Vilas Muttemwar

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  "Why Drag In My Parents": PM Hits Back After Congress Leader's Remarks

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called out a Congress leader for controversial remarks about his parents, questioning why the party was making "personal attacks". Criticising the comments of Vilas Muttemwar, a former union minister, in scathing terms, PM Modi said it only exposes the tradition of dynastic politics in the Congress.

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  On "Nobody Knows About PM's Father" Remark, Congress Leader Said This

  After Congress leaders Raj Babbar and CP Joshi, another party member has added to the party's embarrassment with his alleged remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's father.

• Fulfill Vidarbha Statehood Demand Before Maharashtra Polls, Says Congress Leader

  The centre should take immediate steps for carving out a separate Vidarbha state from Maharashtra before the assembly elections "as promised" by the BJP, Congress leader Vilas Muttemwar said today.

• 10 per cent voting in early hours in Maharashtra

  An average of 10 per cent of the electorate cast their votes within the first two hours, as polling started for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra on Thursday morning, officials said.

• British envoy visits Nagpur to 'experience' Indian elections

  British High Commissioner Sir James David Bevan today visited Nagpur to witness the polling process in Naxal-hit Vidarbha region during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra.

• In Nagpur, they ask, "Will Narendra Modi come?"

  Nagpur votes on April 10. It must choose between the incumbent Vilas Muttemwar, activist-turned-politician Anjali Damania of the Aam Aadmi Party, and Nitin Gadkari, the former president of the BJP.

• BJP, AAP no challenge for us in Vidarbha: Congress MP Vilas Muttemwar

  NDTV caught up with Congress leader Vilas Muttemwar, current MP from Nagpur who faces a tough challenge from BJP's former President Nitin Gadkari and AAP's state convenor, Anjali Damania.

• Telangana effect: Time to look into other demands, says Praful Patel

  Amid rising demands for new states after the Telangana announcement, UPA ally Nationalist Congress Party has called for a second state reorganization panel to look into other statehood demands.

• Telangana on track, now Mayawati wants 4-way Uttar Pradesh split

  Hours after the Congress set the ball rolling for the creation of a new Telangana state, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has reiterated that the large state of Uttar Pradesh should be split into smaller states to facilitate better governance.

• Now, Vidarbha state please, writes Congress leader to Sonia Gandhi

  As the government announced that Telangana will be India's 29th state, the Congress, which has impelled the move, has had to engage with a welter of political repercussions. In Maharashtra, some are emboldened by the Telangana news to demand that the eastern region of Vidarbha be recognised as a state.

• Parliamentary committee submits recommendations on National Food Security Bill

  Parliament's Standing Committee on Food, consumer affairs and public distribution, headed by Congress MP Vilas Muttemwar today submitted it recommendations for the National Food Security Bill to the Speaker.