Ashok Chavan said : “However, he refused to do so,”

timesofindia Tuesday, December 20, 2022 2:47:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “During the Fadnavis government, a delegation of Shiv Sena leaders had come to us with a proposal to form the government. Mr. Shinde was part of this delegation,”

Hindu Friday, September 30, 2022 12:15:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “You will remember that the BJP had given a slogan in 2014… Bohot hui mahangai ki maar (There is too much price rise)… They got the people’s support… votes… and now people are asking the government ‘what do you have to say now’. The prices of petrol, diesel and LPG have skyrocketed and wrecked the household budget of the common people,”

expressindia Sunday, September 4, 2022 12:15:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "I am shocked about the reports,"

timesofindia Saturday, September 3, 2022 4:54:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Who is discussing all this? No need to attach any importance to such speculation. I have taken no decision of exiting the Congress,”

Hindu Wednesday, August 3, 2022 5:25:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Until it gets legal authorisation from the speaker, such types of groups will not be authorised,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 25, 2022 12:22:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “We are in talks with Shiv Sena leaders and are trying for an appointment with the CM. We are hopeful,”

expressindia Monday, June 20, 2022 4:49:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Sanjay Raut ) : "Sanjay Raut's opinion may be personal. The Shiv Sena should join the UPA first. Later, a discussion on leadership can be an issue among members,"

newindianexpress Friday, April 1, 2022 7:41:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The project was stayed by the Bombay high court for environmental issues. We have replied to all queries raised by the court. We have requested the court to hold hearings soon to vacate the stay. Once the issues are sorted we will start construction,”

timesofindia Tuesday, March 22, 2022 9:56:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “It is a welcome move if the Centre is taking an initiative to give justice to the OBCs. The Centre kept mum during the state’s petition on OBC in SC, took a negative stand on providing empirical data and did not take any immediate action to help the OBCs in Maharashtra after the SC rejected the petition. But, after Madhya Pradesh’s petition was rejected, the Centre is preparing to challenge the Krishnamurti judgment (on OBC reservation),”

expressindia Wednesday, December 22, 2021 1:46:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Sonia Gandhi ) : “Since all issues pertaining to UPA, the matter should be discussed at the highest level with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. It is a proper forum under which all such issues should be discussed, everybody can express their individual opinions and the UPA chairperson is also competent enough to take a call on the suggestions,” “No doubt all anti-BJP parties should come together but what is wrong if they come into the UPA fold. What is the point in forming a front without Congress when you want to take on BJP, especially when Congress played a dominant role against it (BJP),”

HindustanTimes Thursday, December 2, 2021 9:45:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The Centre and the BJP should apologise to the country for the oppression, atrocities and humiliation meted out to the farmers in the agitation against these laws. Fearing backlash of the agitation in the elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and other states, the Centre had to take this decision. Had this decision been taken earlier, the lives of many farmers could have been saved,”

expressindia Saturday, November 20, 2021 1:42:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “It is a victory of the combined efforts put in by the three ruling parties. There have been constant efforts to destabilise and pull down the MVA government in the state by the BJP, but voters have voted against such attempts,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 2, 2021 6:40:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Whether it is Maratha reservation or OBC's political reservation, the BJP has adopted double standards every time. The BJP did not take right decisions when its government at the Centre had the opportunity to play a decisive role in maintaining both these reservations,"

outlookindia Thursday, October 7, 2021 11:36:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Whether it is Maratha reservation or OBC's political reservation, the BJP has adopted double standards every time. The BJP did not take right decisions when its government at the Centre had the opportunity to play a decisive role in maintaining both these reservations,"

economictimes Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:03:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "The Centre has moved the apex court in this issue. But merely giving rights to state to grant reservation will not be enough as the reservation ceiling limit is fixed at 50 per cent. That needs to be changed and we appealed to him that the Centre should argue this point in the Supreme Court,"

asianage Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:16:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The Centre has moved the apex court in this issue. But merely giving rights to State to grant reservation will not be enough as the reservation ceiling limit is fixed at 50%. That needs to be changed and we appealed to him that the Centre should argue this point in the Supreme Court,”

thehindu Tuesday, June 8, 2021 1:32:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The Centre has moved the apex court in this issue. But merely giving rights to State to grant reservation will not be enough as the reservation ceiling limit is fixed at 50%. That needs to be changed and we appealed to him that the Centre should argue this point in the Supreme Court,”

Hindu Tuesday, June 8, 2021 12:24:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : "We have submitted our report on poll losses in Assam, Puducherry and Kerala and have given our suggestions and recommendations,"

