Maharashtra
Maha CM, Dy CMs burst into laughter over rotating chair

Mumbai, March 2: The otherwise serious press conference by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar on Sunday witnessed cracking of jokes and exchange of pleasantries among three of them.
The trigger was Shinde’s statement that although the MahaYuti government, after a landslide victory in the Assembly election is new but the team is old with the swapping of chairs by him and Fadnavis.
“The budget session of the state legislature is starting tomorrow. This is the second session of the grand alliance government and the first budget session of the new government after the assembly election. Only two of us (Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis) have swapped the chairs but Ajit Pawar’s chair (as the Deputy Chief Minister) is fixed,” said Shinde.
Even before Shinde could complete his sentence, Ajit Pawar took his mike in his hands and replied, “You (Eknath Shinde) could not protect your chair and keep your chair (of the Chief Minister’s post) fixed, what can I do about it.”
That led to a laughter in the auditorium as the trio also burst into laughter and enjoyed the moment.
Shinde, who headed the MahaYuti government between June 2022 and November 2024, was aspiring to continue as the chief minister after MahaYuti formed the government following its stellar performance.
However, Fadnavis, who joined Shinde’s government as the deputy chief minister at the directives of the party’s senior leadership, took over as the chief minister in the wake of the emergency of the BJP as the single largest party.
Shinde left with no choice but to join as the Deputy Chief Minister along with Ajit Pawar. In this contest, Shinde made his statement today reiterating that despite the change in posts, the MahaYuti is quite strong and united.
Fadnavis also came to Shinde’s support saying that they are working as a team to take Maharashtra forward. “Our chair is rotating one,” he said.
Shinde further said, “No matter how many breaking news you give, there will be no break between us. Cold war… cold war… is there anything?” he asked looking at Fadnavis.
After that, Shinde said: “What cold war? Everything is cold here. There is nothing between us. Our agenda is not to get a chair. Our agenda is not to get power or to achieve our own selfish interests. Our agenda is that what should the people of Maharashtra get. What did the people of Maharashtra get compared to what we got? This is a big issue. Therefore, there is a difference between the MahaYuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi. I request you (media)to give the news after verification. It will be very good. It will improve our image among the public.”
“If there is any mistake, tell us. But tell us what good work the government has done. Also, please check and verify the allegations made by the opposition,” he suggested.
Shinde said that the government has already formed a special investigation team to probe allegations about a conspiracy during the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to “frame” Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and himself in a false case.
“There are some very sensational things. Those will also come to light after the investigation is over. But did we say anything about it? The truth will come out. We will not take action out of any sense of revenge. No matter how much majority we have, we will not play a vendetta politics,” he clarified.
Maharashtra
Mumbai Cleanup Marshal and Swachh Mumbai campaign ended, fine collection from citizens also stopped, BMC helpline number released

Mumbai: Mumbai BMC has abolished the clean-up marshal policy, after which now the clean-up marshal has disappeared from the streets of the city. The Municipal Corporation has completely banned the clean-up marshal and the Swachh Mumbai Mission has been stopped. This means that now no clean-up marshal will be able to force citizens to pay fines or take any other punitive action. After complaints against clean-up marshals, Mumbai BMC has decided to stop and suspend the service of clean-up marshals from today.
The Solid Waste Management Department of Mumbai Municipal Corporation, under the Department of Garbage and Sanitation, oversees public cleanliness in Mumbai and the ‘Swachh Mumbai Mission’ has been closed from April 4, 2025. However, the Municipal Corporation administration has appealed to the citizens that if any fine has been imposed on them despite this, then they can complain about it. Complaints regarding cleanup marshals can be made to the divisional control room of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation at 022-23855128 and 022-23877691 (extension number 549/500).
Maharashtra
New India Cooperative Bank embezzlement accused’s properties attached

Mumbai: Mumbai Economic Branch (EOW) has also started property seizure proceedings in the case of embezzlement of crores of rupees from New India Cooperative Bank. EOW said that after identifying the properties obtained from the embezzled amount, it has been attached and seized. 5 accused have been arrested in this case and 21 immovable properties of these accused have been found, which have been allowed to be confiscated.
This is the first action under 107 BNSS in Mumbai city in which the property of the accused has been seized. Mumbai AOW said that the amount recovered from the seized properties will also be estimated. After the bank scam in Mumbai, EOW has taken major action and details of other properties of the accused are also being investigated.
Crime
Mumbai Five members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang arrested, Mumbai Crime Branch gives a shock to Bishnoi gang

Mumbai: Mumbai Crime Branch has claimed to have arrested five shooters of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi gang in a major operation. 5 revolvers and 21 live cartridges have been recovered from the possession of these shooters. Mumbai Police is also interrogating these shooters. Police arrested the attackers before they could execute the incident and averted the incident. Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested these five from Andheri area. They had come here with the intention of carrying out a major vandalism incident, but the police foiled the incident before that.
The arrested accused include Vikas Thakur, Samit Dilawar, Devendra Rupesh Saxena, Shreya Suresh Yadav, Vivek Gupta. Vikas Thakur is a resident of Versova Andheri, Samit Mukesh Kumar Dilawar is a resident of Sonipat, Haryana, Devendra Rupesh Saxena is a resident of Madhya Pradesh, Shreya Suresh Yadav is a resident of Jagdishpur, Bihar and Vivek Kumar Gupta is a resident of Rampur, Rajasthan.
Weapons have been recovered from their possession and the Crime Branch has registered a case against them under Section 3 and 25 of the BNS, Section 55 and 61 (2) and Maharashtra Police Act. The Crime Branch is investigating where the accused brought the weapons from.
After the shooting of Salman Khan, Lawrence Bishnoi gang is trying to become active in Mumbai, but due to the strict action of Mumbai Crime Branch, the back of the gang has been broken and now the Crime Branch has given a big blow to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and arrested five of its members. The Crime Branch is further investigating the matter.
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