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BJP will not be able to win elections even if voting is held via EVM’s: Nana Patole

Thane: An executive committee meeting of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress committee was held at Gadkari Rangayatan in Thane on Monday, April 10. After the meeting, while speaking with the media the Maharashtra state Congress president Nana Patole said that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) will not be able to win the upcoming elections regardless of whether if the voting is done by ballot or EVM machine
He was referring to the Lok Sabha elections in 2024 and the upcoming municipal elections in Mumbai.
During the executive committee meeting, among the people present were the legislature Congress party leader Balasaheb Thorat, former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, AICC secretary co-in-charge Ashish Dua, Sampath Kumar, Kumar Ketkar, former minister Vishwajit Kadam, Hussain Dalwai, Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar, state president of Mahila Congress, Sandhya Savvalakhe, president of minority d Wajahat Mirza, regional vice president of Seva Dal Mohan Joshi, senior leader Ulhas Pawar, chief spokesperson Atul Londhe, general secretary Pramod More, Devanand Pawar, Thane City Incharge Sharad Aher, Thane City district president Vikrant Chavan, Dayanand Chorge along with prominent leaders and office bearers of the state.
Govt took extreme step by dismissing Rahul Gandhi as a Lok Sabha MP
Nana Patole said, “The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took the Modi government to task in Parliament over the Adani scam by asking about the relationship between Modi and Adani and the government took an extreme step by dismissing him as a Lok Sabha MP. The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee is protesting these actions, and everyone is firmly standing behind Rahul. This Satyagraha should reach the taluka and village level while maintaining the edge of Jai Bharat Satyagraha against the action against Rahul Gandhi.”
Prithviraj Chavan said, “Farm produce should get a fair price. Also, the affected farmers should get substantial financial assistance. Caste-wise census should be done. If the Congress government comes to power, substantial financial provisions will be made for the OBCs by making a ministry. There is a conspiracy to spread social hatred in the state and people should not fall prey to it. A committee was formed by the MVA government to awaken the memories of the Marathwada liberation struggle, but the Shinde government is ignoring it. While 32 lakh students are preparing for competitive exams in the state, the Shinde government is outsourcing the jobs. We will do the recruitments of those students when Congress government comes into power.”
Congress party MLAs and MPs will be seen in Thane district in future
Nana Patole confidently said that “Congress party MLAs and MPs will be seen in Thane district in future.”
While expressing regret Patole said, “The Thane district president Vikrant Chavan received threatening calls. So, an attempt was made to kill Congress activist Girish Koli. The Thane police even did not take a simple complaint.
Balasaheb Thorat said, “The upcoming election in the state is very important. Our activists should go and tell the people about the injustice done to Rahul Gandhi. Congress is having good days, the party will come out strong.”
Congress leader Ashok Chavan said, “Considering the current situation in the country, it is correct to say that the BJP government has killed democracy.”
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LS Speaker reprimands Sonia Gandhi over Waqf bill ‘bulldozed’ remarks

New Delhi, April 4: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday reprimanded former Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her remarks that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was bulldozed through the Parliament.
Taking strong objection to her claims of Waqf Bill passed ‘forcefully’ in the House, Om Birla termed the comments as ‘unfortunate’ and said that the allegations by senior Congress member was a violation of the democratic norms of the Parliament.
The Speaker noted that the bill was discussed for 13 hours and 53 minutes, with every party participating in the debate and followed by three rounds of voting but despite that Congress member was making such allegations.
“Three rounds of voting were conducted, and the Bill was passed according to the rules of the House. It is unfortunate that, despite following all the parliamentary procedures, such allegations are being made. This is not in line with the democratic norms of Parliament,” Speaker said.
Om Birla’s objection to Sonia’s claims of Waqf bill ‘bulldozed through’ the Parliament came after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju raised the matter in Lok Sabha today.
Rijiju, alluding to Congress RS MP Sonia Gandhi, said that extensive discussions took place in both the Houses over the Waqf bill, still the Opposition was making ‘baseless and absurd’ claims that the bill was passed with force.
He also demanded that the Speaker issues an “appropriate order” in response to these remarks.
Rijiju also highlighted that the Waqf reform debate broke the previous record of longest discussion in the Rajya Sabha.
“The previous record for a long discussion in the Rajya Sabha was during the ESMA (Essential Services Maintenance Act) discussion in 1981, which lasted for 16 hours and 51 minutes. Yesterday, this record was broken with a 17-hour and 2-minute discussion, making it the longest debate so far,” he informed the House.
A day ago, after Lok Sabha passed the Waqf Bill after marathon debate, Sonia Gandhi made her displeasure over the amendments known to party leaders, while addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) meet yesterday. She stated that the bill was bulldozed through the House and termed it a brazen assault on the Constitution.
“Yesterday, the Wakf Amendment Bill, 2024 was passed in the Lok Sabha and today it is scheduled to come up in the Rajya Sabha. The bill was in effect bulldozed through. Our party’s position is clear. The Bill is a brazen assault on the Constitution itself,” she said.
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After passage from Parliament, Waqf Bill awaits President’s nod: Details here

