Ajit Pawar

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Mocked Over Rusty Marathi, Sharad Pawar's Grand-Nephew Says "Need A Year"

India News | Reported By Srinivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday April 16, 2019

Parth Pawar, the latest young debutant from a prominent political party, is campaigning with what his rivals call a huge handicap - his Marathi is not fluent enough to help him through the long speeches at rallies in largely rural areas.

Ajit Pawar Questions Uddhav Thackeray's "New-Found Love" For BJP, Amit Shah

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 30, 2019

NCP leader Ajit Pawar today slammed Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray who was present when BJP chief Amit Shah filed his nomination, reminding the Sena and BJP of the insults they had traded earlier

On Sharad Pawar's Party's 'Alliance With MNS' Advice, Congress's Reply

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday February 22, 2019

Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar's advice that Raj Thackeray's party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) must be included in the alliance, has been shot down by the Congress, saying the ideological differences with Mr Thackeray's party would render electoral tie-up unfeasible.

"I Will Contest Lok Sabha Polls, Ajit Pawar Will Not": Sharad Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 20, 2019

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar confirmed on Tuesday evening that he would contest the coming Lok Sabha election, while ruling out the possibility of Ajit Pawar or Parth Pawar entering the arena.

Maharashtra's Anti-BJP Front May Have An Unlikely Ally

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Thursday February 14, 2019

Despite divisions within prospective partners Congress and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party over the inclusion of Raj Thackeray in the anti-BJP Front in Maharashtra, Mr Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar held an hour-long meeting with the chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on Wednesday.

Include Raj Thackeray's MNS In Any Secular Alliance: Ajit Pawar

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Tuesday called for including the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in any opposition alliance of secular forces in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Maharashtra Irrigation Scam: Anti-Corruption Body Puts Onus On Ajit Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 28, 2018

The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has informed the Bombay High Court that its probe into the alleged multi-crore irrigation scam has revealed major lapses on part of the state's former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and other government officials.

Sharad Pawar Won't Contest 2019 Elections, Says Party Leader Ajit Pawar

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Sunday October 7, 2018

Ending days of speculation, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar has said that party president Sharad Pawar will not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Addressing the media in Pune on Saturday, Mr Pawar said, the NCP supremo does not want his name "proposed from any seat."

Earlier Lawmakers Would Defect For Rs 50 Lakh: Ajit Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 19, 2016

NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who is known for being outspoken, on Tuesday claimed there was a time when lawmakers used to defect for Rs 50 lakh, but nowadays not even a corporator can be made to switch the sides with that amount.

Maharashtra To Scrap 94 Tenders In 14 Irrigation Projects

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 1, 2016

In a major decision, Maharashtra government today decided to scrap 94 tenders in 14 irrigation projects in the Konkan and Nashik divisions which are under the Anti-Corruption Bureau's scanner, a move viewed as a setback for NCP leader and former Water Resources Minister Ajit Pawar who allegedly approved them by tweaking norms.

Now, A Union Of Tax Payers Who Refuse To Pay Tax!

Mumbai News | Varun Singh, Mid-Day | Tuesday February 9, 2016

A politician and a theatre personality have come together for a unique protest. In a bid to make the government accountable, Anjali Damania and Alyque Padamsee have decided to form a union of tax payers who refuse to pay tax henceforth. Damania has already announced that she won't be paying taxes till former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, former...

NCP Leaders Ajit Pawar, Sunil Tatkare's Fate to be Sealed in 2 Months: BJP Lawmaker

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 24, 2015

BJP lawmaker Kirit Somaiya on Friday claimed that the fate of NCP leaders Ajit Pawar and Sunil Tatkare in the irrigation scam would be sealed in the next two to three months.

Maharashtra Irrigation Scam: Ajit Pawar Appears Before Anti-Corruption Bureau

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 21, 2015

Former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today appeared before the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with the alleged irregularities in irrigation projects in Raigad district during the Congress-NCP rule.

Ajit Pawar's Role 'Doubtful' in Sathe Corporation Case: Maharashtra Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 9, 2015

Questioning the role of Nationalist Congress Party leader (NCP), Ajit Pawar, the Maharashtra government has handed over to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), documents relating to the alleged multi-crore scam in the state-run Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation.

Nationalist Congress Party Protests in Maharashtra Over Marathwada Drought Issue

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 14, 2015

Senior NCP leaders including parliamentarian Supriya Sule today took to the street in Maharashtra's drought hit Marathwada region as they protested against the "apathetic" attitude of the BJP-led government to the plight of farmers.