The incident took place in the wee hours of morning today as a fire broke out in the depot storing ammunition.
15 DSC jawans and two officers were killed and 17 jawans and two officers are injured, in which some are critical.
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Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Maharashtra: Two officers, 15 jawans killed in Army depot inferno
The incident took place in the wee hours of morning today as a fire broke out in the depot storing ammunition.
15 DSC jawans and two officers were killed and 17 jawans and two officers are injured, in which some are critical.
Sunday, 24 April 2016
Modi commends railways for sending water to Latur
In the 19th edition of his radio address 'Mann Ki Baat', Modi congratulated the railways for sending water to Latur in Maharashtra.
"The railways was swift in sending water to Latur. It is very commendable. But there are many water conservation initiatives taken by common people across the country which never receive the due recognition," he said.
Modi gave the example of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra where the farmers have stopped producing crops which require more water.
"The farmers have decided not to produce sugarcane. They have switched to fruits and vegetables which require less water," he added.
--IANS
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Trupati Desai march to Mahalaxmi Temple halted
"They have been arrested for violating the order issued by the Additional Collector under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (which confers on him power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance of apprehended danger)," said the police officer who detained Desai and other women activists.
After garlanding the statue of Tara Rani at the chowk, the Bhumata Brigade activists had a plan take out a rally up to Mahalaxmi Temple before entering the sanctum sanctorum. However, they were stopped by the Kolhapur police from reaching the chowk. Police detained them and dislodged them from the scene in vans to maintain law and order situation there.
Protesting their detention, Desai said, "We are going to garland the statue of Tara Rani, but police are trying to stop us, which is contempt of the Bombay High Court's order. We can take action against police."
When asked she had been served a notice by the district administration prohibiting her to take out a rally, she said, "I have been served the notice now, it should have been sent to me earlier."
Earlier talking to ANI, she said, "We have arrived in Kolhapur. We will take out a rally after garlanding the statue of Tara Rani and will march towards Mahalaxmi Temple."
When told there was a tight security outside the temple and villagers, including women, also joined police to stop you, Desai said, "I don't think that anybody will be able to stop us. We got the high court's order. Besides, the district administration has given us permission to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. They have only told us to follow the dress code, to which we agreed. But, today we will offer our prayers at the temple with respect."
Asked if she was denied entry to the temple, Desai said they would definitely offer prayers, and if police or administration tried to stop them, they would take legal course against them.
-Source ANI
Another water train gears to quench parched Latur
Latur (Maharashtra), Apr. 13 (ANI): After Latur received relief in the form of railway wagons loaded with water yesterday, another train consisting of 50 wagons is getting ready to transport potable water to the parched area in the Marathawada region.
A senior Railway Ministry official said the first train of 10 wagons carrying five lakh litres of water reached Latur yesterday and that another train is getting steam cleaned at Kota and it will be pressed into service soon.
Railways would make available a third rake, if required, for supplying water in Maharashtra as it is committed to continuing water transportation to the parched areas.
The water train service is likely to continue till the arrival of monsoon.
Ten railway wagons with five lakh liters of water which left from Miraj Junction railway station yesterday.
Meanwhile, lauding the Centre's move to send railway wagons to Latur, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Delhi Government is ready to offer 10 lakh litres of water every day for two months.
-Source ANI
A senior Railway Ministry official said the first train of 10 wagons carrying five lakh litres of water reached Latur yesterday and that another train is getting steam cleaned at Kota and it will be pressed into service soon.
Railways would make available a third rake, if required, for supplying water in Maharashtra as it is committed to continuing water transportation to the parched areas.
The water train service is likely to continue till the arrival of monsoon.
Ten railway wagons with five lakh liters of water which left from Miraj Junction railway station yesterday.
Meanwhile, lauding the Centre's move to send railway wagons to Latur, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Delhi Government is ready to offer 10 lakh litres of water every day for two months.
-Source ANI
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Massive inferno breaks out at garment factory in Bhiwandi
Thane, Apr. 12 (ANI): At least four people have been rescued from a garment factory in Nagao area at Bhiwandi in Thane and around 150 others are feared to be trapped, as a major fire broke out inside the building today.
