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‘I Am Fighting For Maharashtra, Not For My Selfishness’: Uddhav Thackeray At Mahavikas Aghadi Rally

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Mahavikas Aghadi has blown trumpet for the upcoming Vidhansabha election on Friday. Its grand mega rally named ‘ Mahavikas Aghadi Padadhikari Melava, Nirdhar Vijayacha’ was conducted at Shanmukhananda auditorium at sion where all the senior leaders of UBT Shivsena, Congress and NCP SCP were present. A collective decision to defeat the current Mahayuti government was taken during the rally. An appeal was also made to all alliance party workers to fight collectively to win maximum seats and throw the corrupt government from power. Interestingly, Uddhav Thackeray made it clear his stand on the Chief Minister post. He said that he is willingly ready to extend support if Congress and NCP declares their candidate for CM post.. He said that he has no greed for the CM post but he wants to defeat the current corrupt and unconstitutional government. Uddhav also took potshots at Congress and NCP saying no one should defeat each other’s candidates to become CM of their parties. But neither Nana Patole nor Sharad Pawar made any statement on Uddhav Thackeray’s stand. The Uddhav statement has importance because from the last few days news has been run that MVA is fighting for CM post.

” I am fighting for Maharashtra not for my selfishness.”  Uddhav warns  “We should not defeat each other’s candidates in the election to make our Chief Minister. During the Shiv Sena-BJP government we had defeated each other’s candidates by not supporting each other and stayed away from forming the government. such activities should not happen in our case. If you want your CM then declare right now and go ahead.” Said Uddhav. 

Uddhav also made his stand clear on the waqf properties issue. Uddhav said that none of the waqf property and religious places properties should be given to contractors, businessmen and friends of the government. ” We will not allow you to usurp the lands of waqf and any hindu religious places in Maharashtra.”  Uddhav also demanded a joint parliamentary committee on the title of the Ayodhya temple land.

The fifty thousand Yojana doot scheme of the government is a sheet loot of people’s money. Sisters are getting rupees one thousand five hundred  but doots who will create awareness of the scheme will be given rupees ten thousand.  Uddhav also appeals MVA alliance workers to become doot of MVA and spread what MVA government did during its tenure and what current Mahayuti government is doing since last two years. 

Uddhav took potshots at the supreme court chief justice and said ” I am sure we (UBT and NCP) will get justice in this life or next life on the petition filed in the supreme court to take back our government and parties. When we had asked SC for early dates for hearing they warned us not to give directions to them.” Then we are requesting you by folding our hands to give us justice in our next life.” Uddhav also said : He further said “The Chief Justice was giving an example of Bangladesh to highlight the importance of democracy. Uddhav said when we turn back to the past, we see ‘Ramshastri Prabhune’ who was famous for delivering pure justice.”

Uddhav also criticised the government over not solving the Maratha reservation issue and instigating  Uddhav said we all MVA parties are ready if the union government brings a bill to extend the maximum limit of the reservation. 

Apart from that Sharad Pawar said the crisis over the country and the constitution has not been over yet.  Government is trying to curtail the rights of agitation on the roads. He also appealed to MVA party workers to support MVA candidates like their own party candidate and help to change the government to protect the constitution and the country. ” State governments want to introduce ‘ Jansuraksha Law’ under the law no one can do agitation on the roads. The jail term for the year six to seven years is being made in the law but fortunately our alliance parties vehemently opposed the law and that was kept pending in the assembly.” said Pawar.

Pawar also criticises Modi for not attending a parliament to answer the questions of the opposition.  Pawar also expressed his disappointment for not giving a respectable place to Rahul Gandhi, opposition leader of the Lok Sabha during the Independence day at Lal Quila. 
During the rally Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, Nana Patole, Prithviraj Chavan, Jayant Patil, Supriya Sule, Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut, Naseem Khan, Jitendra Awhad, Anil Deshmukh Priyanka Chaturvedi and almost all the important leaders were present during the rally.

Supriya Sule NCP SCP MP said that the political environment of Delhi has been changed. Now, opposition party MPs are behaving like ruling party MPs. The Union ministers are running aways from the parliament when opposition leaders start asking questions. Mumbai Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad demanded white paper of  the BMC in the last two years when the administrator is looking after the government. NCP leader Jayant Patil also exposed state government policies. He alleged road work  of six thousand kilometers is a scam. He also criticised Alibaug for Vasai road work. 

State Congress President Nana Patole criticised Modi and Shah “Bharatiya Janata Party has earned money through corruption. Two leaders sitting in Delhi are robbing Maharashtra as an ATM. They are trying to make Maharashtra poor. President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee Nana Patole has said that after defeating the BJP alliance in the assembly elections, we will close this ATM of Modi-shah and use the money of Maharashtra only for the people of Maharashtra.” He added.

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Nana Patekar death: Final post-mortem report out, rules out foul play

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Mumbai, Oct 11: The final post-mortem report in the death case of veteran actor Nana Patekar has clarified the cause of death to be natural. A team of doctors at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Bambolim, in its report, has clarified that his death was a natural death, caused by a massive heart attack.

