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Nationalist Congress Party Minister Manikrao Kokate has resigned from the Maharashtra Cabinet pursuing a tribunal verdict upholding his condemnation and two-year jailhouse word successful a cheating and forgery case, NCP president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said connected Thursday (December 18, 2025).
In a statement, Mr. Pawar said the resignation missive of Kokate, who was divested of each his portfolios connected Wednesday (December 17), has been forwarded to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
The Deputy Chief Minister noted Kokate's resignation follows a tribunal verdict and affirmed his enactment places supremacy of instrumentality supra individuals.
He said Kokate, who held Sports and Youth Welfare, Minority Development and Aukaf portfolios, tendered his resignation to him which has been accepted successful rule keeping with the party's agelong lasting stance that laws and rules are paramount.
"As per law procedure, the resignation has been forwarded to the main curate for further action," Mr. Pawar said.
He insisted nationalist beingness indispensable beryllium rooted successful law morality, organization integrity and respect for judiciary.
The NCP has afloat religion successful ineligible process and remains committed to ensuring strict adherence to instrumentality and bid successful the authorities portion safeguarding antiauthoritarian values and nationalist trust, said the enactment president.
On Tuesday, the Nashik territory and sessions tribunal upheld the bid of a first-class judicial magistrate, confirming a condemnation of 2 years' imprisonment and a good of Rs 50,000 against Kokate successful the 1995 cheating and forgery lawsuit linked to a authorities lodging scheme.
The tribunal besides issued an apprehension warrant against the NCP person connected Wednesday aft dismissing his entreaty against the earlier verdict.