Six water tankers and ten fire tenders have been deployed at the spot, meanwhile more fire tenders have been rushed from Kalyan area.
According to the locals, the fire broke out at around 7 a.m.
Another incident of fire has been reported from the Kasimpura area of Bhiwandi, where a four storey residential building has caught fire.
No casualties have been reported so far.
-Source ANI
Six water tankers and ten fire tenders have been deployed at the spot, meanwhile more fire tenders have been rushed from Kalyan area.
According to the locals, the fire broke out at around 7 a.m.
Another incident of fire has been reported from the Kasimpura area of Bhiwandi, where a four storey residential building has caught fire.
No casualties have been reported so far.
-Source ANI
"Water train" reaches Latur after 18 hr journey
Mumbai, Apr 12 (PTI) A special train carrying around five lakh litres of water for parched Latur in Marathwada region, which is battling the worst drought ever, reached the destination after 18 hours this morning.
The 'water train' with 10 wagons carrying water for Latur had left from Miraj in western Maharashtra at around 11 am yesterday and reached Latur at 5 am today, taking 18 hours to traverse a distance of around 350 kilometres.
"The first batch of ten wagons, each with a capacity of around 50,000 litres, were filled with water at Miraj railway station in Sangli district," said Chief spokesperson of Central Railway Narendra Patil.
The district administration has acquired a huge well located near Latur railway station to store the water which will then be supplied to Latur town.
On April 8, the train had left from Kota workshop for Miraj in Pune division.
The second train consisting of 50 wagons is expected to be ready for water loading around April 15, a Railway official said earlier.
"As per instructions from the Ministry of Railways, Kota workshop received two goods trains consisting of 50 tank wagons each for deployment in drought-affected areas of Latur during the summer season and the trips of the trains will be arranged as per the requirement," he said.
The carrying capacity of these wagons is 54,000 litres of waters per wagon.
-Source PTI
The 'water train' with 10 wagons carrying water for Latur had left from Miraj in western Maharashtra at around 11 am yesterday and reached Latur at 5 am today, taking 18 hours to traverse a distance of around 350 kilometres.
"The first batch of ten wagons, each with a capacity of around 50,000 litres, were filled with water at Miraj railway station in Sangli district," said Chief spokesperson of Central Railway Narendra Patil.
The district administration has acquired a huge well located near Latur railway station to store the water which will then be supplied to Latur town.
On April 8, the train had left from Kota workshop for Miraj in Pune division.
The second train consisting of 50 wagons is expected to be ready for water loading around April 15, a Railway official said earlier.
"As per instructions from the Ministry of Railways, Kota workshop received two goods trains consisting of 50 tank wagons each for deployment in drought-affected areas of Latur during the summer season and the trips of the trains will be arranged as per the requirement," he said.
The carrying capacity of these wagons is 54,000 litres of waters per wagon.
-Source PTI
Monday, 11 April 2016
Railways sends 'water train' to parched Latur in Maharashtra
In a humanitarian gesture, the Indian Railways on Monday dispatched a 'water train' for the parched Latur district, officials said here.
The 10-wagon train chugged off from Miraj in Sangli district of western Maharashtra on Monday afternoon and is likely to reach Latur city in Marathwada region around midnight after covering the 375-km journey.
The initiative was taken by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu as many parts of his home state are reeling under a severe water crisis, especially villages in Latur district that has a population of around 2.45 crore.
People of Osmanabad too have demanded a similar train to help them cope with water shortage in the district.
Following Prabhu's directives, 50 wagons, similar to the ones used to transport oil and milk, were sent to Kota in Rajasthan earlier this month for thorough cleaning and then routed to Sangli.
The wagons, each with a capacity of holding 54,000 litres, were filled with water in Sangli over the past two days, the officials said.
The Railways plans to make a few more similar need-based trips to Latur villages, the schedules of which are not yet finalised.
Meanwhile, in Latur, the water will be first transferred into a tank adjacent to the railway station, sent to a treatment plant before it is distributed to the thirsty population.