It was confirmed by the Goa Police to media. As per the police, the family has also been informed about the report and the family has also agreed to the medical report and has not raised any objection so far.

As per the final post-mortem report by GMC, the blood supply to the heart was stopped due to a blood clot in the main coronary artery, which led to a cardiac arrest. At around 2:30 am on October 8, the actor informed his family friend about his ill health on WhatsApp, after which he was brought to Manipal Hospital, Dona Paula, where doctors declared him dead even after about 45 minutes of CPR .

For the unversed, the Panaji police had registered a case of unnatural death under section 194 of the BNSS under UD No. 62/2026. Now that the post-mortem has confirmed natural death and ruled out any foul play by son Malhar Patekar and nephew Prasad Patekar, the case will be closed soon.

The late actor Nana Patekar was cremated with full state honours at his farmhouse in Donje in Pune district on Thursday. The actor was given a 3-gun salute.

The late actor’s friends and members of the film fraternity including Jackie Shroff, directors Anil Sharma, Aneez Bazmee, and producer Firoz nadiadwala arrived at Donje village to attend the last rites of Nana Patekar.

A huge crowd also turned up to bid adieu to the departed soul. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also paid his last respects to Nana Patekar at Pune airport before leaving for Mumbai. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde went to the actor’s Pune farmhouse to pay his respects.

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Show proof for your claims before spreading anarchy: Ram Kadam on ongoing protests in Delhi

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Mumbai, Oct 11: Condemning the ongoing protests that engulf the national capital and other major cities, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ram Kadam said on Sunday that evidence or facts should be presented before spreading anarchy in the state for just the sake of it.

Speaking to media, the BJP leader added, “Congress leaders carry the Constitution in their hands and speak about it, but their actions are aimed at undermining it. Are they above the law and administrative procedures, including the requirement to obtain permission?”

“Ever since he (Rahul Gandhi) returned from the US, it is unclear what has come over him and what is driving his actions. Is foreign funding behind his attempts to create unrest here? The voter list purification process has been carried out during the tenures of several Prime Ministers, from Jawaharlal Nehru to Manmohan Singh,” Kadam said.

“The electoral roll has not been reviewed since 2004 till 2025. That job is being done now. Is a dead person above the 2.8 crore voters. More than one crore voters’ names are repeated in the electoral rolls. Is removing those names a crime?” the BJP leader added.

“More than 6.3 crore voters have left their original homes. It’s a transparent process. If you have concrete proof and evidence, present it, but spreading anarchy in the state in the form of protests owing to foreign funding can’t be supported,” he said.

Reacting to the comments made by NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar on former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s death, Kadam said, “Rohit Pawar has engaged in political theatrics by claiming that he would reveal the mystery behind the muffler on October 10. Ajit Dada Pawar has passed away, and 15 days ago, Rohit Pawar said he would reveal the mystery, but October 10 has passed without any revelation. This shows that he is engaging in cheap political stunts.”

Previously, NCP-SP leader Rohit Pawar had expressed his doubts about the plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and sought intervention of the probe agencies for further investigation.

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Elderly Pune resident duped of Rs 8 lakh by man posing as ECI official; 2nd such case in city

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Pune, Oct 11: An unknown person posing as an official of the Election Commission of India (ECI) defrauded a 78-year-old Pune resident of Rs 8 lakh, officials said on Sunday.

The victim, Jitendra Kumar Ahuja, is a resident of Pune’s Ghorpadi. He was cheated of Rs 8,00,015.34. A case was registered at the Mundhwa police station on October 10.

According to the police, the accused gained Ahuja’s trust by posing as an ECI official. He told Ahuja that his documents did not match. He then sent Ahuja a link and asked him to fill in his information.

It is alleged that the accused gained access to Ahuja’s mobile phone through the link and defrauded him of over Rs 8 lakh. This incident occurred between October 1 and 3.

The police have registered a case against the unidentified accused under sections 319(2), 318(4), 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code and sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act.

This is the second such case that came to light on Sunday.

Earlier in the day, the police said that a person posing as an official of the Election Commission of India (ECI) cheated an 80-year-old man of Rs five lakh online under the guise of updating his voter card in Pune.

A case regarding this incident has been registered at the Lakshminagar Police Station in Pune.

According to the police, the complainant, Kanjasheri Vaidyanathan Venkatesan (80), is a retired employee of an automotive manufacturing company, residing in the Yerwada area of ​​Pune. The accused called him, claiming to be from the ECI’s office, and stated that he needed to update his voter card.

Subsequently, the accused instructed him to download an APK file. After the file was downloaded, the accused gained access to the victim’s mobile screen, compromised his banking passwords, and fraudulently siphoned off Rs. 5 lakh.

A case has been registered at the Lakshminagar Police Station under Sections 308, 318(4), and 319(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), as well as Sections 66(D) and 66(C) of the IT Act.

The full name and address of the accused have not yet been ascertained.

Investigations into both cases are currently underway, and further details are awaited, officials said.

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