Mumbai: The political tussle within the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Company (KDMC) intensified on Saturday after the Shiv Sena (UBT) lodged a police criticism over 4 of its corporators who’re allegedly untraceable, amid claims that they might swap allegiance to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
The transfer comes because the Shiv Sena closes in on a majority within the 122-member KDMC with the help of 5 corporators from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). The Shinde faction at the moment has 53 corporators, whereas its ally on the state degree, the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP), has 50. With the backing of the 5 MNS corporators and the 4 lacking Sena (UBT) corporators, the Shiv Sena can contact the bulk mark of 62 within the KDMC.
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The Sena (UBT) has 11 corporators within the KDMC. Of those, solely seven have formally registered as a gaggle with the Konkan divisional commissioner. Experiences counsel that two corporators are in contact with the Shinde-led Sena, whereas two others are at the moment not traceable. The latter two are seemingly to return to the MNS, having contested on the Sena (UBT) image as a consequence of native political equations.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut mentioned, “We filed a criticism with the police as our corporators are lacking. We are going to put up posters within the KDMC. They had been elected on our image. They’re traitors and selected a unique path 24 hours after their victory.”
A criticism was lodged on the Kolsewadi police station by native Sena (UBT) chief Sharad Patil. In accordance with get together leaders, the corporators who usually are not contactable are Madhur Mhatre, Kirti Dhone, Rahul Kot and Swapnil Kene. Nonetheless, a senior Thane police officer mentioned no lacking individuals case had been registered, because the corporators had been believed to have acted of their very own free will.
The developments have led to a tussle in each camps—the ruling Mahayuti in addition to the Thackeray brothers. The Shiv Sena (UBT) has already expressed its unhappiness over the MNS supporting the Shinde-led Sena. A senior MNS chief mentioned the get together management had conveyed to Sena (UBT) leaders that had the MNS not backed the Shinde faction, its corporators would have defected to the get together.
In the meantime, within the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Company (MBMC), the Shiv Sena has determined to take a seat within the Opposition. Of the 95 seats within the MBMC, the BJP has gained 78, the Congress 13 and the Shiv Sena three.
Muzaffar Hussain, senior vice-president of the Maharashtra Congress, mentioned that three corporators of the Shiv Sena are initially from the Congress. “We and the Shiv Sena will probably be within the Opposition,” he mentioned.