Currently, around 15,000 villages in Maharashtra, a majority of them in Latur, Beed and Osmanabad districts, are facing acute water shortage.
Police have imposed prohibitory orders till May 3 to prevent violence over water distribution, and posted armed guards at public water storage tanks and reservoirs.
Villagers in some areas trek more than two km daily to fetch a pot of water and keep their water stock under lock and key. Schools in affected areas have been shut down, with marriages and other social events cancelled or postponed and agricultural activities at a standstill.
- Source IANS
The 10-wagon train chugged off from Miraj in Sangli district of western Maharashtra on Monday afternoon and is likely to reach Latur city in Marathwada region around midnight after covering the 375-km journey.
The initiative was taken by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu as many parts of his home state are reeling under a severe water crisis, especially villages in Latur district that has a population of around 2.45 crore.
People of Osmanabad too have demanded a similar train to help them cope with water shortage in the district.
Following Prabhu's directives, 50 wagons, similar to the ones used to transport oil and milk, were sent to Kota in Rajasthan earlier this month for thorough cleaning and then routed to Sangli.
The wagons, each with a capacity of holding 54,000 litres, were filled with water in Sangli over the past two days, the officials said.
The Railways plans to make a few more similar need-based trips to Latur villages, the schedules of which are not yet finalised.
Meanwhile, in Latur, the water will be first transferred into a tank adjacent to the railway station, sent to a treatment plant before it is distributed to the thirsty population.
Currently, around 15,000 villages in Maharashtra, a majority of them in Latur, Beed and Osmanabad districts, are facing acute water shortage.
Police have imposed prohibitory orders till May 3 to prevent violence over water distribution, and posted armed guards at public water storage tanks and reservoirs.
Villagers in some areas trek more than two km daily to fetch a pot of water and keep their water stock under lock and key. Schools in affected areas have been shut down, with marriages and other social events cancelled or postponed and agricultural activities at a standstill.
- Source IANS
Friday, 8 April 2016
Activists on cloud nine as Shani Shingnapur temple allows women entry
Jaipur/Mumbai, Apr.8 (ANI): The women activists on Friday welcomed the decision of the Shani Shingnapur temple to allow females to enter the inner sanctum of the temple and offer their prayers, saying it was a historic day and would create an atmosphere of gender equality in the society.
Women activist Kavita Shrivastava thanked Trupti desai and Bhumata Brigade who fought for the same.
"What else could be better than hearing that women and men both are going in the temple and worship together? This will create an atmosphere of gender equality in the society," Shrivastava told ANI.
Nisha Sidhu, another women activist, said that this was a welcome step as gender equality is mentioned in the Indian Constitution.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shaina NC also welcomed the decision of the temple authorities, saying it is a historic day for all women.
"This was never a fight of political ideology. This was for women at par," she said.
Bowing to the Bombay High Court order and breaking 400 years of tradition, the temple trust today announced that both men and women will henceforth be allowed to enter the inner sanctum and offer their prayers.
"Anyone can enter the sanctum and the committee can't stop them from entering. The rule was that men and women both can worship god (darshan) from the lower part of the temple, but when men entered the sanctum then it became our responsibility to also let women enter," Nana Sahib Bankar, vice-president of the Shani Shingnapur Trust, told the media here.
He said that the temple had been following an ancient custom but added that they had no objection in welcoming the court's order.
Earlier today, around 100 men were seen storming into the inner sanctum of the holy place, defying the Trust's orders.
On the festive occasion of Gudi Padwa, with hundreds of devotees in line to worship, a mob of men arrived outside the temple and stripped to their undergarments as they barged aside the security to enter the inner sanctum of the temple and pray at the holy site.
The temple had reversed an ancient rule and declared that neither men nor women would be allowed into the area that has an idol placed on a platform.
Meanwhile, activist Trupti Desai will also be reaching at the site to enter the inner sanctum again.
She had been detained earlier on her way to the temple despite the court's orders that women have the right to worship anywhere they want.
-Source ANI
Women activist Kavita Shrivastava thanked Trupti desai and Bhumata Brigade who fought for the same.
