Death of Jaffer Sharief : Three days mourning in state
Last rites with full state honour
Bengaluru, November 25: Following the death of veteran leader and former union minister CK Jaffer Sharief, the state government has announced three-day mourning in the state from November 25.
During this period, the national flags on government buildings would be in half-mast position and there would be no entertainment programmes. The last rites of the leader would be conducted with full state honours, according to a statement.
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Ashok Chavan cites 14-year 'vanvaas', says Cong must introspect about poll drubbing
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (PTI): BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Chavan on Friday took a swipe at his former colleagues in the Congress and said the party should introspect about its poor performance in the recent Maharashtra assembly polls.
Chavan, a former state chief minister, had quit the Congress and joined the BJP earlier this year, while his daughter Shreejaya Chavan won the November 20 assembly polls from Bhokar seat in Nanded district.
"When I headed the state (chief minister), the party won 82 seats (in 2009). After me, Prithviraj Chavan (chief minister from 2010 to 2014) brought it down to 44 and Nana Patole (state unit chief since February 2021) has now brought it down to 16 (in the 2024 assembly polls). The figures are in front of us," he said.
"Winning is a process in politics so the Congress should introspect," he added.
Chavan emphasised he was not giving advice to his former party but added "I was in 'vanvaas' for 14 long years (an apparent reference to his removal as CM) and I too have feelings".
He was CM between December 2008 and November 2010, before being replaced by Prithviraj Chavan.
Ashok Chavan was president of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee between 2015 and 2019. He joined the BJP in February this year.
