Arvind Sawant: News
Arvind Ganpat Sawant is a Shiv Sena politician and Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) from Mumbai South. After completing his BSc from Bhavan’s College, Mumbai, Sawant worked with the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). He quit his job to join active politics in the late 1990s and became a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Sawant served nearly 15 years in the Legislative Council. In 2010, he was appointed as the Shiv Sena spokesperson, tasked with defending the party on television news channels at a time when it faced intense criticism. He won from the Mumbai South constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, defeating Milind Deora of the Indian National Congress (INC). Sawant was re-elected from Mumbai South in the 2019 General Elections and was sworn in as the Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises (2019) in the Narendra Modi government. However, after Shiv Sena broke off from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in November 2019, Sawant resigned from the Ministry.
CEC warns against derogatory remarks after 'imported maal' comment row
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has strongly condemned the derogatory remarks made against women during the Maharashtra election campaign, ANI reported.
'Special session' of Parliament from September 18-22: Pralhad Joshi
In a major development, the central government has called for a "special" session of Parliament from September 18 to 22.
Will file complaint against Sena's Arvind Sawant: MP Navneet Rana
Navneet Kaur Rana, an independent MP from Maharashtra's Amravati, on Tuesday said that she will file a complaint against Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant, whom she has accused of threatening her in the Lok Sabha lobby.
Elphinstone overbridge: Rs. 12cr sanctioned but only Rs. 1,000 allotted
As the stampede on the overbridge connecting Mumbai's Elphinstone Road and Parel railway stations claimed 22 lives and injured about 32, it has been revealed that railways consistently ignored warnings tweeted by Mumbaikars and concerns raised by RS MP Sachin Tendulkar and Sena MP Arvind Sawant.
Rename railway station names with colonial imprints: Shiv Sena
On Tuesday, the Shiv Sena sought the renaming of 5 of Mumbai's railway stations, suggesting that they all have colonial imprints.