"What else could be better than hearing that women and men both are going in the temple and worship together? This will create an atmosphere of gender equality in the society," Shrivastava told ANI.
Nisha Sidhu, another women activist, said that this was a welcome step as gender equality is mentioned in the Indian Constitution.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shaina NC also welcomed the decision of the temple authorities, saying it is a historic day for all women.
"This was never a fight of political ideology. This was for women at par," she said.
Bowing to the Bombay High Court order and breaking 400 years of tradition, the temple trust today announced that both men and women will henceforth be allowed to enter the inner sanctum and offer their prayers.
"Anyone can enter the sanctum and the committee can't stop them from entering. The rule was that men and women both can worship god (darshan) from the lower part of the temple, but when men entered the sanctum then it became our responsibility to also let women enter," Nana Sahib Bankar, vice-president of the Shani Shingnapur Trust, told the media here.
He said that the temple had been following an ancient custom but added that they had no objection in welcoming the court's order.
Earlier today, around 100 men were seen storming into the inner sanctum of the holy place, defying the Trust's orders.
On the festive occasion of Gudi Padwa, with hundreds of devotees in line to worship, a mob of men arrived outside the temple and stripped to their undergarments as they barged aside the security to enter the inner sanctum of the temple and pray at the holy site.
The temple had reversed an ancient rule and declared that neither men nor women would be allowed into the area that has an idol placed on a platform.
Meanwhile, activist Trupti Desai will also be reaching at the site to enter the inner sanctum again.
She had been detained earlier on her way to the temple despite the court's orders that women have the right to worship anywhere they want.
-Source ANI
Thursday, 7 April 2016
Banks trying to bring Mallya to negotiating table: Jayant Sinha
Mumbai (Maharashtra), Apr. 7 (ANI): After the PSU banks rejected Vijay Mallya's payment proposal, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha on Thursday said the banks are following due process of law to pursue every avenue possible to drag the liquor baron to the negotiating table.
"Banks are following due process of law, they are ensuring that we peruse every avenue possible for bringing all wilful defaulters to the negotiating table and to be able to seize assets as required so that depositor money and tax payer money which is in stake in these situations is fully protected to the best extent possible," Sinha told the media here.
A consortium of 17 PSU banks including the State Bank of India (SBI), which had approached the Supreme Court against Mallya, earlier in the day rejected his repayment proposal.
Rejecting Mallya's proposal to pay Rs 4,000 crores by September, the consortium of banks told the apex court that they have rejected it after 'full consideration'.
The banks also told the Supreme Court that they received a modified proposal last evening from Mallya which they rejected.
The apex court has asked the liquor baron to disclose his assets and the assets belonging to his wife and children. He has been asked to file his response by April 21.
The court has also asked Mallya to deposit a substantial amount with the court to prove his bona fides. It has also asked Mallya's lawyers to inform as to when he is coming back to India.
The matter will be next heard on April 26.
-Source ANI
"Banks are following due process of law, they are ensuring that we peruse every avenue possible for bringing all wilful defaulters to the negotiating table and to be able to seize assets as required so that depositor money and tax payer money which is in stake in these situations is fully protected to the best extent possible," Sinha told the media here.
A consortium of 17 PSU banks including the State Bank of India (SBI), which had approached the Supreme Court against Mallya, earlier in the day rejected his repayment proposal.
Rejecting Mallya's proposal to pay Rs 4,000 crores by September, the consortium of banks told the apex court that they have rejected it after 'full consideration'.
The banks also told the Supreme Court that they received a modified proposal last evening from Mallya which they rejected.
The apex court has asked the liquor baron to disclose his assets and the assets belonging to his wife and children. He has been asked to file his response by April 21.
The court has also asked Mallya to deposit a substantial amount with the court to prove his bona fides. It has also asked Mallya's lawyers to inform as to when he is coming back to India.
The matter will be next heard on April 26.
-Source ANI
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Bombay HC raps MCA, says shift IPL matches from drought-hit M'rashtra
Mumbai, Apr.6 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) and asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to shift the venue of the IPL matches from drought-hit areas of the state.
