Author: Deshwale Political Desk

The Maratha quota agitation, spearheaded by activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, intensified on its second day at Azad Maidan, emerging as a critical issue in Maharashtra’s 2025 election year. Thousands of Maratha supporters, far exceeding the police’s 5,000-person limit, rallied to demand a 10% reservation under the OBC category by recognizing Marathas as Kunbis, an agrarian caste eligible for OBC benefits. Jarange, continuing his indefinite hunger strike, vowed to remain until demands are met, threatening to stop drinking water in two days if the government delays action. Heavy rainfall overnight and inadequate amenities, including locked toilets and limited food and water, tested…

In August 2025, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission of overseeing a massive “vote chori” (vote theft). The charge triggered a political storm, but as events unfolded, retractions, unanswered questions and counterclaims left the allegations on shaky ground. 1. Sanjay Kumar’s Retracted Claims Psephologist Sanjay Kumar of Lokniti-CSDS first fuelled the debate by tweeting that voter numbers had dipped in some Maharashtra constituencies, echoing Congress concerns. Two days later, however, he apologised, admitting that the data had been misread by his team, and deleted the tweet. The Supreme Court later stayed the FIRs filed against him. 2. Election…

કોંકણના વતનીઓ અને મુંબઈમાં રહેતા ગણેશ ભક્તોને ગણેશોત્સવની ઉજવણી માટે વતન જવાની સુવિધા મળે તે હેતુથી, રાજ્યના કૌશલ્ય, રોજગાર, ઉદ્યોગસાહસિકતા અને નવીનતા મંત્રી મંગલપ્રભાત લોઢાના પ્રયાસોથી એક વિશેષ ટ્રેન રવાના કરવામાં આવી. છત્રપતિ શિવાજી મહારાજ ટર્મિનસથી ‘ગણપતિ બાપ્પા મોર્યા’ના નાદ સાથે ઉપડેલી ‘નમો એક્સપ્રેસ’ ટ્રેનને કેબિનેટ મંત્રી લોઢાએ લીલી ઝંડી આપી અને ગણેશ ભક્તોને શુભેચ્છા પાઠવી. મંત્રી મંગલપ્રભાત લોઢાના માર્ગદર્શન હેઠળ, દર વર્ષે ગણેશોત્સવ દરમિયાન કોંકણ જતા મલબાર હિલ મતવિસ્તારના નાગરિકોને આ સુવિધા પૂરી પાડવામાં આવે છે. વિભાગના તમામ કાર્યકરો આ માટે એક મહિનાથી કાર્યરત હતા. ખાસ વાત એ છે કે માત્ર ભાજપના કાર્યકરો જ નહીં, પરંતુ અન્ય પક્ષોના કાર્યકરો…

મુંબઈ મ્યુનિસિપલ કોર્પોરેશનના નિર્ણય મુજબ, કોઈપણ સંસ્થા મ્યુનિસિપલ સ્કૂલ ચલાવવા માટે પહેલ કરી શકે છે. નિર્ણયમાં સ્પષ્ટપણે કહેવામાં આવ્યું છે કે જો મેનેજમેન્ટ કોઈ ફી ન લેવા તૈયાર હોય તો પરવાનગી આપવી જોઈએ. આ નિર્ણય મુજબ, હાલમાં માલવણી ટાઉનશીપ સ્કૂલ સહિત ખાનગી સંસ્થાઓના સહયોગથી ૩૦ થી ૩૫ શાળાઓ ચલાવવામાં આવી રહી છે. જો આ પ્રયાસ ફાઉન્ડેશનની પહેલથી માલવણી વિસ્તારના વિદ્યાર્થીઓનું ભવિષ્ય સુરક્ષિત થઈ રહ્યું હોય, તો તેનો વિરોધ શા માટે? આ પ્રસંગે કેબિનેટ મંત્રી મંગલ પ્રભાત લોઢાએ સીધો પ્રશ્ન ઉઠાવ્યો. મુંબઈ મ્યુનિસિપલ કોર્પોરેશનની માલવણી ટાઉનશીપ સ્કૂલ ખાતે પ્રયાસ ફાઉન્ડેશન દ્વારા આયોજિત કાર્યક્રમમાં કેબિનેટ મંત્રી મંગલ પ્રભાત લોઢા બોલી રહ્યા હતા.…

The iconic BDD Chawls of Worli, home to generations of Mumbai families, are slowly giving way to modern high-rise towers. Over 550 families have recently received keys to their new flats as part of the massive BDD Chawl Redevelopment Project, a ₹17,000-crore initiative aimed at upgrading Mumbai’s century-old housing. While the move represents a significant urban development milestone, it also marks a profound social and cultural shift, reshaping how communities live, interact, and cope with modern city life. From Close-Knit Chawls to Vertical Living For decades, chawls offered tight-knit communities, with residents sharing corridors, open terraces, and communal spaces that…

The Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling today in response to widespread concerns arising from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. The judgment aims to make the voter inclusion process more inclusive, transparent, and voter-friendly. Key Highlights of the Ruling Context & Broader Implications This directive stems from widespread criticism and litigation challenging the ECI’s June 24 SIR directive for Bihar, which was viewed as potentially disenfranchising voters due to restrictive documentation requirements and significant deletions. Media reports suggested that people could be left out without proper identification or channels to appeal. The Court emphasized the…

Over the past two decades, Indian politics has increasingly moved toward a two-party dominated system. The BJP and the Congress, despite ups and downs, continue to be the biggest national players. Regional parties still matter, but their influence is now largely restricted to state-level politics. This shift brings up a crucial question: in a landscape dominated by two giants, can smaller parties still survive and stay relevant? Regional Strongholds vs National Presence Smaller parties do best when they stay rooted in regional identity, culture, and local issues. For example, the DMK in Tamil Nadu, the TMC in West Bengal, and…

Elections in India have always been a blend of tradition, ideology, and strategy. But in the last decade, a new player has entered the battlefield: social media. What was once a platform for entertainment and networking has now become a powerful political weapon. From Facebook pages to viral WhatsApp forwards, digital campaigns are reshaping how parties connect with voters. The Shift from Posters to Pixels Gone are the days when rallies, posters, and loudspeakers were the only campaign tools. Today, Instagram reels, YouTube shorts, and Twitter trends decide the narrative. A single viral video or hashtag can influence millions within…

On a humid March afternoon in 2024, a quiet government website in India flipped a switch and years of debate suddenly had rules. Within weeks, a handful of refugees who had waited most of their lives for a country to call home walked out of government offices holding fresh citizenship certificates. However you feel about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, this is the moment it truly started operating on the ground. what the CAA actually does The CAA, passed in December 2019, fast-tracks Indian citizenship for specific religious minorities Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh…

On August 20, 2025, the Union government dropped a simple, hard question into India’s political arena: can someone who cannot legally step out of jail still sit at the top table of government? To answer it, Home Minister Amit Shah placed three bills before Parliament that would make ministers and even the Prime Minister or a Chief Minister vacate office if they spend 30 consecutive days in custody on serious criminal charges. What the main Constitution Bill actually says The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth) Amendment Bill, 2025 proposes to amend Articles 75 (Union), 164 (States) and 239AA (NCT of…