Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate and brother convicted in forgery case | India News – The Times of India

Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate and brother convicted in forgery case | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate and his brother Sunil Kokate have been found guilty in a decades-old forgery case. In a verdict on Thursday, the Nashik district court sentenced to two years in prison and fined Rs 50,000 each, bringing an end to legal proceedings that began in the late 1990s.The case dated…

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Maha mantri’s beggar jibe over Rs 1 crop insurance triggers row – The Times of India

Maha mantri’s beggar jibe over Rs 1 crop insurance triggers row – The Times of India

Manikrao Kokate (File photo) AMRAVATI: Even beggars don’t accept one rupee in alms, but govt is giving crop insurance for this sum and this too is being misused, Maharashtra agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate said Friday, triggering sharp reactions from farm outfits and opposition parties.The minister, an NCP MLA from Nashik, was answering a query on…

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