Mumbai: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi’s national president Adv. Prakash Ambedkar has made serious allegations terming the death of Somnath Suryavanshi as the result of assault by the police. He tweeted a news of a daily newspaper in this matter and demanded that a case of murder be registered against the guilty policemen under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation on Chief Minister

Adv. Ambedkar has accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of giving wrong information in the assembly. He said that the Chief Minister has given wrong information about the death of Somnath Suryavanshi. According to the postmortem report conducted in the government hospital of the valley, Somnath Suryavanshi died due to a serious injury on his spinal cord.

Demand for action against the police

Adv. Ambedkar demanded that a murder case be registered against the policemen who severely beat Somnath Suryavanshi. “If the Chief Minister lies in the assembly, then who will follow the law of the state?” he targeted the Chief Minister by asking this question.

The matter is getting bigger

The case of Somnath Suryavanshi’s death is now embroiled in controversies. Due to the postmortem report, the Chief Minister’s statement and Adv. Ambedkar’s demand, a new turn can be seen in this case. This is increasing the pressure on the police administration and the state government.

The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi has shown readiness to take this matter forward and has resolved to fight for justice. All eyes are on whether justice will be served in the Somnath Suryavanshi case and action will be taken against the guilty policemen.

Mumbai: Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Ambadas Danve said that the government will take initiative regarding the vacant posts of teachers in Mumbai University, enrollment of colleges, and pending development works by MMRDA. Today he visited the Kalina campus and took stock of the problems and current situation of the students.

Delay in development works of the university

An agreement was signed between Mumbai University and MMRDA for the beautification of the Kalina campus and construction of buildings for educational purposes. But this work has not been done till now and concerns were raised about the completion of these works.

Issue of safety of students

Every day five to six thousand students visit the Kalina campus, but incidents of attacks on female students are increasing due to outside elements. Also, the Bit Chowki near the main entrance was demolished in the name of widening the road, which increased the threat to the safety of girl students, this issue was raised by Senate member Sheetal Devrukhkar-Sheth.

Issue of cancellation of teacher recruitment

Instead of improving the quality of education, the decision to cancel the teacher recruitment is proving to be harmful for the students, Senate member Milind Satam reported.

Challenge to the international recognition of the university

Despite getting international recognition, the students are facing problems due to the problems of Mumbai University, which is unfortunate, said Ambadas Danve. Students from all over the country and abroad come here to study, so it is important to solve these problems, he said.

Vice Chancellor Dr. Ravindra Kulkarni, Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr. Ajay Bhamare, local MLA Vilas Potnis, Senate members Sheetal Devrukhkar-Sheth, Milind Satam, Kisan Sawant, Param Yadav and other dignitaries were present in this meeting.

Danve resolved to raise voice with the government on the problems of the university and play an active role in the interest of the students.

Mumbai: The ‘Marathwada Water Grid’ scheme is being implemented to permanently solve the water shortage in Marathwada and ensure robust water supply. Under this project, 11 major dams of Marathwada will be connected through pipelines and drinking water will be provided to cities and villages across the region. Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Gulabrao Patil gave information about the project and said that this project will provide sustainable water supply to Marathwada.

The cooperation of global level banks will be taken to implement this scheme, Patil said. A review meeting was held with representatives of global banks in the ministry regarding this project. Many important officials including Principal Secretary of Water Supply and Sanitation Department Sanjay Khandare, Member Secretary of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran Abhishek Krishna, Chief Executive Officer of ‘Mitra’ Praveensinh Pardeshi, Director of Jal Jeevan Mission Abhiyan E Ravindran, and Secretary of Water Resources Department Sanjay Belsare were present in this meeting.

Long-term water supply to Marathwada will be ensured through this project. Along with this, as per the advice of the central government, the project will be set up and implemented by taking loans from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and New Development Bank. The implementation of the project will be coordinated by the ‘Mitra’ institution, as told by Minister Gulabrao Patil.

The ‘Mitra’ institution has taken the initiative to discuss the project further and coordinate with the concerned banks. Patil expressed confidence that the project will significantly help in solving the water problem of Marathwada.