Pankaja Munde was responding to remarks made by Thackeray earlier this week, when he referred to the contributions of Pramod Mahajan and Gopinath Munde to the BJP in Maharashtra and said that both leaders were no longer alive

The Maharashtra government has approved October 15, 2026, as the start of the sugarcane crushing season for 2026-27. The decision follows a review of sugarcane availability, farmer payments, sugar production, ethanol supply and challenges facing sugar factories