The High Court, which heard a PIL filed by NGO 'Loksatta Movement' against hosting the IPL in Maharashtra, told the MCA that preservation of water is more important that holding the tournament, especially when the state is facing acute shortage of water.
The MCA's lawyer, however, insisted before the High Court that the pitches were already ready and just needed to be maintained while stating that they were not using drinking water for pitches.
The petitioner informed the High Court that IPL chairman and senior BCCI functionary Rajeev Shukla had denied to take any action against the issue and also ruled out the chances of shifting the venue out of Maharashtra.
Reacting to the petitioner's statement that no steps had been taken to rec?ycle water, the MCA's lawyer said that a contingency plan? would be placed before the court soon.
A PIL was filed in the High Court stating that about 66 lakh litres of water was spent on maintaining pitches at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai and Sahara stadium in Pune during the 2013 edition of IPL.
The ninth edition of the cash-rich IPL tournament is slated to be held from April 9 to May 29.
-Source ANI
The High Court, which heard a PIL filed by NGO 'Loksatta Movement' against hosting the IPL in Maharashtra, told the MCA that preservation of water is more important that holding the tournament, especially when the state is facing acute shortage of water.
The MCA's lawyer, however, insisted before the High Court that the pitches were already ready and just needed to be maintained while stating that they were not using drinking water for pitches.
The petitioner informed the High Court that IPL chairman and senior BCCI functionary Rajeev Shukla had denied to take any action against the issue and also ruled out the chances of shifting the venue out of Maharashtra.
Reacting to the petitioner's statement that no steps had been taken to rec?ycle water, the MCA's lawyer said that a contingency plan? would be placed before the court soon.
A PIL was filed in the High Court stating that about 66 lakh litres of water was spent on maintaining pitches at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai and Sahara stadium in Pune during the 2013 edition of IPL.
The ninth edition of the cash-rich IPL tournament is slated to be held from April 9 to May 29.
-Source ANI
Monday, 28 March 2016
Maharashtra ACB files chargesheet against Bhujbal in Central Library case
Mumbai, Mar. 28 (ANI): The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday filed a chargesheet against Nationalist Congress party (NCP) leader and former minister Chhagan Bhujbal and six others in the Central Library case.
Bhujbal, who is already in custody over his alleged involvement in the Maharashtra sadan scam, was on March 17 sent to judicial custody till March 31 by the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court.
Bhujbal's money laundering case took a fresh turn last Monday after Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached Girna sugar mill, along with land worth Rs 55 crores, to the case.
The former Maharashtra deputy chief minister was arrested on March 14 in connection with the Maharashtra Sadan scam.
The Enforcement Directorate had on February 1 arrested former lawmaker Sameer Bhujbal, nephew of Chhagan Bhujbal, in a money laundering case in Mumbai after the agency conducted multiple searches in connection with the probe against Bhujbals and others.
The Maharashtra ACB had earlier filed two FIRs against the Bhujbals and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to probe the Delhi-based Maharashtra Sadan scam and the Kalina land grabbing case.
-Source ANI
Bhujbal, who is already in custody over his alleged involvement in the Maharashtra sadan scam, was on March 17 sent to judicial custody till March 31 by the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court.
Bhujbal's money laundering case took a fresh turn last Monday after Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached Girna sugar mill, along with land worth Rs 55 crores, to the case.
The former Maharashtra deputy chief minister was arrested on March 14 in connection with the Maharashtra Sadan scam.
The Enforcement Directorate had on February 1 arrested former lawmaker Sameer Bhujbal, nephew of Chhagan Bhujbal, in a money laundering case in Mumbai after the agency conducted multiple searches in connection with the probe against Bhujbals and others.
The Maharashtra ACB had earlier filed two FIRs against the Bhujbals and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to probe the Delhi-based Maharashtra Sadan scam and the Kalina land grabbing case.
-Source ANI
Thursday, 17 March 2016
Oppn slams Maha CM on fundings by Dance Bar Asso
Mumbai, Mar 17 (PTI) NCP today accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of "misleading the House" over his remark that the government has not received any funds from Dance Bar Association.
