'All-party' delegation including Pawar, Raj, Uddhav to meet Chief Electoral Officer: Raut
Mumbai (PTI): An "all-party" delegation including NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS president Raj Thackeray will meet Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer on October 14 ahead of civic body elections, MP Sanjay Raut said here.
State Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal, Ajit Nawale of the CPI, Prakash Reddy of the CPM and Jayant Patil of the Peasants and Workers Party will also be part of the delegation, and Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi too has been invited, he said.He had also invited Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as well as the Ajit Pawar-led NCP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena to be part of the delegation, Raut, a Sena (UBT) leader, said.
Despite the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena not being part of the Opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance, Raj Thackeray will join the delegation, he noted.
"Meeting the Election Commission is a formality, because it does not do anything. Still, we have some questions, some secrets which can be disclosed only before the Election Commission. We must constantly put forth our position before the EC since it is constitutional arrangement," he said.
At the same time, it was like "banging one's head against a wall" as the EC is working under political pressure, Raut claimed.
Delegation members will later hold a press conference at the Yashwantrao Pratishthan auditorium, he said.
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Karnataka gets 1,122 additional govt medical seats: Minister Sharan Prakash Patil
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister Sharan Prakash Patil on Saturday announced that the state has been allocated an additional 1,122 medical seats, offering a golden opportunity for aspiring healthcare professionals.
Addressing a press conference held at Vidhana Soudha here, Patil, who is the Minister for Medical Education, said Karnataka remains at the forefront in the field of medical education in the country, and the additional seats allocated to the state will benefit districts including Koppal, Gadag, Chamarajanagar, Karwar, Kaveri, and others.
For undergraduate seats, a central government grant of Rs 495 crore will be received. Similarly, a grant of Rs 541 crore will be provided for postgraduate medical seats, he said.
According to him, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare gave its final approval on May 15. In total, the state will receive Rs 1,090 crore.
Allocation of over 1,000 medical seats to a single state is a record achievement and stands as a testament to Karnataka’s accomplishments, said Patil.
"Karnataka now offers abundant opportunities for those wishing to excel in the medical field, and students should make the best use of this," the Minister added.
