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‘Ladki Bahin Yojana Never Discontinued’: Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde Amid Criticism

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Thane: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated that the Ladki Bahin Yojana for Women will continue uninterrupted. Shinde was present at the event in Thane on Monday and said that the Ladki Bahin Yojana scheme will continue without interruption, according to news agency. Under the existing scheme, women receive Rs 1,500 in support each month.

What Exactly Dy CM said?

Eknath Shinde, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, confirmed the Mahayuti government’s dedication to women’s welfare by stating that the Ladki Bahin program will continue uninterrupted. The Ladki Bahin scheme is widely credited with having contributed to the BJP-led coalition’s big win in the state assembly polls in November 2024.

Under the scheme, women receive Rs 1,500 in support each month. Members of the ruling Mahayuti include the Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP. Shinde mentioned at a Thane city event on Monday night, “The Mahayuti government would never allow the Ladki Bahin scheme to be discontinued.”

Highlights About Cluster Development

He spoke about issues pertaining to unfinished housing developments in Maharashtra, Thane, Pune, and Mumbai. Development projects that had been put on hold for more than 25 years will now be finished on schedule, the minister promised.

Shinde mentioned, “The cluster scheme will provide a comprehensive solution for all types of rehabilitation and development, ensuring that every affected family receives the benefits they deserve,” he said.

Taking a dig at political opponents, Shinde said his government does not merely show pictures and make grand announcements but takes action and delivers results. “Now that I am the housing minister, I will ensure that long-pending projects finally see the light of day and are completed on time,”

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Maharashtra: Abu Asim Azmi presents bill in the House against religious hatred and blasphemy, application of MCOCA and UAPA also included in the draft bill

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Mumbai: Nagpur Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi presented a private bill in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly against those who spread blasphemy and religious hatred. The bill demands action against hate elements and calls for action under MCOCA and UAPA against those who spread religious hatred, in addition to ten years of imprisonment and a bail of Rs 2 lakh so that sectarians do not get bail and such cases of spreading religious hatred are banned. He told the House that there has been an increase in cases of blasphemy in the country and in such a situation, tension arises in the country. Action should be taken against such elements to maintain law and order. This will be possible only when action is taken against such sectarians who promote a hate agenda under the guise of freedom of expression. He said that the Supreme Court had also issued an order for strict action against hate elements and miscreants and has banned inflammatory and hate speech. In such a situation, Maharashtra The bill has been formally introduced in the House to take action against those who spread religious hatred and incite hatred against important people. The draft bill proposes to register a case against communalists under the section of the MCOCA UAPA, which carries a maximum sentence of ten years, so that such elements cannot be granted bail.

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Mumbai fuel theft gang busted, 13 accused arreste, The gang of thieves had attempted to steal fuel in November

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Mumbai: Police claims to have busted a petrol theft gang. The accused were arrested for attempting to steal petrol from BPCL company on November 14 at around 3:30 am under the limits of RCF police station in Mumbai. A complaint was registered for attempting to steal fuel from the underground 18-inch Mumbai Manmade Multi-Product pipeline on Mumbai Gadkari Road. Vinod Devchand Pandit was arrested from Chembur on November 17 on the basis of technical investigation and information from an informant. His investigation revealed that the mastermind of this racket, Riaz Ahmed Ayub (59), Salim Mohammad Ali, Vinod Devchand Pandit had hatched a plan to steal fuel. 13 accused including Gopal Narayan, Mohammad Irfan, Vinay Shashikant, Ahmed Khan Juman Khan, Nishan Jagdish, Mustafa Manzoor, Nasir Shaukat, Imtiaz Asif have been arrested. All these accused have been arrested from various areas. Their arrests were made from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and surrounding areas. This operation was carried out by Additional Commissioner Mahesh Patil and DCP Sameer Sheikh on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti.

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Vasai-Virar Faces 50,000 Duplicate Entries In Voter Roll; Voters Asked To Choose Single Booth

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Virar: More than 50,000 duplicate voters have been found in the Vasai-Virar city area. The Municipal Corporation has published a list of these voters on its website. The Corporation has appealed to those whose names appear in duplicate to visit and vote at any one polling center of their choice and inform the Corporation of their decision in advance.

More than 50,000 duplicate voters were found in the draft voter lists published by the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation. This large number of duplicate entries has created a major conundrum. To resolve this issue, the Election Commission has allowed voters with duplicate names to cast their vote at any single designated polling center.

Accordingly, the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation has published the list of 50,000 duplicate voters on the municipal website. Municipal Commissioner Manoj Kumar Suryawanshi has appealed to these voters to check their names, select one polling center, and vote there.

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