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Bhiwandi Mayor Election: Major Political Twist As Congress Backs BJP Rebel, Secular Front Realigns

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Bhiwandi: The mayoral election of the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation is set to be held on Friday, February 20, but the political equations in the civic body have witnessed a major shake-up even before voting begins.

A day after a breakaway group of nine corporators from the Bharatiya Janata Party extended support to the Congress-led Bhiwandi Secular Front, the Indian National Congress on Thursday announced that the Samajwadi Party is no longer part of the front, as it has decided to align with Shiv Sena.

Congress has now decided to field BJP rebel corporator Narayan Chaudhary as its official candidate for the mayor’s post. The party has issued a whip directing all its corporators to vote in his favour. Congress group leader Tariq Momin has been nominated as the deputy mayor candidate.

The developments have added a dramatic twist to the Bhiwandi civic polls, where no single party has a clear majority. In the 90-member BNMC elections held on January 15, Congress emerged as the single largest party with 30 seats, followed by BJP with 22 seats, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) with 12 seats and SP with six seats. Smaller parties and one independent account for the remaining seats.

With the majority mark set at 46, Congress had earlier formed the Bhiwandi Secular Front along with NCP (SP) and SP, taking the alliance tally to 48. However, cracks emerged when SP staked its claim to the mayor’s post, eventually leading to its exit from the front.

With the backing of nine BJP corporators, Congress now claims the support of 51 members, enough to comfortably elect its mayor without SP’s support. Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said this was a major setback for BJP and asserted that all nine corporators had quit the BJP and its ideology.

“This will be the second municipal corporation where Congress will elect a mayor, after Latur,” Sapkal said, calling it a morale boost after the party recently lost the Chandrapur mayoral election.

However, the move has triggered dissent within the local Congress unit, with several leaders opposing the decision to back a former BJP corporator. Meanwhile, SP’s Maharashtra president Abu Asim Azmi questioned Congress’s claim of leading a ‘secular front’, pointing out that the mayoral candidate had originally won on a BJP ticket.

As intense lobbying, counter-claims and allegations of poaching continue, all eyes are now on who will ultimately secure the mayor’s chair in Bhiwandi amid rapidly shifting political alliances.

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UP gangster wanted under Gangster Act arrested from Mumbai, major police operation UP police sent accused to UP

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Mumbai: Police has succeeded in arresting a gangster and gang leader from Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. He is residing here hiding his identity. Mumbai Police received information that he is hiding in Bay Hotel. After which Yellow Gate Police arrested gangster and gang leader Nishant Rajesh Singh (23), wanted in three cases in Sitapur. In the initial investigation, he tried to mislead the police, but later he told that he belongs to UP and later Mumbai Police contacted Uttar Pradesh Police and it came to know that he is wanted in three cases in Sitapur including theft, illegal weapons, Gangster Act, after which UP Police came to Mumbai today and took the accused into custody and took him to Uttar Pradesh. This operation was carried out by DCP Vijay Kant Sagar on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti.

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A very rare surgery: Rajawadi Hospital team successfully removes a 5.5 kg, 30 cm tumor from the uterus of a 46-year-old woman

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A 46-year-old woman from Mankhurd, Mumbai, had been suffering from health problems like persistent abdominal swelling, abdominal pain and difficulty in breathing for the past two years. In view of these symptoms, she sought treatment at the Outpatient Department (OPD) of the Gynaecology Department at BMC-run Seth Vadelal Chhatrapati Gandhi and Monji Amidas Vora Municipal General Hospital (Rajawadi Hospital) in Ghatkopar. The hospital team successfully removed a tumour weighing around 5.5 kg and measuring 30 cm from the patient’s uterus. As her symptoms worsened significantly, a comprehensive review of her medical history, physical examination and necessary diagnostic tests were conducted. These tests revealed a uterine tumour measuring around 30 cm. Initial diagnosis suggested that the mass was a ‘giant leiomyoma’ (fibroid). All necessary precautions and planning were taken to deal with possible complications during and after the surgery, and the procedure was performed later. Dr. Swadina B. Mohanty, Dr. Shalini Bagaria, Dr. Arva Kamble, and Dr. Kajal Salvi played a key role in the surgery performed by the Gynecology Department. Dr. Shreyash and Dr. Netra, under the guidance of anesthesiologist Dr. Chhavi, managed the anesthesia team. Additionally, surgical staff nurse Neelakshi Guru and her team provided vital support during the surgery. Due to the large size of the tumor and the extensive network of blood vessels, the surgery was performed with utmost care. The 5.5 kg tumor removed during the procedure has been sent for histopathological examination, and the final report is awaited. Post-surgery, the patient received specialized care and was discharged from the hospital on the fifth day in excellent health. Cases of such large uterine tumors are extremely rare.

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Immediate financial assistance and rehabilitation for the victims of the Bhiwandi Kohinoor building tragedy and strict action against the culprits. Abu Asim Azmi

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi has written a letter to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde, and Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Mukrandji Jadhav, appealing for justice for the victims of the tragic and serious incident of collapse of the four-storey Kohinoor building in Balaji Nagar area of ​​Bhiwandi city. Through the letter, MLA Abu Asim Azmi has put forward important demands and issues, including raising questions about administrative negligence.

The Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation had earlier declared the building ‘extremely dangerous’ and issued a notice. Despite this, the administration failed to take timely and concrete steps to ensure the safe rehabilitation of the residents. Lives were lost due to administrative delay and negligence. Along with immediate assistance to the deceased and injured, he demanded that the government immediately provide financial assistance to the families of the citizens who lost their lives in the accident and ensure that all the injured are provided with the best medical treatment at government expense. Regarding the structural audit of the most dangerous buildings, Azmi said that a ‘structural audit’ of all the dilapidated and most dangerous buildings in Bhiwandi city should be conducted immediately, and arrangements for the temporary and permanent rehabilitation of their residents should be made without delay. Azmi has also demanded strict action against the guilty officials and has said that strict legal and administrative action should be taken against the officials responsible for this major accident and the negligence associated with it. Abu Asim Azmi has appealed to the government to take suo motu notice of the matter and ensure that justice and relief reach the affected families in Bhiwandi as soon as possible.

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