Hindu Wednesday, June 2, 2021 2:35:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : "We have submitted our report on poll losses in Assam, Puducherry and Kerala and have given our suggestions and recommendations,"

timesofindia Tuesday, June 1, 2021 9:24:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “He is the right man in the wrong party. He has a positive approach towards Maharashtra but his powers are being continuously curtailed,”

expressindia Sunday, May 30, 2021 7:26:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "He is the right man in the wrong party. He has a positive approach towards Maharashtra but his powers are being continuously curtailed,"

HindustanTimes Sunday, May 30, 2021 6:50:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : “The recruitment process, which has been delayed due to the Maratha reservation court battle, has been reviewed department-wise at the level of the chief secretary. A proposal is expected to be submitted to the Cabinet by next week to give justice to the affected candidates,”

expressindia Wednesday, May 26, 2021 12:57:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “He has taken a stand which is realistic and with an intention to give justice to Maratha community. We respect his opinion,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, May 25, 2021 11:08:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “To continue reservations for all communities in different States, it is important to revisit the 50% reservation cap,”

Hindu Friday, May 14, 2021 9:13:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “We are in the process of appointing a committee of experts. The committee will study and analyse the Supreme Court verdict. We expect the committee to guide us on options before the government within 15 days. A decision on whether to file a review petition will be taken on the basis of recommendations made by the committee,”

timesofindia Sunday, May 9, 2021 8:50:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : “The committee under retired judges will study the SC verdict minutely and give their observations and available legal remedy on the reservation. The state government will take its decision after the report was submitted in two weeks. The decision over filing the review petition before the 5-judge bench will also be taken based on the report,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, May 8, 2021 9:52:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Uddhav Thackeray ) : “Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will write to president and prime minister requesting them to take required steps for the reservation. The Centre has time and again clarified that the powers of the states have not been nullified even after the amendment, though the SC order has stated otherwise,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, May 8, 2021 9:52:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The state has gone with the same set of lawyers, who had represented the government during Fadnavis’s tenure… better advocates like Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Kapil Sibal and Dushyant Dave have also represented the state. We did our best”

expressindia Thursday, May 6, 2021 12:35:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : “With the 102nd amendment of the Constitution, the state has lost its right to give reservations. Other states like Tamil Nadu had recommended over 50 per cent reservation before the 102nd amendment was passed… If the central commission recommends, the President would ratify it… and instead of playing politics, Fadnavis must help the government get reservation for Marathas,”

expressindia Thursday, May 6, 2021 12:35:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan alleged : “Passing a law when you had no such right amounts to misleading the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Council by Fadnavis as then CM. This amounts to cheating the people by giving them false information,”

expressindia Thursday, May 6, 2021 12:35:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “While setting the reservation aside, the apex court has opined that the states have no right to pass such law for reservation in the wake of the 102th constitutional amendment and the powers have been given to the Centre. The Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018, was enacted in state legislature in November 2018 by then Fadnavis government, after the 102th Constitutional amendment in August that year. The state BJP leaders have been trying to put blame on us, but they have misguided the people of Maharashtra by keeping a faultline in the constitution of the Act,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, May 5, 2021 11:44:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Commission ) : “The 102 nd constitutional amendment meant that the state does not have any powers to make their own law. They have to ask the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) and the latter has the powers to recommend to the President on reservations. However, the then BJP government has misguided the state and the community by framing such a law. It is clear from today’s judgement that the state had no powers to frame this law. The BJP has to answer why they framed such a law when they knew it wouldn’t stand,”

economictimes Wednesday, May 5, 2021 10:09:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The Fadnavis-led government enacted the Reservation Act in November 2018 after 102th constitutional amendment which took away the state's power to give reservation,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, May 5, 2021 1:28:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The Supreme Court order clarifies that he had no right to do so. Fadnavis not only misled the legislature then but is now fooling the people by repeating that again,”

thehindu Wednesday, May 5, 2021 12:48:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Enforcement Directorate ) : “The government should bring in the NIA, CBI and the Enforcement Directorate against black-marketeers and hoarders of injections and vaccines. When you can use them to target your political opponents, why not utilise them sensibly against black-marketeers and hoarders?”

Hindu Monday, April 19, 2021 9:09:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : “Assam’s GSDP growth rate was 15.67% in 2015-16 (then 2nd highest in the country) under Congress. This has fallen to 6.3% in 2019-20 (ranked 20th) under the BJP regime. In order to bring Assam back on the growth path, Congress is committed to boost the industry and trade landscape of the state,”

timesofindia Wednesday, March 24, 2021 11:19:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Assam has a severe shortage of resources in multiple departments with respect to the scale of operations, be it health workers, doctors, teachers, police and forest staff or health staff in tea gardens,”

timesofindia Wednesday, March 24, 2021 11:19:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Average days of employment provided per household in Assam in 2020-21 fiscal is 35.27. The performance of the BJP government in the last 5 years in providing 100 days of wage employment under MGNREGA has been way beyond dismal. Utilising MGNREGA for rural employment is going to be a key focus of Congress,”

