The State Home Department in Maharashtra is gearing up for a significant overhaul of its top police leadership, including the position of Director General of Police (DGP) and Police Commissioners of Nagpur and Thane. The impending retirement of the current DGP, Rajnish Seth, on December 31 has prompted the department to commence the process of selecting his successor.A top rank official said that several prominent names have emerged as contenders for the esteemed position of State DGP. The frontrunner is Senior IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla, who currently serves as the Director General (DG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar is also a strong candidate for the role. Other notable contenders include Thane CP Jaijeet Singh, DG ATS Sadanand Date, DG Police Housing Sandeep Bishnoi, DG Railway Pradnya Sarvade, Additional Director of NIA Atulchandra Kulkarni, and DG State Security Corporation Bipin Kumar Singh, he said. He further stated that the State Home ...
- I do not know about future of Third Front, says Pawar
By Dheeraj Fartode
Rubbishing the talk about instability of Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government in the Centre and mid-term polls, Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said that the Government was stable.
Commenting on the air over emergence of Third Front in the forthcoming general election, Pawar said, “I do not know about future of Third Front, and I do not believe in it. As far as my party is concerned, we have decided to be with UPA.” He was talking to reporters at Sawangi in Wardha district, on Sunday. He was in Sawangi to grace bhoomipujan ceremony of seven-storey Super Speciality Hospital and convocation of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Science University-Deemed University (DMIMS-DU).
Sharad Pawar interacting with media at Sawangi. |
The stalwart politician rejected any possibility of mid-term elections. Asked about Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s recent statements regarding likelihood of mid-term polls, Pawar said that he enjoyed friendly relations with Mulayam. SP chief continued his support to the UPA Government and sometimes he also targeted UPA, he remarked. On the issue of two power centres in UPA, as referred to by AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh, the NCP leader said that there were no conflicts within UPA. “AICC has already cleared its stand on Digvijay Singh’s statement,” he added.
Recently, Union Government honoured Madhya Pradesh for achieving the highest agriculture production. Asked as to why Maharashtra could not receive the award during his tenure as Union Agriculture Minister, Pawar said that Union Government had given many facilities to MP Government to increase agricultural production. “But, Maharashtra has only 17 per cent agricultural land under irrigation,” he rued. However, he ducked the question about so little agricultural area under irrigation despite spending huge money over last several years.
Earlier, while addressing a public meeting after bhoomipujan of seven-storey Super Speciality Hospital of DMIMS-DU, Pawar announced that he would stay in public life but would not contest elections. “After a satisfied political life, now I shall quit political life and will not contest election. We have responsibility to prepare new political leadership,” he added.
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