25-yr-old man ‘stabbed to death’ in front of cops in Dharavi, 2 held | Mumbai News

A 26-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death in front of police personnel in Dharavi Sunday following which two persons were arrested. According to police, the deceased, Arvind Vaishya, was murdered by two people when he intervened in a dispute involving the father of one of the accused. The two arrested persons were identified as Niyaz Aslam Sheikh (24) and Arif Mohammad Asif Sheikh (23), residents of Rajiv Gandhi Nagar in Dharavi. An officer said, “Arvind Vaishya and his friend Siddhesh Gore were walking in Dharavi Sunday night when they…

Maratha quota issue: BJP to bat on front foot, underline its role vs MVA’s | Political Pulse News

With an eye on the upcoming Assembly elections and in a bid to reassert its identity in the ruling alliance while countering the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the BJP in Maharashtra has decided to shed its cautious approach on the contentious Maratha quota issue. The BJP’s core committee believes that its cautious approach on the issue has emboldened the Opposition, which is exploiting the caste-based polarisation to its advantage. “It was reflected in the recent Lok Sabha polls, where our tally fell from 23 in 2019 in the state…