timesofindia Wednesday, March 24, 2021 11:19:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “However, the apex court accepted the state government’s request for seeking opinion of all the states whether the 50% ceiling limit on reservation needs to be reconsidered,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, March 10, 2021 11:31:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : “I have mentioned what the Attorney General has said before the Supreme Court. We were expecting a clear stand of the (BJP led) central government over Maratha reservation but they (BJP) are taking different stands at different places. They (BJP) are taking a stand here in Maharashtra and another in Delhi,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, March 10, 2021 11:31:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “It’s not a new thing for the country. It happens almost every day. The Central government uses these methods to pressure and threaten anyone who holds the capacity to raise a voice against it. The government is using these mediums to silence those who speak against it,”

financialexpress Wednesday, March 3, 2021 4:10:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan added : "The process of getting cabinet sanction for this loan application is underway. We are also planning to raise funds through asset monetization. Last year, fund allocation for road works was 30-40 per cent due to the coronavirus outbreak. This year, we will need more funds,"

business-standard Monday, February 15, 2021 1:31:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan added : "The process of getting cabinet sanction for this loan application is underway. We are also planning to raise funds through asset monetization. Last year, fund allocation for road works was 30-40 per cent due to the coronavirus outbreak. This year, we will need more funds,"

HindustanTimes Monday, February 15, 2021 1:06:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “It’s a directionless budget. It has failed to renew the hopes of people adversely affected by the pandemic and lockdown. We were expecting drastic changes in the income-tax system, but as no changes have been made, the common man is unhappy,”

timesofindia Tuesday, February 2, 2021 4:50:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “This is the directionless budget. The budget rather than giving relief to the honest tax-payers middle class will exploit them further through high taxes. It has also failed to simplify the GST procedure and no vision for employment generations,”

newindianexpress Monday, February 1, 2021 11:44:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : “We want the Centre to play important role in the matter. As the court has made the Attorney General a party to the Maratha reservation case, the Union government should take pro-active measures to resolve all issues…,”

expressindia Wednesday, January 13, 2021 1:09:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Tamil Nadu has exceeded the limit of 50% reservation, but the Centre has protected it through the Constitution ninth schedule. The economically weaker section (EWS) quota is also pending in SC. Hence, pending cases related to reservation above 50% limit should be clubbed, including TN and EWS, to be heard before the 11-judge bench,”

timesofindia Saturday, January 9, 2021 7:18:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “A five-judge bench won’t be able to overturn the 1993 order,”

expressindia Saturday, January 9, 2021 2:19:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “This is not an issue of any government or a party,”

expressindia Saturday, January 9, 2021 2:19:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Uddhav Thackeray ) : “Not only the reservation for Marathas, but similar cases pending in other states too should be referred to a larger bench. While hearing the Maratha reservation case, the Apex Court has summoned the attorney general of India. The Central government can now intervene and represent the states with similar pending cases and demand the larger bench. Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will formally request the Centre for such intervention,”

HindustanTimes Friday, January 8, 2021 10:11:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "If the Maratha quota is upheld, the issue of reservation in several other states will be resolved,"

economictimes Friday, January 8, 2021 3:42:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “If the Maratha quota is upheld, the issue of reservation in several other States will be resolved,”

Hindu Friday, January 8, 2021 3:32:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "This is a three-party government and every party has its separate views. Therefore we have come together on the basis of a common minimum programme. The renaming issue is not a priority,"

outlookindia Saturday, January 2, 2021 9:43:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "State Congress president Balasaheb Thorat has already stated that the party would oppose any such proposal,"

news18 Saturday, January 2, 2021 5:26:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Our alliance with Shiv Sena is limited to Maharashtra therefore they should not comment and teach us what Congress should do or not do? We are capable taking our own decisions,”

newindianexpress Monday, December 28, 2020 7:41:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Sanjay Raut ) : “Raut’s comments on Gandhi and UPA are uncalled for, particularly when Shiv Sena is not part of the UPA,”

timesofindia Monday, December 28, 2020 12:21:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Sharad Pawar himself has denied the speculation that he will be the next chairperson of the UPA. UPA allies trust the leadership of Sonia Gandhi. So there is no need to discuss the issue,"

news18 Sunday, December 27, 2020 3:27:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Sharad Pawar himself has denied the speculation that he will be the next chairperson of the UPA. UPA allies trust the leadership of Sonia Gandhi. So there is no need to discuss the issue,"

economictimes Sunday, December 27, 2020 3:20:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Sharad Pawar himself has denied the speculation that he will be the next chairperson of the UPA. UPA allies trust the leadership of Sonia Gandhi. So there is no need to discuss the issue,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, December 27, 2020 3:16:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Sharad Pawar himself has denied the speculation that he will be the next chairperson of the UPA. UPA allies trust the leadership of Sonia Gandhi. So there is no need to discuss the issue,"

