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Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: ‘Committed To Making Mumbai Slum-Free,’ Says CM Eknath Shinde During Rally In Kurla

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Chief Minister Eknath Shinde kicked off his election campaign on Sunday with a rally in Kurla in support of candidates Mangesh Kudalkar and Murji Patel in Andheri (East).

In his speech, he highlighted various schemes implemented during his tenure.

Addressing a rally Shinde said that the Mahayuti government aims to make Mumbai slum-free and its focus is on providing affordable housing to the poor.

“We will make Mumbai slum-free by giving ownership homes to slum-dwellers. This is a pro-poor government. You have their two-and-half year tenure and our two-and-half year tenure. Let the voters decide,” he said.

The CM said his government had struck a fine balance between welfare schemes and development projects.

“If we can work so much in two-and-half years, imagine how much we will work in five years,” he told the impressive gathering while seeking a renewed mandate.

“We will give the poor affordable homes. Don’t the poor have the right to a house in Mumbai? Can’t the son of a poor farmer be CM? Or only those born with a silver spoon can become CM,” he said in a veiled attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.

Attacking the opposition for running down the ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana’ and even going to court to stall it, Shinde asked the gathering to ‘be careful of these evil brothers’.

“The earlier CM did not keep a pen, while I keep two. We have allocated funds for students, youth, farmers, women’s education, senior citizens. Government money belongs to the people and they have the first right on it. My government has expedited development works and also focussed on welfare schemes,” Shinde said.

Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shinde said the Centre wants to make Maharashtra a powerhouse of growth and Mumbai the country’s fintech capital.

Looking ahead to the election results on November 23, Shinde expressed confidence, stating, “Fire crackers will be burst” in the aftermath. He accused Congress of deceiving the public in Rajasthan, referencing their handling of the Ladki Bahin scheme and criticising Rahul Gandhi for failing to deliver promised funds in Rajasthan. “I want to see our sisters become lakhpatis,” he declared.

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Mumbai’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sudhakar Pathare, who was posted in the Port Zone, passed away in a road accident on Saturday.

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Pathare had visited Hyderabad for training. He was on his way to visit a temple with a relative when the accident occurred. Both Pathare and his relative lost their lives in the crash.

Mumbai Police have been informed about the incident.

More details are awaited.

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Order to demolish the tomb of Hazrat Syed Bale Shah Baba in Mira Bhayander

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Mumbai: The state government has issued an order to demolish the four hundred year old dargah of Hazrat Syed Bale Shah Peer Rahmatullah Alaih located in Mira Bhayander. Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation has sent a letter to the collector declaring this dargah illegal and ordered action against it. As the dargah is located on forest land, communalists had started demanding the demolition of the dargah. In the House, Darranjan Daukhre had also demanded action against the dargah, after which now the state government has ordered to run a bulldozer on the dargah. An order has also been issued to remove and demolish the dargah by May.

Dargah trustee Amjad Sheikh said that this dargah is ancient and this order is illegal in itself. In this case, communal forces had launched a campaign against the dargah, after which this order was issued.

There is a dargah on the beach and citing the threat of terrorist and illegal activities and the presence of terrorists here, there was a demand to demolish the dargah. The dargah is close to the sea and in such a situation, the threat of a terrorist attack on Mumbai from the sea has been expressed, while the dargah administration has clearly denied this and said that communal organizations are running their agenda against the dargah and there is no such threat. Muslims have opposed this decision of the government and Muslims have also expressed their displeasure and anger over it.

The trustee says that this dargah is ancient and earlier the collector and the municipal corporation had given a notice, after which the illegal shed and other premises were demolished here and the dargah administration has taken this action at its own level. Now an order has been issued to demolish the dargah itself.

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Haji Ali Dargah will be closed for pilgrims for a few hours on Eid due to rising sea level

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Mumbai: Due to rising sea level at Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, the dargah will be closed for pilgrims for a few hours on Eid. On March 31, the dargah will be closed for pilgrims from 12 noon to 3 pm. During this time, entry of pilgrims to the dargah will be restricted. The dargah will be closed on Tuesday, April 1 from 12:45 pm to 3:45 pm and on Wednesday, April 2 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

Therefore, we have appealed to the pilgrims not to gather at the dargah during these hours. This information has been released by Tahir, administrative officer of Haji Ali Dargah. Pilgrims visit Haji Ali Dargah on Eid-Basi and Tiwasi, but due to the rising water level of the sea, water gets accumulated on the way to the Dargah and entry to the Dargah is prohibited and the gate of the Dargah remains closed during these days, due to which there is a lot of crowd there. Therefore, pilgrims have been requested to come to the Dargah only at the scheduled time.

The police also remains vigilant at the Dargah during the rising sea level, as there is a crowd of pilgrims here during Eid and festivals. The Haji Ali Dargah administration has said that on the occasion of Eid, lakhs of pilgrims visit the Dargah of Haji Ali (RahmatullahAlaih). These pilgrims include pilgrims from the country and abroad, so the Dargah administration has also claimed special security arrangements on Eid. Spiritual scenes are also seen at Haji Ali Dargah during Eid prayers.

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