Maharashtra govt’s lack of control over civic bodies like PCMC leading to graft: Aaditya Thackeray

Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray, who was speaking at Pimpri Chowk, also sought effective coordination between departments to tackle pollution in the Indrayani river.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray Thackeray (Express Archives)

Shiv Sena (UBT) youth wing chief Aaditya Thackeray has alleged that the Shinde-Fadnavis government in Maharashtra has no control over civic bodies as a result of which corruption is taking place brazenly in places like Pimpri Chinchwad.

Speaking at a public rally at Pimpri Chowk on Sunday, Thackeray said, “Several scams from Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) have come to light. Administrators are calling the shots in civic bodies in the state as no elections have been held for two years. These administrators are directly under the state government but it has no control over them.”

Scams have become the order of the day everywhere, he alleged, adding, “In the Talathi exam, the paper leak scandal took place. I want to request the Chief Minister to ensure that those who indulged in the paper leak get life imprisonment. Can he do it? Those who play with the lives of our children should not go scot-free.”

Aaditya Thackeray also spoke about the pollution in the Indrayani river which flows through the city. “There should be effective coordination between different government departments. There is a need for serious efforts to make the sacred river free of pollution. Currently, there seems to be no such effort,” he said.

Criticising Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s visit to Davos to attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, the Sena leader said, “The chief minister went to Davos so that he can entertain himself in the ice there.”

He also sought to underline the party’s stand on Hindutva. “The Sena’s Hindutva is about having Ram in the heart and giving jobs to youths. Our Hindutva is about social work and not about playing caste cards,” Thackeray said.

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