mid-day Sunday, December 27, 2020 2:59:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "It (seeking EWS benefits) is not compulsory. Those who wish to avail can do it, but they will not be eligible for the SEBC quota,"

timesofindia Thursday, December 24, 2020 3:29:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan added ( about Chief Minister ) : “When Fadnavis was the Chief Minister, the Maratha quota Bill was passed unanimously. Fadnavis had said the bill would pass through all legal processes,”

thehindu Monday, December 14, 2020 11:02:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan added ( about Chief Minister ) : “When Fadnavis was the Chief Minister, the Maratha quota Bill was passed unanimously. Fadnavis had said the bill would pass through all legal processes,”

Hindu Monday, December 14, 2020 10:15:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan added : "When Fadnavis was the chief minister, the Maratha quota bill was passed unanimously. Fadnavis had said the bill would pass through all legal processes,"

newindianexpress Monday, December 14, 2020 9:30:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “If members of the Maratha community, coordinators, experts and organisations want to give legal suggestions, they should communicate with the lawyers of the coordination committee. It will study the suggestions and put it before the government lawyers,”

expressindia Saturday, December 5, 2020 10:30:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “If members of the Maratha community, historians, researchers wish to give suggestions, they should communicate with this coordination committee of lawyers. It will study the suggestions and forward them to the government lawyers appearing in court,”

Hindu Saturday, December 5, 2020 3:18:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "If members of the Maratha community, historians, researchers wish to give suggestions, they should communicate with this coordination committee of lawyers. It will study the suggestions and forward them to the government lawyers appearing in court,"

timesofindia Saturday, December 5, 2020 2:52:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “If members of the Maratha community, historians, researchers wish to give suggestions,they should communicate with this coordination committee of lawyers. It will study the suggestions and forward them to the government lawyers appearing in court,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, December 5, 2020 1:40:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Chief Minister ) : "Earlier, importance of Maharashtra was reduced deliberately, but the then government kept quiet. BJP leaders took a lead in getting funds for the PM Cares Fund instead of getting funds for Chief Minister's Fund only to make their seniors happy,"

timesofindia Tuesday, December 1, 2020 6:33:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Chief Minister ) : “Earlier, importance of Maharashtra was reduced deliberately, but the then government kept quiet. BJP leaders took a lead in getting funds for the PM Cares Fund instead of getting funds for Chief Minister’s Fund only to make their seniors happy,”

news18 Tuesday, December 1, 2020 4:03:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Except Nagpur, the rest of Vidarbha region was neglected when Fadnavis was CM. The Marathwadaregion also bore the brunt of the neglect by Fadnavis,"

newindianexpress Sunday, November 29, 2020 10:32:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Maratha reservation will be given without touching the reservation that the OBC community already has,"

timesofindia Tuesday, November 3, 2020 4:56:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “We have deployed the best legal experts to pursue the matter. We want the SC to lift the stay immediately”

expressindia Tuesday, November 3, 2020 1:30:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan noted : “When Mumbai police are doing the finest job not only in the TRP but in all cases, why we should entrust the probe to CBI? It is blatantly wrong to undermine the professional competence of the Mumbai police. I am sure the probe into the TRP scam will be taken to its logical end,”

timesofindia Thursday, October 22, 2020 7:12:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan noted : “When Mumbai police are doing the finest job not only in the TRP but in all cases, why we should entrust the probe to CBI? It is blatantly wrong to undermine the professional competence of the Mumbai police. I am sure the probe into the TRP scam will be taken to its logical end,”

timesofindia Thursday, October 22, 2020 4:02:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan noted : “When Mumbai police are doing the finest job not only in the TRP but in all cases, why we should entrust the probe to CBI? It is blatantly wrong to undermine the professional competence of the Mumbai police. I am sure the probe into the TRP scam will be taken to its logical end,”

timesofindia Thursday, October 22, 2020 12:52:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Bringing the community under EWS was the only option readily available before the state government. The community should understand this is a temporary arrangement done by us until the stay is vacated by the Apex Court. The protests cannot be against the government as the decision was given by the court and various Maratha outfits too were interveners in the petition against reservation, which was stayed. We have been taking all the outfits, political parties and their leaders into confidence in our battle. We expect the stay to be vacated by the SC at the earliest,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, September 26, 2020 11:12:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "We are together in the state and I think we should have been together in the Centre also. The Congress is fighting for the farmers. Every other like-minded party should support the good cause,"

mid-day Wednesday, September 23, 2020 6:36:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Admissions and recruitments have been halted due to the stay. We have highlighted these issues in our petition,”

Hindu Monday, September 21, 2020 10:11:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “However, he refused to do so,”

timesofindia Tuesday, December 20, 2022 2:47:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “During the Fadnavis government, a delegation of Shiv Sena leaders had come to us with a proposal to form the government. Mr. Shinde was part of this delegation,”

