Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde spoke to Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar and directed him to initiate strict action against illegal pubs and bulldoze all structures flouting building rules

Ex-Union minister Suryakanta Patil joined Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP) on Tuesday, just days after quitting the BJP. Patil, who resigned from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, had previously left Sharad Pawar’s party 11 years ago to join the BJP in 2014. Suryakanta Patil’s decision to rejoin the NCP (SP) signals a significant political shift. Her departure from the BJP marks the end of an 11-year association with the party she joined in 2014 after parting ways with Pawar’s faction.

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