Jayant Patil lashes out at Deputy CM Fadnavis in state Assembly

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Mumbai: During the ongoing Budget Session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Nationalist Congress Party leader Jayant Patil opposed the Budget presented by Deputy Chief Minsiter Devendra Fadnavis.

Criticizing the state government, Patil said

Uddhav backs govt employees on Old Pension

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Mumbai: Former Chief Minister and Shiv Sena - UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray also came out in support of the agitating employees and said the government should restore the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has already extended support to the OPS restoration demand.

Speaking on the government employees’ strike, Thackeray said, “Government employees in the state have gone on strike for the old pension scheme. Many offices have been closed. What is the problem with the government implementing the scheme? Pension is the right of the employees, and they should get it.”

Criticizing the Eknath Shinde-led government, he further stated, “With such a big superpower at its back, the government should not worry about increasing the financial burden. Shiv Sena stands firmly behind government employees and their families. Some states of the country have implemented the Old Pension Scheme. So why is the FadnavisShinde government playing tricks on this? Employees should get what they are entitled to.”

First India Bureau Mumbai: Mumbai police have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly duping a citybased electronics retail chain of Rs12 lakh by posing as YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday.

Nagraju Budumuru, who stands accused of cheating 60 companies out of almost Rs3 crore using a consistent method, has been apprehended in the southern state's Srikakulam district after a complaint was filed in the city nearly two months ago, according to an official.

In December last year, an employee of the electronics seller received a call from a man claiming to be the personal assistant of the Andhra CM. The caller said the CM wanted to have a word with the MD, said the anti-cybercrime official.

The staff member, being unaware of the situation, gave out the mobile number of the MD. The culprit then

The accused Nagraju Budumnru faces at least 30 similar cases in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, said cops demanded a sum of Rs12 lakh from the electronics retail company for sponsoring a cricketer's kit, according to a company official. He had also sent fake documents on behalf of the Andhra Cricket Association and got the amount released, the official said.

After learning that they had been duped, the electronics seller filed a police complaint in January, prompting the cyber cell to launch a probe and subsequently track down the accused. He added that they have recovered Rs7.6 lakh from his bank accounts.

Our own people and ‘outsiders’ tried to derail quest for power: Shankar Jagtap

that fraudulent announcements have been made in the Budget, and “this will not impress the common people of Maharashtra.”

Lashing out at Fadnavis by presenting a poem, Patil said, “Tum itna jo muskura rahe ho, kya gham hai jisko chhupa rahe ho. Aankhon me nami hansi labon par, kya haal hai kya dikha rahe ho.” (What sorrow are you hiding behind your smiles? With tears in your eyes and smile on your lips, what are you trying to show the world?”)

“Since Fadnavis became the deputy CM, I have realized that when he took oath as 7-8 months ago, he did not know how to hide his facial expressions. Now, he has the technique down. Fadnavis was expected to present a realistic Budget, but he did not do that. That is why I am against it,” said Patil.

First India Bureau Mumbai: In a revelation by former Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Laxman Jagtap’s brother Shankar Jagtap has alleged that members of his own family tried to derail its power.

Speaking at a thanksgiving meeting held to celebrate BJP candidate for Chinchwad by-

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election Ashwini Jagtap’s victory, Shankar expressed regret that ‘outsiders’ tried to break the Jagtap family.

“Outsiders tried to break the Jagtap family, but our own people also tried that. I wouldn’t wish such a time on even the families of enemies. This sorrow will always remain in my mind. I worked day and night to make Ashwini’s sister-in-law an MLA,” said Shankar Jagtap.

Hailing the BJP, newly elected MLA Ashwini Jagtap said, “In 2017, the BJP came to power in Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation after 15 years. With the induction of 100 BJP councillors, power was brought to one party. It will happen again.”