Hindu Friday, September 30, 2022 12:15:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “You will remember that the BJP had given a slogan in 2014… Bohot hui mahangai ki maar (There is too much price rise)… They got the people’s support… votes… and now people are asking the government ‘what do you have to say now’. The prices of petrol, diesel and LPG have skyrocketed and wrecked the household budget of the common people,”

expressindia Sunday, September 4, 2022 12:15:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "I am shocked about the reports,"

timesofindia Saturday, September 3, 2022 4:54:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Who is discussing all this? No need to attach any importance to such speculation. I have taken no decision of exiting the Congress,”

Hindu Wednesday, August 3, 2022 5:25:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Until it gets legal authorisation from the speaker, such types of groups will not be authorised,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, June 25, 2022 12:22:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “We are in talks with Shiv Sena leaders and are trying for an appointment with the CM. We are hopeful,”

expressindia Monday, June 20, 2022 4:49:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Sanjay Raut ) : "Sanjay Raut's opinion may be personal. The Shiv Sena should join the UPA first. Later, a discussion on leadership can be an issue among members,"

newindianexpress Friday, April 1, 2022 7:41:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The project was stayed by the Bombay high court for environmental issues. We have replied to all queries raised by the court. We have requested the court to hold hearings soon to vacate the stay. Once the issues are sorted we will start construction,”

timesofindia Tuesday, March 22, 2022 9:56:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “It is a welcome move if the Centre is taking an initiative to give justice to the OBCs. The Centre kept mum during the state’s petition on OBC in SC, took a negative stand on providing empirical data and did not take any immediate action to help the OBCs in Maharashtra after the SC rejected the petition. But, after Madhya Pradesh’s petition was rejected, the Centre is preparing to challenge the Krishnamurti judgment (on OBC reservation),”

expressindia Wednesday, December 22, 2021 1:46:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Sonia Gandhi ) : “Since all issues pertaining to UPA, the matter should be discussed at the highest level with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. It is a proper forum under which all such issues should be discussed, everybody can express their individual opinions and the UPA chairperson is also competent enough to take a call on the suggestions,” “No doubt all anti-BJP parties should come together but what is wrong if they come into the UPA fold. What is the point in forming a front without Congress when you want to take on BJP, especially when Congress played a dominant role against it (BJP),”

HindustanTimes Thursday, December 2, 2021 9:45:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The Centre and the BJP should apologise to the country for the oppression, atrocities and humiliation meted out to the farmers in the agitation against these laws. Fearing backlash of the agitation in the elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and other states, the Centre had to take this decision. Had this decision been taken earlier, the lives of many farmers could have been saved,”

expressindia Saturday, November 20, 2021 1:42:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “It is a victory of the combined efforts put in by the three ruling parties. There have been constant efforts to destabilise and pull down the MVA government in the state by the BJP, but voters have voted against such attempts,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, November 2, 2021 6:40:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Whether it is Maratha reservation or OBC's political reservation, the BJP has adopted double standards every time. The BJP did not take right decisions when its government at the Centre had the opportunity to play a decisive role in maintaining both these reservations,"

outlookindia Thursday, October 7, 2021 11:36:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Whether it is Maratha reservation or OBC's political reservation, the BJP has adopted double standards every time. The BJP did not take right decisions when its government at the Centre had the opportunity to play a decisive role in maintaining both these reservations,"

economictimes Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:03:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "The Centre has moved the apex court in this issue. But merely giving rights to state to grant reservation will not be enough as the reservation ceiling limit is fixed at 50 per cent. That needs to be changed and we appealed to him that the Centre should argue this point in the Supreme Court,"

asianage Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:16:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The Centre has moved the apex court in this issue. But merely giving rights to State to grant reservation will not be enough as the reservation ceiling limit is fixed at 50%. That needs to be changed and we appealed to him that the Centre should argue this point in the Supreme Court,”

thehindu Tuesday, June 8, 2021 1:32:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The Centre has moved the apex court in this issue. But merely giving rights to State to grant reservation will not be enough as the reservation ceiling limit is fixed at 50%. That needs to be changed and we appealed to him that the Centre should argue this point in the Supreme Court,”

Hindu Tuesday, June 8, 2021 12:24:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : "We have submitted our report on poll losses in Assam, Puducherry and Kerala and have given our suggestions and recommendations,"

Hindu Wednesday, June 2, 2021 2:35:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : "We have submitted our report on poll losses in Assam, Puducherry and Kerala and have given our suggestions and recommendations,"

timesofindia Tuesday, June 1, 2021 9:24:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “He is the right man in the wrong party. He has a positive approach towards Maharashtra but his powers are being continuously curtailed,”

expressindia Sunday, May 30, 2021 7:26:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "He is the right man in the wrong party. He has a positive approach towards Maharashtra but his powers are being continuously curtailed,"