New Delhi, April 4: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha in the wee hours of Friday after a marathon debate, involving heated exchanges between the treasury and opposition benches. The Upper House debated the bill for nearly 14 hours and then cleared it with 128 votes in favour and 95 against.
The legislation was earlier cleared by the Lok Sabha after nearly 12 hours debate, with 288 votes in favour and 232 against.
With this, both the Houses have cleared the decks for amendments in the Waqf Bill of 1995 and repealing the Mussalman Wakf Act of 1923.
The next course of action is the Presidential assent for the bill, following which it will turn into a law.
The Bill will be sent to President Droupadi Murmu soon and her approval will pave the way for amending the 1995 laws, governing Waqf properties.
According to a leading portal, the government is expecting a smaller window for the approval, unlike the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
The NDA government, which is projecting the Waqf Amendment Bill as one of key milestone decision in first year of Modi 3.0 is expected to notify it for implementation, soon after getting President’s nod.
Interestingly, one of the major highlights of Rajya Sabha voting last night, was Biju Janata Dal (BJD)’s stand on the contentious bill.
As per the numbers of NDA and INDIA bloc, the bill was expected to sail through in Rajya Sabha but with a lower margin as compared to Lok Sabha. NDA was expected to get support of 123 MPs but ended up securing 128 votes in favour while INDIA bloc ended at 95 (as against expected figure of 98).
Hours before the voting, Naveen Patknaik-led BJD opened the gates for “conscience vote’, telling its 7 MPs that they would not be bound by a whip and could vote for whichever side they wanted.
Some BJD MPs cross-voted in favour of NDA, there bettering its tally than earlier expected. A total of 119 votes was needed for the bill to get through but BJP’s efficient floor management helped it secure 128 votes.
Meanwhile, Congress has stated that it will challenge the constitutionality of the Waqf legislation in the Supreme Court.
“The INC will very soon be challenging in the Supreme Court the constitutionality of the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2024,” he wrote in a post on X.
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Congress MP Imran Masood calls for banning liquor during Navratri

Saharanpur, March 29: Congress lawmaker Imran Masood said on Saturday that not just meat shops, liquor establishments should be shut during the nine-day festival of Navratri and called for embracing and promoting the spirit of brotherhood and communal harmony.
“Everybody is demanding a ban on meat shops during Navratri. Why is no one asking for a ban on liquor shops? Why is there no outpouring on the free flow of liquor during Navratri? Will this not spoil the purity and sanctity of the festival?” Saharanpur MP said in a special interaction with media.
The Congress Parliamentarian said that peaceful celebration supersedes everything, and it is incumbent upon all communities to maintain decorum during festivities and also make certain sacrifices, be it Eid or Navratri.
Notably, Eid-ul-Fitr and Navratri are coinciding on the same day this year. Both festivals are set to fall on Monday, with little possibility of change in the Eid schedule on account of moon sighting.
Days ago, the Congress MP also extended support to the demands of a meat ban during Navratri celebrations. In an apparent message to the Muslim community, he said that nothing would change if one did not eat meat for ten days.
“What matters above everything is the peaceful co-existence of communities. At no point in time, the differences over food preferences lead to communal strife,” Masood told newspersons.
Congress MP, when asked questions on the party’s strategy for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, said that the Opposition is fully prepared to take on the Centre on “partisan legislation”.
“We opposed the amendments in the JPC meeting, tooth and nail. We will strongly voice our dissent in Parliament too,” he said.
Notably, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that the Waqf Bill will not be delayed any further and will be reintroduced in the ongoing session of Parliament.
Only four working days of the Budget Session are left, as it concludes on April 4.
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