Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar may have admitted to making the biggest blunder of his political career over his 'urine' remark, however, residents of Patkul village in Solapur are incensed by his Marie Antoinette-like remark. "He wants us to drink urine? Is that what he is saying?" a resident asks. With taps and water pumps here having run dry two months ago, the water tankers, sighted once in...
09:47 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Mumbai: Both Houses of the Maharashtra Assembly were adjourned on Tuesday as the opposition created a ruckus over Ajit Pawar's urine remark. The Lower House was adjourned after censure motion against Ajit Pawar was not accepted. The Upper House was adjourned after the opposition demanded resignation of Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, post lunch session. Ajit Pawar, while referring to a farmer on a hunger fast demanding water...
03:58 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Jalna: A urinal in Jalna has been named after Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar in retribution for his urine remark. A poster with Ajit's photograph was pasted there following which some activists named it after the politician. This comes three days after Ajit, while referring to a farmer on a hunger fast demanding water be released in dams, said that the only way of releasing water in dams...
02:20 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Nashik: The city unit of Shiv Sena on Monday demanded resignation of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar over his insensitive remarks over drought, which has ravaged over a dozen districts in the state. Sena activists staged a demonstration against the NCP leader and beat his posters with shoes to express their protest over the remarks made at a function in Indapur taluka of Pune district on Sunday. Party leaders...
03:15 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Maharahstra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar was forced to apologise for his callous comment asking whether he should urinate to provide water in dams at a rally in the drought-hit state. ...
10:29 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's resignation for his 'urine' remark on the drought in the state. The BJP's women wing will hold a protest in Mumbai on Monday. At a rally on Sunday, Ajit Pawar said, "Somebody is there on a fast for 55 days now. His name is some Deshmukh. He is asking us to release water from dams. How...
10:24 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Mumbai: There has been an uproar over Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's statements at a rally where he tried to joke about someone on a fast in the drought-hit state asking 'how to release water from dams, by urinating?' He has been forced to apologise. This was Pawar's question to drought stricken farmers, "Somebody is there on a fast for 55 days now. His name is some Deshmukh. He...
08:59 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Indapur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar has apologised for his 'urine' remark and said the government was committed to provide relief to people in the drought-affected regions of the state. "I humbly apologise to the people of Maharashtra for having hurt their sentiments. The state govt is committed to providing every kind of relief for drought-affected regions," he said. The minister had, earlier...
09:57 PM, Apr 07, 2013
"The comment has no humour in it," said party spokesperson Shaina NC. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also reacted to Pawar's comment and has sought his resignation. ...
08:07 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) came out in defence of its party leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who has sparked a controversy with his "urine" remark while speaking about the drought situation in the state. The NCP spokesperson claimed that Pawar's statement was a "sarcastic" remark and has been "blown out of proportion". "The whole comment has been blown out of proportion and linked in an...
07:34 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Indapur: A new low for politicians in the country as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar slammed an activist, who has been on a fast asking the state government to release water from dams, saying if people should "urinate" to fill water in dams. "Somebody has been fasting for 55 days now. He is some Deshmukh. He is asking to release water from dams. How could one do that? We...
06:42 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Mumbai: As Maharashtra faces one of its worst droughts in four decades and is facing acute shortage of drinking water, the people living in the affected areas are forced to consume polluted water. The use of polluted and dirty water has led to several water-borne diseases in the area. In Dhule district, which is one of the worst drought-hit area, the people are not only facing grappling with shortage of...
03:03 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Food policy analyst Devinder Sharma joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the intensity of the Maharashtra drought, its causes, possible interventions and more. ...
06:14 PM, Apr 02, 2013
BJP President Rajnath Singh on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene in tackling the severe drought in Maharashtra. "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not serious about tackling drought. Singh should tour the drought-hit areas and give some relief to people," Rajnath told reporters at Bhakarwadi village in Jalna district of the worst-affected Marathwada region. ...
12:55 AM, Apr 02, 2013
While Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vinod Tawde has objected to the use of water for stadiums during the Indian premier League, the Nationalist Congress Party has backed the matches. NCP backed the IPL saying that Mumbai and Pune, where the matches will be held, face no water shortage. ...
01:41 PM, Apr 01, 2013
With just two days to go for its sixth season, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is already surrounded by controversies. Maharashtra Opposition leader Vinod Tawde has objected to the use of water in stadiums in the drought-hit state. ...
08:49 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Accusing the Maharashtra government of not being serious about tackling drought in the state, the BJP on Friday announced the party would distribute water tanks in 1,000 villages. ...
06:12 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Veteran actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar, known for his villain roles, was allegedly assaulted by the residents of his own housing society in Versova in Mumbai on Wednesday. The incident took place after he protested against wastage of water during Holi celebrations in his housing society. ...
08:33 AM, Mar 28, 2013
Mumbai Police have registered a case of rioting against five persons who allegedly assaulted veteran Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar for pointing out waste of water in a Holi event in his neighbourhood. ...
11:48 PM, Mar 27, 2013
An extreme water crisis in Maharshtra has prompted various institutions in the city to try and do their bit during this festival. As Maharashtra faces one of its worst droughts in four decades, the city promises to do its bit. Ajay Devgn, Amrita Rao, Arshad Warsi and other Bollywood celebrities are urging everyone to have a dry Holi this year. ...
12:15 PM, Mar 27, 2013
