Maharashtra: J.P. Nadda visits Veer Savarkar's residence in Mumbai
The Hindu
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president J.P. Nadda on May 18 visited Veer Savarkar’s residence in Mumbai. BJP national president is on a two-day visit to Maharashtra as Assembly Elections and civic polls nearing in Maharashtra.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president J.P. Nadda on May 18 visited Veer Savarkar's residence in Mumbai. BJP national president is on a two-day visit to Maharashtra from May 17 to May 18, as Assembly Elections and civic polls nearing in Maharashtra.
Meanwhile, the State's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to hold an executive committee meeting in Pune today. Nearly 1,200 delegates, including the party's district-level office-bearers, will attend the high-level meeting.
This meeting, to be held at Pune's Balgandharv Rang Mandir Auditorium, assumes significance in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha, Assembly and local body elections of various cities including Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, and Navi Mumbai in the State.
More importantly, BJP national president J.P. Nadda will address the closing of the executive committee meeting. He will also be holding meetings with State MPs, and Ministers and is likely to discuss the preparations for the forthcoming elections.
On May 17, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar chaired a meeting at YB Chavan Centre in Mumbai on several issues including next year's Lok Sabha, Assembly elections and the Maharashtra government's governance.
This is Mr. Nadda's first visit to a state after the BJP lost the only southern state that it ruled, Karnataka. Congress won an absolute majority in Karnataka Assembly elections on May 13 with the party crossing the halfway mark of 113 seats in the 224-member assembly.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.