Maharashtra
‘INDIA Alliance Is Only…’: Sharad Pawar’s Big Statement After Shiv Sena-UBT Decides To Go Solo In BMC Polls

Days after Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena announced its decision to contest the BMC polls independently, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that the “INDIA alliance is only focused on national-level elections.”
While speaking about the impending local polls, the former union minister said, “There has never been any discussion on state and local elections within the INDIA alliance. The INDIA alliance is solely for national-level elections. Regarding the upcoming municipal elections in Maharashtra, everyone will decide within 8-10 days, through a meeting, whether we will contest together or independently.”
Pawar’s statement comes days after Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut announced on Saturday that his party would contest all local body elections independently.
“Uddhavji Thackeray has given us a clear indication. From Mumbai to Nagpur, we will contest local self-government elections on our own strength. Whatever happens, we want to see the outcome,” the Shiv Sena-UBT leader told the media.
Pawar also expressed his views on the Delhi Assembly elections, stating that, in his opinion, the INDIA alliance should support Arvind Kejriwal.
Pawar reportedly rubbished Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks that the BJP’s victory in the Maharashtra assembly polls ended the politics of betrayal and treachery.
“I was the chief minister in 1978. I am not aware about his whereabouts then,” Pawar told reporters in Mumbai. “When I was the chief minister, there were people like Uttamrao Patil from Jan Sangh in my ministry,” Pawar added.
Maharashtra
Demanding reduction in fees charged on sacrificial animals on Eid-ul-Adha, Raees Sheikh writes to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar

Mumbai: Samajwadi Party MLA from Bhiwandi East Raees Sheikh has demanded a reduction in the fee charged for testing and entry of sacrificial animals on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.
In a letter to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Dada Pawar, Raees Sheikh said that a delegation from the Quraish Human Welfare Association met us recently and gave us a letter requesting a reduction in the fee charged for testing and entry of sacrificial animals. He said in his letter that in a public interest litigation filed on April 8, 2025, as per the order passed by Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice MS Karnik of the Bombay High Court, the petitioner has been allowed to file his petition before the Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Department.
The association says that till 2022, a fee of Rs 20 was collected for the examination and entry of animals into the slaughterhouse at Deonar Slaughterhouse, but from 2022, the fee has been increased by 100% to Rs 200, which has put a considerable financial burden on small traders and farmers. In 2023 and 2024, a temporary fee of Rs 20 was charged on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, which shows that work can be done by charging a fee of Rs 20. Therefore, considering the above and the court order, the association demands that the Secretary of the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Department permanently fix the fee collected for the examination and entry of sacrificial animals at Rs 20. Raees Sheikh told Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Dada Pawar that Muslims across the country, including Maharashtra, celebrate the festival of Eid-ul-Adha with great devotion and respect, so the government should take steps to provide maximum facilities so that Muslims can celebrate the festival of Eid-ul-Adha in a better way.
Maharashtra
Civic Activists Demand Special Task Force To End BMC Corruption, Address Mumbai’s Infrastructure Collapse

Mumbai: Civic activists have demanded that the chief minister appoint a special task force for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to immediately address the civic infrastructure collapse in Mumbai. The activists have alleged that the task force is necessary to bring an end to the systematic corruption prevailing in the civic body.
Members of the Watchdog Foundation have written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis urging him to appoint a special task force to bring an end to the systematic corruption in the BMC. They have alleged that the corruption prevailing in the civic body is the reason for the infrastructural collapse in Mumbai.
The letter written on Tuesday alleged that the municipal commissioner and his team have consistently failed to provide basic civic amenities across multiple fronts. It alleged that the ongoing road concretisation works are being carried out in a haphazard and uncoordinated manner. Numerous roads have been dug up and left incomplete, causing severe air pollution, traffic congestion, and posing a grave risk to pedestrians, the letter alleged.
The activists raised concerns regarding multiple road work contracts being awarded to a few contractors. They also alleged that BMC has failed to mandate the creation of underground ducts for utilities, which leads to repeated road digging. It also pressed on the issues of encroachments of roads and footpaths, illegal parking, and repeated repairs of footpaths, resulting in waste of taxpayers’ money.
“It may be recalled that in the year 2001, the Maharashtra Government had taken the unprecedented decision to dissolve BMC following the recommendations of an expert committee constituted to probe into the widespread corruption prevalent in the civic body. Unfortunately, despite the passage of over two decades, the situation within the BMC has only deteriorated further,” read the letter.
The letter also alleged a scam in the desilting of riverbeds and nullahs, including the Mithi river, and expressed disappointment, saying that the situation remains pathetic even after hundreds of crores being allocated annually for the projects. The letter also added concerns like the proliferation of slums, rampant tree cutting, and harassment of law-abiding citizens.
“The citizens of Mumbai are losing faith in the system, and urgent corrective action is the need of the hour. We urge you to institute a high-level inquiry into the functioning of BMC and transfer all senior officials, if necessary, to cleanse it of its deeply entrenched corruption. Implement systemic reforms to ensure transparency, accountability, and efficient civic governance in Mumbai,” said Godfrey Pimenta, trustee of Watchdog Foundation.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announces Rs 20 lakh compensation for Pahalgam terror attack victims

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh each to the heirs of those who died in the Pahalgam terror attack in a cabinet meeting. He took this decision while paying tribute to the deceased in a cabinet meeting here. 6 Maharashtrians who also died in the Pahalgam terror attack will be given a financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh. Along with financial assistance, the government will also focus on education and family employment. The decision to give a job to the daughter of the Jagdale family was taken yesterday, but now using the special authority of the Chief Minister, she is being provided a government job immediately.
Three cousins from Dombivali, Sanjay Leela, Atal Mane and Hemant Joshi, had gone to Kashmir for tourism. Similarly, Santosh Jagdale and Kastub Gunboot from Pune, two childhood friends, were also shot dead by terrorists. Dilip Dhosale from Navi Mumbai also died. Armed terrorists had opened fire while shouting religious slogans during the attack in Kashmir, killing 26 people, including 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen. All of them had come here for tourism. The Maharashtra government had announced financial assistance to the heirs of those killed in the Pahalgam attack.
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