HindustanTimes Sunday, May 30, 2021 6:50:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : “The recruitment process, which has been delayed due to the Maratha reservation court battle, has been reviewed department-wise at the level of the chief secretary. A proposal is expected to be submitted to the Cabinet by next week to give justice to the affected candidates,”

expressindia Wednesday, May 26, 2021 12:57:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “He has taken a stand which is realistic and with an intention to give justice to Maratha community. We respect his opinion,”

HindustanTimes Tuesday, May 25, 2021 11:08:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “To continue reservations for all communities in different States, it is important to revisit the 50% reservation cap,”

Hindu Friday, May 14, 2021 9:13:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “We are in the process of appointing a committee of experts. The committee will study and analyse the Supreme Court verdict. We expect the committee to guide us on options before the government within 15 days. A decision on whether to file a review petition will be taken on the basis of recommendations made by the committee,”

timesofindia Sunday, May 9, 2021 8:50:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : “The committee under retired judges will study the SC verdict minutely and give their observations and available legal remedy on the reservation. The state government will take its decision after the report was submitted in two weeks. The decision over filing the review petition before the 5-judge bench will also be taken based on the report,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, May 8, 2021 9:52:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Uddhav Thackeray ) : “Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will write to president and prime minister requesting them to take required steps for the reservation. The Centre has time and again clarified that the powers of the states have not been nullified even after the amendment, though the SC order has stated otherwise,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, May 8, 2021 9:52:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The state has gone with the same set of lawyers, who had represented the government during Fadnavis’s tenure… better advocates like Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Kapil Sibal and Dushyant Dave have also represented the state. We did our best”

expressindia Thursday, May 6, 2021 12:35:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : “With the 102nd amendment of the Constitution, the state has lost its right to give reservations. Other states like Tamil Nadu had recommended over 50 per cent reservation before the 102nd amendment was passed… If the central commission recommends, the President would ratify it… and instead of playing politics, Fadnavis must help the government get reservation for Marathas,”

expressindia Thursday, May 6, 2021 12:35:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan alleged : “Passing a law when you had no such right amounts to misleading the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Council by Fadnavis as then CM. This amounts to cheating the people by giving them false information,”

expressindia Thursday, May 6, 2021 12:35:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “While setting the reservation aside, the apex court has opined that the states have no right to pass such law for reservation in the wake of the 102th constitutional amendment and the powers have been given to the Centre. The Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018, was enacted in state legislature in November 2018 by then Fadnavis government, after the 102th Constitutional amendment in August that year. The state BJP leaders have been trying to put blame on us, but they have misguided the people of Maharashtra by keeping a faultline in the constitution of the Act,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, May 5, 2021 11:44:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Commission ) : “The 102 nd constitutional amendment meant that the state does not have any powers to make their own law. They have to ask the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) and the latter has the powers to recommend to the President on reservations. However, the then BJP government has misguided the state and the community by framing such a law. It is clear from today’s judgement that the state had no powers to frame this law. The BJP has to answer why they framed such a law when they knew it wouldn’t stand,”

economictimes Wednesday, May 5, 2021 10:09:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The Fadnavis-led government enacted the Reservation Act in November 2018 after 102th constitutional amendment which took away the state's power to give reservation,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, May 5, 2021 1:28:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “The Supreme Court order clarifies that he had no right to do so. Fadnavis not only misled the legislature then but is now fooling the people by repeating that again,”

thehindu Wednesday, May 5, 2021 12:48:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Enforcement Directorate ) : “The government should bring in the NIA, CBI and the Enforcement Directorate against black-marketeers and hoarders of injections and vaccines. When you can use them to target your political opponents, why not utilise them sensibly against black-marketeers and hoarders?”

Hindu Monday, April 19, 2021 9:09:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : “Assam’s GSDP growth rate was 15.67% in 2015-16 (then 2nd highest in the country) under Congress. This has fallen to 6.3% in 2019-20 (ranked 20th) under the BJP regime. In order to bring Assam back on the growth path, Congress is committed to boost the industry and trade landscape of the state,”

timesofindia Wednesday, March 24, 2021 11:19:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Assam has a severe shortage of resources in multiple departments with respect to the scale of operations, be it health workers, doctors, teachers, police and forest staff or health staff in tea gardens,”

timesofindia Wednesday, March 24, 2021 11:19:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Average days of employment provided per household in Assam in 2020-21 fiscal is 35.27. The performance of the BJP government in the last 5 years in providing 100 days of wage employment under MGNREGA has been way beyond dismal. Utilising MGNREGA for rural employment is going to be a key focus of Congress,”

timesofindia Wednesday, March 24, 2021 11:19:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “However, the apex court accepted the state government’s request for seeking opinion of all the states whether the 50% ceiling limit on reservation needs to be reconsidered,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, March 10, 2021 11:31:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : “I have mentioned what the Attorney General has said before the Supreme Court. We were expecting a clear stand of the (BJP led) central government over Maratha reservation but they (BJP) are taking different stands at different places. They (BJP) are taking a stand here in Maharashtra and another in Delhi,”

