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Congress Fails To Nominate Leader For Maharashtra Legislature Session After Crushing Election Defeat

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Mumbai: So shaken is the Congress in its crushing defeat in the Assembly elections that the party has not yet nominated anybody to lead the group of MLAs in the House when the special session of the state legislature begins on Saturday.

Though the party had a meeting of its newly elected MLAs recently in Mumbai, it failed to choose one among them. Instead, the meeting decided to authorise All India Congress Committee (AICC) chief Mallikarjun Kharge to do the honour.

The Congress could win just 16 seats of 101, with a vote share of 12.42%, contested under the banner of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) with Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and Sharad Pawar-led NCP.

The leader is to be chosen among just 16 MLAs and many prominent leaders such as Prithviraj Chavan, and Balasaheb Thorat have suffered ignominious defeats in their traditional bastions such as Karad (South) and Sangamner. It is surprising that the meeting decided to authorise Kharge to pick up one, say the party insiders.

The party had 222 MLAs at one time (the highest by any party with 56.36% vote share) in 1972. Now it is left with the smallest number since 1960, a leader said, adding the party tally was 141 in 1990, and since then it’s on the decline. The party had 42 MLAs in the last assembly (2014-2019) with an 18.10% vote share.

When asked about the no decision on the group leader, a leader said there has been a strong opinion about Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) chief Nana Patole. He has been actively raising concerns about the alleged tampering of EVMs, and the decision on the matter remains in a wait-and-watch mode.

It’s not just with Maharashtra but the Congress has not chosen anybody to lead the Haryana Congress legislature party when the elections took place in October, say the party leaders. There, the party leader will be the leader of the opposition, but the AICC has not nominated anybody, they say. In Maharashtra, to stake a claim on the post of the leader of the opposition a party needs 29 MLAs – 10% of the total strength of the house which is 288.

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Mumbai: Ahead of Diwali, citizens beam with smiles… Goods worth over 1 crore returned, police performance praised, and people in a joyous mood.

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police has brought back the happiness of the citizens before Diwali by returning their lost and stolen goods and spreading smiles on their faces. DCP Manish Kalwaniya in Zone 8 of Mumbai has today returned the lost and other belongings of the citizens before Diwali, worth more than one crore, including 2000 mobile phones. The DCP said that the people’s joy has doubled after the return of stolen and lost goods because most of them had given up hope of their belongings, but the police have brought smiles back to their faces. Mumbai Police has started a process of returning people’s belongings at various police stations. This process has been started on the initiative of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti. After the return of stolen and lost goods, the trust of the people in the police in Mumbai has been further strengthened and now the police is performing better in such cases in which people’s belongings have been stolen or have disappeared. The police have now brought smiles to the faces of many people who had forgotten their belongings or did not expect that their belongings would be available to them again.

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Mumbai: Jains Donate ₹1.38 Crore To 141 Flood-Hit Gaushalas Across Maharashtra

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In a remarkable act of compassion, the Jain community in Mumbai distributed ₹1.38 crore to 141 gaushalas across Maharashtra that were affected by recent floods.

According to Paresh Shah, a member of the Maharashtra Goseva Aayog, the donations will help the gaushalas purchase fodder and essential supplies for their cattle. Each gaushala received ₹50,000 as part of the relief distribution.

The contribution was made during the ‘Jivdaya Mahotsav’, held on Sunday at a Jain temple in Chinchpokli. Of the total amount, the Sheth Damji Lakshmichand Charitable Trust contributed ₹63 lakh. The community also launched a ₹27-lakh animal ambulance to aid animal welfare initiatives in Mumbai.

The event was graced by Shaina N C, national spokesperson of the Shiv Sena, as the chief guest, and Girishbhai Shah from the Animal Welfare Board of India.

Notable donors included the Deepakbhai Bheda family and the Diyodar Jain Sangh, each contributing ₹11 lakh.

Organisers said the initiative reflects the Jain community’s commitment to ‘Jivdaya’ (compassion for all living beings) and aims to support animal shelters struggling after the floods.

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Mumbai: Harassment of ordinary Muslims in the name of Bangladeshis should stop, Abu Asim makes serious allegations against the government over Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader Worker Assembly Abu Asim Azmi criticized the statement of Home Minister Amit Shah and said that it is the responsibility of the Home Minister and the Central Government to take action against Bangladeshi and Pakistani infiltrators. The population of Muslims in India has increased due to Bangladeshis. This is completely wrong. The residents of West Bengal and ordinary Muslims are being targeted under the guise of Bangladeshi and Pakistanis. He said that the government is yours in many states and at the center, so how do Bangladeshi infiltrators enter from the border? What action has the government taken against those who forge their documents so far? He said that targeting Muslims under the guise of Bangladeshi should be stopped, just as Karat Soumya is trying to fake the certificates and documents of every Muslim and is targeting Muslims. He said that the government should pay attention to how Bangladeshi infiltrators infiltrate from the Indian border. This is not the job of Congress, SP or other parties. It is the job of the government to take action against Bangladeshi and Pakistanis and to bring them to justice. But Muslims should not be harassed or disturbed. He said that action is being taken against those officers who are preparing documents for Bangladeshis.

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