its order granting bail, the road was clear for Deshmukh’s release, said his lawyers Aniket Nikam and Inderpal Singh.

A single-judge vacation bench of Justice Santosh Chapalgaonkar declined to entertain the CBI plea against the backdrop of the regular court’s previous order that no plea for further extension of custody will be entertained, thus paving the way for his release.

When Deshmukh stepped out of the jail gates around 4.55 p.m., sporting his trademark dark waist-jacket and white kurta-pyjama, he was greeted with loud cheers, clapping, garlands and showers of flower petals by the hundreds of NCP activists and top leaders waiting for nearly two hours for his exit.

Deshmukh’s family members were also seen, smiling but with tears of joy streaming down their cheeks, along with close associates and other well-wishers.

Many NCP activists, men and women were seen dancing, a band played drums to salute the end of his incarceration and others distributed sweets on the road outside the ARCJ.

Seeming overwhelmed at the unexpected tumultuous welcome, a cheerful but weary Deshmukh initially folded his hands in acknowledgement at the gathering, initially declining comments.

Later, at the prodding by NCP leaders and the media, he stepped onto an open vehicle and gave a few bytes on his long jail sojourn, as other party leaders listened attentively.

Trailing a motorbike rally, Deshmukh later went for darshan at the famed Siddhivinayak Temple in Prabhadevi in a procession of several vehicles with activists waving NCP flags, and thereafter he is likely to call on Sharad Pawar.

Similar joyous scenes were witnessed at Deshmukh’s Nagpur residence with hundreds of supporters and party workers dancing with joy, sprinkling the celebratory red ‘gulal’, distributing sweets, as they watched the live telecast of his release in Mumbai.

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Worli, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024: Aaditya Thackeray Looks To Defend Turf Against Milind Deora

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Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election Results 2024 are set to be declared on Saturday, November 23. All eyes are on the big fight between the ruling Mahayuti, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena – Shinde) alongwith Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis (BJP), Ajit Pawar (NCP), and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) led by Sharad Pawar (NCP-Sharad Pawar) and Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena-UBT). Worli Assembly constituency is one of the key constituencies everyone has their eyes on. Worli assembly constituency falls in Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency.

Worli constituency is one of the 288 seats from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly up for grabs. The constituency, designated by number 182, falls in Mumbai City District. Worli, the general category constituency, is currently represented in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by Aaditya Thackeray from Shiv Sena (UBT).

Past polls

In Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 2019 elections, Aaditya Thackeray defeated Nationalist Congress Party’s Suresh Mane by 67427 votes. Thackeray got 89248 votes while Mane got 21821 votes.

Before Aaditya Thackeray, the constituency was represented in Maharashtra assembly by Sunil Shinde (Shiv Sena).

Worli Legislative Assembly Constituency:

As per 2011 census, there are 271,277 voters in Worli constituency.

Worli is broadly considered to be a bastion of Shiv Sena with a large Maharashtrian population but in past, other parties like the NCP have been able to snatch the seat.

The constituency is in focus this time due to clash between various factions of Shiv Sena and NCP. It is likely that fight for Worli would become a prestige issue for both, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Shiv Sena (Shinde) factions.

Issues In Worli Assembly Constituency:

Two of the prominent issues in Worli are demands of the fisherfolk with respect to the coastal road and redevelopment of the BDD chawls.

Current situation In Maharashtra Assembly:

Currently, that is in the run up to assembly elections 2024, the ruling disposition in Maharashtra has 202 MLAs with it. Out of these, BJP has 102 seats, NCP (Ajit Pawar) has 40, Shiv Sena (Shinde) has 38 and other parties have 24.

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has 69 seats in its kitty. Out of these, Congress has 37, Shiv Sena (UBT) has 16, NCP (Sharad Pawar) has 12 while other parties have six seats. Fifteen seats are vacant.

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Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024, Baramati Constituency: Know About Candidates, Parties, Vote Share & More

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Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election Results 2024 are set to be declared on Saturday, November 23. Baramati City, located in the western section of the state, falls under the Pune Division. The constituency is part of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (state legislative assembly). This is constituency number 201 in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. The Baramati Assembly constituency is a part of the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency.

The Lok Sabha constituency encompasses Daund, Purandar, Bhor, Indapur, and Khadakwasla as well. As per the 2011 census, the city recorded a population of around Baramati taluka with a population of 429,600 and a literacy rate of 82.27%. 

The Nationalist Congress Party secured victory in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections. Baramati is located in the Pune district of the Maharashtra State. 

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Nationalist Congress Party –Sharadchandra Pawar candidate Supriya Sule won the Baramati Lok Sabha (MP) Seat with a margin of 158333 votes by defeating Sunetra Ajit Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party.

History of Baramati Assembly constituency 

Since 1978, NCP has achieved victory 5 times, while BJP has secured it 2 times. In 1978, the Independent’s Satpute Bhaguji Niwarte secured the seat and garnered a total of 19,010 votes. In 1980, Gangadhar Nilkanth Swami from the Indian National Congress (U) secured the position, beating Veena Bansilal Khare of INC (I).

In 1985, Bhaguji Nivartti Satpute from the Indian Congress (Socialist) secured the position by overcoming INC’s Anant Shankarrao Jagatkar. In 1990, BJP candidate Vimal Nandkishor Mundada secured the seat by garnering 35,957 votes, defeating INC’s Bhaguji Niwarti Satpute. In 1995, BJP’s Dr Vimaltai Nandkishore Mundada triumphed over INC’s Satpute Bhagoji Nivrutti Rao.

In 1999, Dr. Mundada Vimaltai Nandkishor from the Nationalist Congress Party secured the seat with a margin of 45,835 votes over BJP’s Shete Devendra Purshottam. Dr. Vimaltai Nandkishor Mundada of the NCP secured the seat by defeating BJP candidate Wadmare Chandrashekhar Vishnupant in the 2004 assembly election. NCP has secured the seat in the elections of 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019. In the 2024 Assembly election, Ajit Pawar from NCP will be fighting against NCP’s (SP) Rahul Kalate. 

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Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Congress Alleges Discrepancies In EVM Numbers In Mira Bhayandar

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Questioning the sanctity of the election process and accuracy of election results which are to be declared on counting day scheduled on Saturday (23, November), the Congress party has alleged discrepancies in the number of votes polled at various booths in the Mira Bhayandar (145) assembly constituency.

In his letter to the returning officer, Congress leader-Anil Sawant who was the election representative of MVA candidate- Muzaffar Hussain pointed out mismatch of 386 additional votes between the data in form 17-C and figures generated by the electronic voting machines (EVM), even as clarity eludes actual figures at some of the other booths.

Seeking an official explanation from the returning officer, Sawant has also alleged that the mock drill votes were also included in the polling figures. According to the figures released by the returning officer, the constituency recorded a voter turnout of 51.75 percent as 2,64,534 out of the 5,10,862 voters exercised their franchise.

However, form 17C shows a count of 51.67 percent which translates into a difference of 0.08 percent (386 votes) on the higher side. Moreover, the complainant has also raised a serious question mark on the delay in publication of the figures of the postal ballots.

While form 17A is used to record the details of every voter who comes into a polling booth and casts his/her vote, form 17C is an account of all the votes recorded. Under Rule 49S(2) of the Conduct of Elections Rules-1961, a presiding officer is mandated to furnish a copy of the entries made in form 17C to the polling agents of the candidates at the close of polling.

7C is crucial as the voter turnout data in this form can be used to legally challenge an election result. The Congress party is expected to take an aggressive stand if the anomalies are not rectified before the counting process.

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