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The legacy of Indira Camil Parkhe Saturday, 4 November 2017 The then Union Home Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh, ordered her arrest on corruption charges on October 3, 1977. This is referred to as the first political blunder of the Janata Party government led by Morarji Desai. Gandhi exploited this blunder to her great advantage and this marked beginning of her journey in her comeback to power. Indira Gandhi is one of those political leaders about whom people are either most critical or all praises about her. Gandhi, who was the country’s prime minister for a total 17 years, is most remembered for the 18-month long dark period of internal Emergency, the 1971 war with Pakistan and creation of Bangladesh, the Blue Star Operation she ordered to flush out the terrorists holed up in the holy Golden Temple in Amritsar, nationalisation of private banks, her triumphant comeback post-Janata Par...

BJP trying to make inroads into Kerala, West Bengal and Odisha Camil Parkhe Sunday, 15 October 2017     goo.gl/mrDv4G The BJP has got into poll campaign gear after completing its half term as the ruling party at the Centre. Senior leaders of the party have started visiting the states where the party has done very poorly in the previous Lok Sabha polls and also state assembly elections. The present campaign launched by the BJP leaders in the Left-ruled Kerala aims at creating a favourable political atmosphere for itself prior to the next general elections. The BJP has got into poll campaign gear after completing its half term as the ruling party at the Centre. Senior leaders of the party have started visiting the states where the party has done very poorly in the previous Lok Sabha polls and also state assembly elections. The present campaign launched by the BJP leaders in the Left-r...

Don’t just seek votes, also accommodate minorities in State ministry CAMIL PARKHE |  Monday, 16 January 2017 AT 09:18 AM IST            goo.gl/m8aYwH blog ,  BJP ,  chief minister ,  Devendra Fadnavis ,  Azam Pansare ,  PCMC ,  civic polls ,  vote ,  municipal corporation election ,  Camil Parkhe ,  Sakal Times            With the induction of Azam Pansare, Pimpri Chinchwad’s former mayor and Nationalist Congress Party’s local Muslim veteran, the Bharatiya Janata Party has received a big boost as it prepares to face the mini elections in the State next month. With the welcoming of Pansare into the party, the ruling party at the Centre and State, the BJP has clearly indicated its intension to shed off its ‘saffron’ tag in order to woo the minority votes. In Pansare, the BJP has got its much-needed Muslim face in the State. Pansare, a strong supporter of NCP ...

Congress satrap Balasaheb Vikhe leaves behind rich legacy CAMIL PARKHE |  Saturday, 31 December 2016 AT 06:03 PM IST            goo.gl/1olCtO  Balasaheb Vikhe Patil  ,  death ,  Congress ,  Ahmednagar ,  profile , Sakal Times   Eknath Vitthalrao alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil who died on Friday was a veteran Congressman who steadfastly maintained his fiefdom in Maharashtra and in his Ahmednagar home district for a stretch of over four decades. The change of political tides in the state or the country did not wither away his influence and clout as he skillfully managed to ride over these changes to his own advantages. A seven terms Lok Sabha member from Ahmednagar district, he was one of the senior most members of the lower house of Parliament. He was part of the young, new faces chosen by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1970s after she had succeeded in defying the Congress party's old guards. But wh...

Maharashtra Newsletter (The Navhind Times, Panaji Goa) Pawar vying for Prime Ministership By Camil Parkhe When the suspended poll campaign was resumed in Maharashtra, the political observers found the State Chief Minister, Mr. Sharad Pawar, a changed person. As he went on his whirlwind tour of the State, Mr. Pawar, through his Press statements and speeches, made it clear that he was very much in the race for the Prime Ministership. The prevalent political situation in the country following assassination for the former Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, has led Mr. Pawar to harbour hopes of occupying the highest executive post in the country. A shrewd and seasoned politician that he is, Mr. Pawar, however, has chosen a very cautious approach while playing his moves. The post-assassination scenario has indicated that the Congress (I) in Maharashtra had only one person Mr. Pawar who could pull crowds and secure votes for the party in the state. Despite the disturbance of the p...

A radio reporter on a campaign trail Pune Plus, The Times of India By Camil Parkhe Pune, June 13, 1991 : “ This is Sam Miller reporting from Poona; “P” for Paul, “O”, “O”, “N” for New York, “A”. The BBC correspondent was speaking on telephone as soon as he established contact with his office in London. The reason for his arrival in Pune on Thursday – the polling day was obvious. The chief minister of the state, Mr. Sharad Pawar, hailing from Pune district, had emerged as the strong contender for the prime ministerial post.. Within three hours after the polling process commenced, Mr. Sam Miller had already sent his first dispatch from his hotel suite in Pune to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) office at Bush House in London. The 10-minute-long dispatch included information on the poor response of voters in the early stages of polling in the Pune Lok Sabha constituency and Baramati, Mr. Pawar’s home-town, with description of the muddy roads in the rural areas an...