HindustanTimes Wednesday, March 10, 2021 11:31:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “It’s not a new thing for the country. It happens almost every day. The Central government uses these methods to pressure and threaten anyone who holds the capacity to raise a voice against it. The government is using these mediums to silence those who speak against it,”

financialexpress Wednesday, March 3, 2021 4:10:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan added : "The process of getting cabinet sanction for this loan application is underway. We are also planning to raise funds through asset monetization. Last year, fund allocation for road works was 30-40 per cent due to the coronavirus outbreak. This year, we will need more funds,"

business-standard Monday, February 15, 2021 1:31:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan added : "The process of getting cabinet sanction for this loan application is underway. We are also planning to raise funds through asset monetization. Last year, fund allocation for road works was 30-40 per cent due to the coronavirus outbreak. This year, we will need more funds,"

HindustanTimes Monday, February 15, 2021 1:06:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “It’s a directionless budget. It has failed to renew the hopes of people adversely affected by the pandemic and lockdown. We were expecting drastic changes in the income-tax system, but as no changes have been made, the common man is unhappy,”

timesofindia Tuesday, February 2, 2021 4:50:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “This is the directionless budget. The budget rather than giving relief to the honest tax-payers middle class will exploit them further through high taxes. It has also failed to simplify the GST procedure and no vision for employment generations,”

newindianexpress Monday, February 1, 2021 11:44:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan told : “We want the Centre to play important role in the matter. As the court has made the Attorney General a party to the Maratha reservation case, the Union government should take pro-active measures to resolve all issues…,”

expressindia Wednesday, January 13, 2021 1:09:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Tamil Nadu has exceeded the limit of 50% reservation, but the Centre has protected it through the Constitution ninth schedule. The economically weaker section (EWS) quota is also pending in SC. Hence, pending cases related to reservation above 50% limit should be clubbed, including TN and EWS, to be heard before the 11-judge bench,”

timesofindia Saturday, January 9, 2021 7:18:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “A five-judge bench won’t be able to overturn the 1993 order,”

expressindia Saturday, January 9, 2021 2:19:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “This is not an issue of any government or a party,”

expressindia Saturday, January 9, 2021 2:19:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Uddhav Thackeray ) : “Not only the reservation for Marathas, but similar cases pending in other states too should be referred to a larger bench. While hearing the Maratha reservation case, the Apex Court has summoned the attorney general of India. The Central government can now intervene and represent the states with similar pending cases and demand the larger bench. Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will formally request the Centre for such intervention,”

HindustanTimes Friday, January 8, 2021 10:11:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "If the Maratha quota is upheld, the issue of reservation in several other states will be resolved,"

economictimes Friday, January 8, 2021 3:42:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “If the Maratha quota is upheld, the issue of reservation in several other States will be resolved,”

Hindu Friday, January 8, 2021 3:32:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "This is a three-party government and every party has its separate views. Therefore we have come together on the basis of a common minimum programme. The renaming issue is not a priority,"

outlookindia Saturday, January 2, 2021 9:43:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "State Congress president Balasaheb Thorat has already stated that the party would oppose any such proposal,"

news18 Saturday, January 2, 2021 5:26:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Our alliance with Shiv Sena is limited to Maharashtra therefore they should not comment and teach us what Congress should do or not do? We are capable taking our own decisions,”

newindianexpress Monday, December 28, 2020 7:41:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Sanjay Raut ) : “Raut’s comments on Gandhi and UPA are uncalled for, particularly when Shiv Sena is not part of the UPA,”

timesofindia Monday, December 28, 2020 12:21:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Sharad Pawar himself has denied the speculation that he will be the next chairperson of the UPA. UPA allies trust the leadership of Sonia Gandhi. So there is no need to discuss the issue,"

news18 Sunday, December 27, 2020 3:27:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Sharad Pawar himself has denied the speculation that he will be the next chairperson of the UPA. UPA allies trust the leadership of Sonia Gandhi. So there is no need to discuss the issue,"

economictimes Sunday, December 27, 2020 3:20:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Sharad Pawar himself has denied the speculation that he will be the next chairperson of the UPA. UPA allies trust the leadership of Sonia Gandhi. So there is no need to discuss the issue,”

