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Mumbai: ‘Shiv Sena-UBT May Contest BMC Polls Alone,’ Hints Spokesperson Anand Dubey

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Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey on Monday hinted that his party, led by Uddhav Thackeray, may contest the upcoming Mumbai local body polls alone, without an alliance with the Congress and Sharad Pawar’s NCP.

Speaking to media, Dubey said, “The suggestion that is coming from Shiv Sainiks across Maharashtra to the party high command is that we should contest the elections alone. By contesting alone, we get the benefit of two things, first, there is enthusiasm among all our workers everywhere, and second, more and more people get a chance to contest the elections.”

Dubey said Shiv Sainiks are urging the party to fight the Mumbai elections alone but the final decision has to be taken by the high command.

“Our workers are demanding that we should contest the elections alone, so we should contest the elections alone. But the final decision is taken by the party high command,” Dubey added.

Sanjay Raut On Contesting Mumbai Civic Polls Alone

Earlier this month, Sanjay Raut also hinted that Shiv Sena (UBT) might contest the elections solo, as party workers were demanding it.

Following Raut’s statement, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (NCP-SCP) Pune city president, Prashant Jagtap on December 22 made it clear that his party is ready to contest the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections solo if their alliance partner, Shiv Sena (UBT), decides to go alone.

NCP-SP Leader Jayant Patil On The Decision

On December 21, Maharashtra NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil said he would ask Raut why he had made such a decision.

Speaking to media, Patil said, “I will ask him why he made such a decision. I have been told that he said that they (Shiv Sena – UBT) may fight the election alone, not that they will fight the election alone.”

The Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) alliance has been a crucial part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, which has been opposing the BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra.

The 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Election saw a landslide victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti, with 235 seats won. The Shiv Sena and NCP secured 57 and 41 seats, respectively. The results marked a significant milestone for the BJP, which emerged as the single-largest party with 132 seats.

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Mahayoti government’s deception with Ladli sisters, reduction in Ladli sisters’ installments is a betrayal: Abu Asim Azmi

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi has termed the reduction in the installment of Ladli sisters as a fraud. He said that the way cash is illegally distributed for votes on election night, one thousand and two thousand rupees are distributed in the areas for votes per person, in the same way, women were lured under the Ladli sister scheme before the elections. This is a kind of deception of the Mahayoti government and now that the meaning has been revealed, they do not recognize it. He said that will the Mahayoti government also return the votes of these Ladli sisters that these sisters had given to them in the elections? He said that due to the Ladli sister scheme, the government treasury was burdened. The salaries of government employees, doctors and other staff have also been paid late, in such a situation, the government has deceived the Ladli sisters. After the elections, an increase in the installment was announced and a promise was made to give Rs 2100, but now it has been reduced from Rs 1500 to Rs 500. The government had included more than two crore women in the Ladli Behan scheme, but now they are being disqualified using excuses and tricks. This is a betrayal of the sisters who have voted.

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Action should be taken in the case of misuse of National Herald land – Anil Galgali demands CM Devendra Fadnavis

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Mumbai, Mumbai – The government land given to Associated Journals Limited (AJL) in Survey No. 341 in Bandra (East) area in 1983 for the office of “National Herald”, Nehru Library and Research Centre has been misused, the investigation report of the Gautam Chatterjee Committee has revealed. In this backdrop, RTI activist Anil Galgali has written a letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis demanding immediate action.
The investigation report says that 83 thousand square feet of construction has been done on the land, including 11 thousand square feet of basement and additional use of 9 thousand square feet of upper floor, which is in violation of the rules. As per the rules, only 15 percent commercial use was allowed, but this has also been violated. In addition, additional land allocated for the hostel was also given to the institution ignoring the rules.
In 2001, under a controversial order of the Revenue Department, the leased land was converted into direct ownership and interest of ₹ 2.78 crore was waived, which the committee has declared against the rules and recommended its review.
Anil Galgali has made the following demands to the Chief Minister through a letter. Legal action should be initiated to take back the said land to the government.
The waived interest amount and additional penalty should be recovered. A hostel for backward class students should be started on one floor of the building. Instructions should be given to start a library and research centre on the remaining land. Gautam Chatterjee’s investigation report should be made public.
Anil Galgali said, “It is very important to ensure fair justice in this matter and use the government land in the public interest.”

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Mumbai bomb threat: One arrested

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police claims to have arrested a drunkard who threatened to blow up Mumbai with a bomb. Mumbai Police received a call at 4:30 am in which a bomb blast was threatened in Mumbai. After that, Mumbai Police started investigating it and then claimed to have arrested a drunkard, Suraj Jadhav, 37, from Borivali area. He had made threatening phone calls before. He had threatened to blow up Borivali, BKC, Vakola and he also has three cases of such fake calls registered against him. Azad Maidan police has taken action in this threatening call case.
Mumbai Police has said that this accused has made threatening phone calls several times. Since he made this phone call to the Mumbai Police Control Room, Azad Maidan Police has started an investigation in this regard and a case has been registered against him. Threatening phone calls have become a headache for Mumbai. The police takes such phone calls very seriously because it cannot be neglected. Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Pansalkar has also issued instructions for necessary action regarding the threatening call, due to which the police is taking serious action in this matter.

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