The chargesheet reveals how Praveen allegedly planned the murder and executed it with a pre-meditated mind.
Prakash Mahajan, younger brother of late Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan, was on Thursday appointed chief organiser of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.
The telecom industry has condoled the death of former Communication and IT Minister and BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, while describing him as one of the dynamic and charismatic leaders.
Pravin was produced before a magistrate who committed the case to sessions court for trial.
The government is thrusting new leaders to the fore and moving others aside to create a rift between the Maratha and OBC communities, he said, stressing that those protesting over their demand for non-dilution of the OBC quota are not at fault.
Pravin Mahajan, who lived with his wife and two children in a modest apartment in Maharashtra's Thane district, was an unknown figure until the morning of April 22, 2006 when he shot his brother and prominent Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod.
"I think when all of us, including myself, work as a team and the tussle for the party presidentship ends, we will perform well," he said.
A delegation of the Maharashtra government, comprising ministers, on Tuesday failed to convince Manoj Jarange, whose hunger strike for Maratha quota entered the 8th day, to withdraw his protest.
'The Budget needs to focus more on social welfare schemes.'
Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary Pramod Mahajan has shown some signs of consciousness but continues to be 'quite critical'.
The court dismissed Pravin's plea of mental instability.
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Pravin Mahajan, serving a life-term for the murder of his brother and BJP leader Pramod Mahajan and currently on a 14-day parole, suffered a brain haemorrhage and was admitted to a private hospital.
Pravin Mahajan, arrested for shooting his elder brother and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan, has been booked in another case for cheating a city businessman of Rs 8.5 lakh in a bus purchase deal.
Pravin (50) -- serving a life term for the murder of his brother and BJP leader Pramod Mahajan -- was admitted in the Jupiter Hospital last Friday after he complained of fatigue and severe headache at home, and is still in an unconscious condition.
Describing the unrest among party members as just the "tip of the iceberg," the report shed light on the underlying discontent within the BJP.
Uma said she had some reservations regarding Pramod Mahajan's inclusion in the new team of BJP office-bearers.
The MP has written to the BMC to demolish the 'illegal' ramp outside SRK's house
Sumitra Mahajan on Tuesday took over as the minister of state for petroleum and natural gas.
Voting for the bypolls in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Tamil Nadu were held on Wednesday.
Sumitra Mahajan, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and one of the most experienced Parliamentarians, looks set to be the next Lok Sabha Speaker. According to sources, the 71-year-old leader from Madhya Pradesh has been sounded by party chief Rajnath Singh about the new assignment.
In the appeal, Pravin said he went to meet Pramod on the morning of April 22, 2006, to tell his brother that his secretary Vivek Moitra was blackmailing him.
A Mumbai sessions court on Monday convicted Pravin Mahajan of the murder of his elder brother and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan. The judge relied on the statements of Pramod's wife Rekha, servant Mahesh and Pramod's own statement made to the BJP leader and brother-in-law Gopinath Munde while on his way to the hospital.
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Though it did strike him to give the statement earlier, he could not as Mahajan was critical and his sister-in-law Rekha was not keeping well.
During the cross-examination of Hanif Tahirali alias Bandukwala who sold the gun to Pravin, it was revealed that the statement recorded on May 12 last year was dated April 12, 2006, which made it prior to the commission of the crime.
Pramod Mahajan's close aides, Sudhanshu Mittal and Harish Sharma, have also been summoned.\n
Pramod's brother-in-law Gopinath Munde's statement has come as shot in the arm for the prosecutors in the case.
Mahajan was known for his ability to carry with him friends and opponents alike, the tributes said.
Proceedings in the case have been adjourned to January 31 when the prosecution is expected to submit a list of documents it will rely on to prove its case.
On Pravin's plea, the court also asked the jail authorities to provide the accused with all the periodicals and newspapers prescribed in the jail manual.
A Rajya Sabha panel was contemplating packing off Rahul after he was arrested for drug use.
Mahajan had made the remark in a recent TV interview.
Rahul is marrying Shweta Singh in Mumbai on Tuesday and had sought permission of court to travel abroad for their honeymoon.
The assailant has surrendered before the police.
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