Speaking during a debate over the motion of Thanks on Governor's address to the Joint session of Maharashtra Legislature today, NCP MLC Kiran Pawaskar, furnishing documentary evidence, said Fadnavis had few months ago accepted a cheque of Rs 20 lakh for CM's Relief Fund from the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association.
"There is evidence that the CM indeed accepted a cheque of Rs 20 lakh from the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association which has been supporting Dance Bar Association," Pawaskar said, adding that a person holding a Constitutional post cannot mislead people.
On March 11, while replying to supplementary question of Leader of Opposition Dhananjay Munde that if the government has received any funds from Dance Bar Association, Fadnavis had said government did not receive any fund from the association.
Pawaskar said that there was no coordination between the BJP and Shiv Sena on various issues due to which the state was suffering.
"The government is spending hundreds of crore on Shivaji Memorial. But, Sena, which is a part of the government does not even accept February 19 as 'Shivaji Jayanti'. First start with things that does not cost any money, then build memorials," he said.
The NCP leader also said that there was a "difference in thought processes" of both parties on issues like statehood for Vidarbha and Jaitapur nuclear plant.
"The government is only using the Governor to spread misinformation," he alleged.
Later, talking to reporters, Pawaskar said, "Action should be taken against individuals who hold a Constitutional post and lie to people by misleading the House.
-Source PTI
Speaking during a debate over the motion of Thanks on Governor's address to the Joint session of Maharashtra Legislature today, NCP MLC Kiran Pawaskar, furnishing documentary evidence, said Fadnavis had few months ago accepted a cheque of Rs 20 lakh for CM's Relief Fund from the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association.
"There is evidence that the CM indeed accepted a cheque of Rs 20 lakh from the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association which has been supporting Dance Bar Association," Pawaskar said, adding that a person holding a Constitutional post cannot mislead people.
On March 11, while replying to supplementary question of Leader of Opposition Dhananjay Munde that if the government has received any funds from Dance Bar Association, Fadnavis had said government did not receive any fund from the association.
Pawaskar said that there was no coordination between the BJP and Shiv Sena on various issues due to which the state was suffering.
"The government is spending hundreds of crore on Shivaji Memorial. But, Sena, which is a part of the government does not even accept February 19 as 'Shivaji Jayanti'. First start with things that does not cost any money, then build memorials," he said.
The NCP leader also said that there was a "difference in thought processes" of both parties on issues like statehood for Vidarbha and Jaitapur nuclear plant.
"The government is only using the Governor to spread misinformation," he alleged.
Later, talking to reporters, Pawaskar said, "Action should be taken against individuals who hold a Constitutional post and lie to people by misleading the House.
-Source PTI
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
AIMIM MLA suspended after refusing to say 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'
Mumbai (Maharashtra) Mar.16 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) law maker Waris Pathan got suspended from Maharashtra Assembly for this session after he refused to chant slogan 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'.
Pathan will not be allowed to attend the entire Budget session.
The Minister of State (Parliamentary Affairs) Ranit Patil moved a proposal for suspension of Pathan after uproar was created in the assembly when BJP's Ram Kadam asked the later to say 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and he refused to chant the slogan.
This outraged the leaders of other parties also who demanded his immediate suspension.
Against the backdrop of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's suggestion that the new generation needs to be taught to chant slogans hailing mother India,
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that he won't chant slogans of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.
Bhagwat's comments came against the backdrop of the row over alleged anti-India sloganeering on n the Jawaharlal Nehru University ( JNU) campus on February 9.
-Source ANI
Pathan will not be allowed to attend the entire Budget session.
The Minister of State (Parliamentary Affairs) Ranit Patil moved a proposal for suspension of Pathan after uproar was created in the assembly when BJP's Ram Kadam asked the later to say 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and he refused to chant the slogan.
This outraged the leaders of other parties also who demanded his immediate suspension.
Against the backdrop of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's suggestion that the new generation needs to be taught to chant slogans hailing mother India,
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that he won't chant slogans of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.
Bhagwat's comments came against the backdrop of the row over alleged anti-India sloganeering on n the Jawaharlal Nehru University ( JNU) campus on February 9.
-Source ANI
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