ashok kharat

Mumbai, March 23 – On Monday, opposition parties, including the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT), strongly demanded that high-ranking officials and ministers who supported the Nashik-based self-proclaimed godman and fraudulent "Baba" Ashok Kharat – who caused havoc in the name of religion – be named...

Mumbai, March 23 – Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief, Raj Thackeray, expressed deep disgust on Monday over the "ghastly details" emerging from the case of Ashok Kharat, a self-proclaimed "royal astrologer," questioning the moral decay of a state once defined by the legacy of seers and social...

Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that the police acted proactively in arresting self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat, who is accused of raping a woman in Nashik.Initially, several women were reluctant to come forward and file complaints, but...

Mumbai, March 23 – The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) said on Monday that the ongoing controversy surrounding Captain Ashok Kharat, a self-proclaimed "royal astrologer," has sent shockwaves through Maharashtra's political corridors.While Kharat has been arrested following...

Mumbai/Nashik, March 22 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating charges of rape, human sacrifice, and black magic against arrested Merchant Navy officer-turned self-styled astrologer and godman Ashok Kharat questioned the priest of Ishaneshwar Mahadev Temple, with which the accused is...

Nagpur, March 22 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday that a high-level inquiry, led by the Director General of Police (DGP), is underway in the case involving Ashok Kharat, a self-proclaimed religious figure arrested for rape, and asserted that no one will be spared...

Mumbai, March 21 A day after Maharashtra State Women's Commission chief Rupali Chakankar resigned over her links with rape-accused Ashok Kharat, opposition leaders on Saturday demanded that "big fish," including ministers who allegedly patronized the self-proclaimed godman, should be...

Mumbai, March 21 NCP chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Saturday said she has forwarded Rupali Chakankar's resignation as chairperson of the state women's commission to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for acceptance.Chakankar, a leader of the Nationalist Congress...

Mumbai, March 21 Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad said that Maharashtra State Women's Commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar's resignation will not bring closure to the Ashok Kharat case, and she demanded an investigation against everyone associated with the self-proclaimed godman who was arrested...

Mumbai, March 21 A day after Maharashtra State Women's Commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar resigned following her association with self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat, who was arrested for rape, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday that "fraud disciples" who follow "fraud...

Nagpur, March 21 Union minister and RPI (A) chief Ramdas Athawale said on Saturday that his party was considering not fielding candidates in the upcoming West Bengal elections and instead supporting the BJP across all seats to avoid a split in votes.The Republican Party of India (Athawale)...

Mumbai, March 21 – Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena-UBT President Uddhav Thackeray issued a sharp challenge to the state government on Saturday, demanding immediate action against "fraudulent spiritual leaders" following the recent controversy surrounding Ashok Kharat alias Bhondu...

Mumbai, March 21 – The opposition Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday said that NCP leader Rupali Chakankar's resignation as chairperson of the Maharashtra State Women's Commission was insufficient, given the escalating controversy surrounding her alleged links with a self-proclaimed...

Mumbai, March 21 – Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar forwarded the resignation submitted to her by the state party’s women wing chief, Rupali Chakankar, as Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women, to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for further...

Mumbai, March 21 A day after Rupali Chakankar resigned as the head of the Maharashtra Women's Commission over her alleged links with a rape-accused "spiritual leader," Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said her resignation alone was not enough and demanded action against the "powerful...

Mumbai, March 21 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, who heads the ruling NCP, said on Saturday that she had forwarded the resignation of Rupali Chakankar, who stepped down as the chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women, to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for...

Mumbai, March 20 Amid the raging controversy involving self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat, Maharashtra NCP women wing chief Rupali Chakankar said on Friday that she is being specially targeted because she is a woman.Speaking to reporters after submitting her resignation as the...

Mumbai, March 20 Facing criticism from opposition parties over her association with rape-accused "spiritual leader" Ashok Kharat, Maharashtra State Commission for Women chairperson Rupali Chakankar submitted her resignation on Friday.Chakankar, who is also the chief of the NCP's women's wing...

Mumbai, March 20 – NCP leader Rupali Chakankar, who is embroiled in the Captain Ashok Kharat controversy, resigned on Friday from her position as Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women.Following directives from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, she met Deputy Chief Minister...

Mumbai, March 20 Facing criticism over her association with the rape-accused "spiritual leader" Ashok Kharat, Maharashtra State Commission for Women chairperson Rupali Chakankar submitted her resignation on Friday.Chakankar, who is also the head of the NCP's women's wing, submitted the...