HindustanTimes Sunday, December 27, 2020 3:16:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Sharad Pawar himself has denied the speculation that he will be the next chairperson of the UPA. UPA allies trust the leadership of Sonia Gandhi. So there is no need to discuss the issue,"

mid-day Sunday, December 27, 2020 2:59:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "It (seeking EWS benefits) is not compulsory. Those who wish to avail can do it, but they will not be eligible for the SEBC quota,"

timesofindia Thursday, December 24, 2020 3:29:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan added ( about Chief Minister ) : “When Fadnavis was the Chief Minister, the Maratha quota Bill was passed unanimously. Fadnavis had said the bill would pass through all legal processes,”

thehindu Monday, December 14, 2020 11:02:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan added ( about Chief Minister ) : “When Fadnavis was the Chief Minister, the Maratha quota Bill was passed unanimously. Fadnavis had said the bill would pass through all legal processes,”

Hindu Monday, December 14, 2020 10:15:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan added : "When Fadnavis was the chief minister, the Maratha quota bill was passed unanimously. Fadnavis had said the bill would pass through all legal processes,"

newindianexpress Monday, December 14, 2020 9:30:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “If members of the Maratha community, coordinators, experts and organisations want to give legal suggestions, they should communicate with the lawyers of the coordination committee. It will study the suggestions and put it before the government lawyers,”

expressindia Saturday, December 5, 2020 10:30:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “If members of the Maratha community, historians, researchers wish to give suggestions, they should communicate with this coordination committee of lawyers. It will study the suggestions and forward them to the government lawyers appearing in court,”

Hindu Saturday, December 5, 2020 3:18:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "If members of the Maratha community, historians, researchers wish to give suggestions, they should communicate with this coordination committee of lawyers. It will study the suggestions and forward them to the government lawyers appearing in court,"

timesofindia Saturday, December 5, 2020 2:52:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “If members of the Maratha community, historians, researchers wish to give suggestions,they should communicate with this coordination committee of lawyers. It will study the suggestions and forward them to the government lawyers appearing in court,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, December 5, 2020 1:40:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Chief Minister ) : "Earlier, importance of Maharashtra was reduced deliberately, but the then government kept quiet. BJP leaders took a lead in getting funds for the PM Cares Fund instead of getting funds for Chief Minister's Fund only to make their seniors happy,"

timesofindia Tuesday, December 1, 2020 6:33:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said ( about Chief Minister ) : “Earlier, importance of Maharashtra was reduced deliberately, but the then government kept quiet. BJP leaders took a lead in getting funds for the PM Cares Fund instead of getting funds for Chief Minister’s Fund only to make their seniors happy,”

news18 Tuesday, December 1, 2020 4:03:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Except Nagpur, the rest of Vidarbha region was neglected when Fadnavis was CM. The Marathwadaregion also bore the brunt of the neglect by Fadnavis,"

newindianexpress Sunday, November 29, 2020 10:32:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "Maratha reservation will be given without touching the reservation that the OBC community already has,"

timesofindia Tuesday, November 3, 2020 4:56:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “We have deployed the best legal experts to pursue the matter. We want the SC to lift the stay immediately”

expressindia Tuesday, November 3, 2020 1:30:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan noted : “When Mumbai police are doing the finest job not only in the TRP but in all cases, why we should entrust the probe to CBI? It is blatantly wrong to undermine the professional competence of the Mumbai police. I am sure the probe into the TRP scam will be taken to its logical end,”

timesofindia Thursday, October 22, 2020 7:12:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan noted : “When Mumbai police are doing the finest job not only in the TRP but in all cases, why we should entrust the probe to CBI? It is blatantly wrong to undermine the professional competence of the Mumbai police. I am sure the probe into the TRP scam will be taken to its logical end,”

timesofindia Thursday, October 22, 2020 4:02:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan noted : “When Mumbai police are doing the finest job not only in the TRP but in all cases, why we should entrust the probe to CBI? It is blatantly wrong to undermine the professional competence of the Mumbai police. I am sure the probe into the TRP scam will be taken to its logical end,”

timesofindia Thursday, October 22, 2020 12:52:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Bringing the community under EWS was the only option readily available before the state government. The community should understand this is a temporary arrangement done by us until the stay is vacated by the Apex Court. The protests cannot be against the government as the decision was given by the court and various Maratha outfits too were interveners in the petition against reservation, which was stayed. We have been taking all the outfits, political parties and their leaders into confidence in our battle. We expect the stay to be vacated by the SC at the earliest,”

HindustanTimes Saturday, September 26, 2020 11:12:00 PM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : "We are together in the state and I think we should have been together in the Centre also. The Congress is fighting for the farmers. Every other like-minded party should support the good cause,"

mid-day Wednesday, September 23, 2020 6:36:00 AM EAT

Ashok Chavan said : “Admissions and recruitments have been halted due to the stay. We have highlighted these issues in our petition,”

Hindu Monday, September 21, 2020 10:11:00 PM EAT