Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday axed its senior leader Ajith Pawar as the legislative party leader, hours after he took oath as the Deputy CM of Maharashtra along with Devendra Fadnavis who took oath as the CM.
Earlier, after lending support to BJP Ajith had taken oath as the Dy.CM.
Party supremo Sharad Pawar had added that it was his personal decision and the NCP did not endorsed it.
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New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to those killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, and said their sacrifice stands as a powerful reminder of the indomitable spirit of the people of India.
Modi also said the saga of those killed in the massacre, their indomitable courage and self-respect against the barbarity of foreign rule will continue to inspire every generation of the nation.
"On this day, we pay our heartfelt homage to the brave martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh. Their sacrifice stands as a powerful reminder of the indomitable spirit of our people. The courage and determination they displayed continue to inspire generations to uphold the values of liberty, justice and dignity," Modi said in a post on X.
Hundreds of people protesting peacefully against the Rowlatt Act, which granted the
colonial administration repressive powers, were gunned down by British forces without any provocation on this day in 1919 at a garden in Amritsar.
While the official figure put the number of dead at 379, freedom movement leaders had claimed that several hundreds more died in the firing.
