Ashish Shelar seeks MoU between state archives of Maharashtra and Gujarat

Maharashtra Culture Minister Ashish Shelar has directed his department to have a Memorandum of Understanding MoU between the state archives of Maharashtra and Gujarat reported news agency PTISpeaking at a meeting of the archives department in Mumbai the Maharashtra minister said the state has a historical bond with the then princely state of Baroda in particular with Sayajirao Gaekwad the renowned ruler of that state reported PTITo share and preserve historical documents the culture department should initiate an MoU between the state archives of Gujarat and Maharashtra he saidIt would pave the way for presenting the documented legacy of Sayajirao Gaekwad to future generations he addedSayajirao Gaekwads formative influence was his mother Maharani Jamnabai Gaekwad whose maternal home was in Rahimatpur Satara district of Maharashtra a statement from Shelars office quoted him saying reported PTIDespite adverse circumstances Maharani Jamnabai raised an ideal king Sayajirao Gaekwad who went on to build a model state earning widespread acclaim for Baroda Given this legacy there has been a longstanding demand to establish a memorial and beautify the surrounding area at her native place Rahimatpur in her honour the minister said reported PTIDirecting officials to submit a detailed plan for the proposed memorial Shelar stressed the importance of honouring the historic ties between Maharani Jamnabai Gaekwads native place Rahimatpur and the Baroda princely stateMaharashtra govt reconstitutes committee to resolve border dispute with KarnatakaMeanwhile the Maharashtra government has reconstituted the highpowered committee to resolve the states border dispute with neighbouring Karnataka reported PTIAccording to a government resolution GR issued on Thursday the committee headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was reconstituted because crucial decisions regarding the border dispute need to be taken with consensus by a nonpartisan and representative bodyFrom time to time the committee has been reconstituted as new governments took office A similar exercise had been carried out on November 22 2022 months after the then Mahayuti alliance took charge with Eknath Shinde as the chief ministerThe committee has now been reconstituted following the formation of the new government with Fadnavis as the CM after last years assembly pollsFadnavis heads the 18member committee which also includes his deputies Shinde and Ajit Pawar and former CMs Narayan Rane Sharad Pawar and Prithviraj Chavan reported PTINCP SP MLAs Rohit Patil and Jayant Patil ministers Chandrakant Patil Shambhuraj Desai Prakash Abitkar Suresh Khade BJP legislators Sudhir Gadgil Sachin Kalyan Shetty leaders of opposition in the legislative assembly and council are among the other members of the committee reported PTIThe Maharashtra assembly currently does not have a leader of the opposition Shiv Sena UBT and Congress legislators do not figure in the highpowered committeeWith inputs from PTI