However, Gogawale clarified he was not upset with the government's decision and added he skipped the cabinet meeting as he was in New Delhi; Gogawale and Takare are locked in a political battle as both want to be the guardian ministers of their native Raigad district
Bharat Gogawale. Pic/Facebook
Shiv Sena minister Bharat Gogawale on Tuesday skipped a Maharashtra cabinet meeting, a day after the government issued orders that NCP minister Aditi Tatkare will hoist the national flag in Raigad district on August 15, reported news agency PTI.
However, Gogawale clarified he was not upset with the government's decision and added he skipped the cabinet meeting as he was in New Delhi, reported PTI.
Gogawale and Takare are locked in a political battle as both want to be the guardian ministers of their native Raigad district.
Tatkare was made the guardian minister of Raigad earlier this year, but the decision was put on hold after opposition from Gogawale.
On Monday, the government stated that Tatkare will hoist the tricolour in the district on Independence Day.
"I am not upset over the government's decision which has been taken by seniors. I was in Delhi for a personal work due to which I could not attend the cabinet meeting," Gogawale told PTI.
The Sena minister said he was in Delhi during the day and returned to Mumbai on late Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, the Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved the recruitment of 15,000 police personnel in the state and relaxed the age criterion, the Chief Minister's Office said.
The recruitment will be done on the basis of posts that have remained vacant in 2024 and 2025, the statement said.
Of the 15,000 police personnel, 12,399 will be recruited as constables, 234 constable drivers, 25 bandsmen, 2,393 armed constables, and 580 prison constables.
The cabinet also approved the relaxation of the age criterion for candidates who missed their chance in 2022 and 2023.
The CMO statement said that constables play a crucial role in maintaining law and order in the state, and vacant posts lead to stress in the police force.
The Supreme Court had directed to fill vacant posts, and elected representatives had also raised the issue in the state legislature, it stated.
Apart from this, the cabinet approved Viability Gap Funding for air services on the Solapur-Pune-Mumbai route.
The statement said the Solapur airport will be one of the airports covered under the Udaan scheme.
As per the decision, Star Air will be paid Rs 3,240 per passenger for the Mumbai-Solapur and Pune-Solapur routes.
The government has earmarked Rs 17.97 crore for the scheme. This will help in bringing down the cost, it said.
It stated that the provision will cease to exist after the Udaan scheme is applicable to the Solapur airport.
In another decision, the cabinet relaxed norms for guarantors of loans under schemes run by different public sector undertakings of the social justice department.
(With inputs from PTI)
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