Mumbai this week: Stake on his loyalty follows Nawab Malik’s bail; HC rap to BMC over potholes – The Indian Express
Next week: Rains likely to pick pace from August 18; MHADA lottery draw for 4,082 houses
NCP supporters burst firecrackers and distribute sweets at Ghatkopar after Nawab Malik’s release on bail by the Supreme Court on health grounds for two months. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)
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NCP leader Nawab Malik was granted two-month interim bail, over a year after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case registered over the Goawala compound property in Kurla, allegedly linked to fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. The decision brings with it speculation over which side of the fractured NCP he will join.
It remains to be seen if Malik, a strong voice against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), will remain with mentor and NCP chief Sharad Pawar or join the government with Dy CM Ajit Pawar in a government allied with BJP.
Following are the other important updates from Mumbai and Maharashtra in the past week (August 7-13):
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Rains wipe out BMC’s concretisation assurances as potholes appear
The BMC’s concretisation promises fell flat as civic data showed that this year so far, the city has recorded the highest number of potholes in last three years. This comes amid a cost escalation in pothole-filling work.
The pothole problem reached the High Court’s doors, as at least six municipal corporation officials, along with the commissioner of MMRDA, were summoned to explain why contempt should not be issued against them for disobedience and non-compliance of orders pertaining to potholes, manholes and bad roads.
The Court further said that the cause of deaths of pedestrians or cyclists falling in manholes or potholes is “man-made” and not a natural cause, directed an immediate inspection through a spot survey and a report on the same within three weeks.
Training firing: RPF constable booked for promoting enmity
Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetan Singh was slapped with Section 153A after a forensic examination of various video clips, purportedly showing him making “hate comments”, confirmed it was him.
Forensic ballistic examination of the gun allegedly used by Singh to fire in the Jaipur-Mumbai train, which resulted in four deaths, will serve as key evidence.
Meanwhile, a court refused permission to conduct three scientific tests (brain mapping, narco-analysis, polygraph tests) on Singh. The court also sent the accused constable into judicial custody.
A relative shows a photo of Saifuddin, a man who was shot dead by RPF constable Chetan Singh. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)
On the political front
The yatras: The two groups of the NCP are all set to tour the state in a bid to reaffirm the dominance of their respective sides. The Congress, meanwhile, will conduct a padayatra from August 16 till August 31.
NCP: Sharad Pawar assured the Pune unit of the party he will not join hands with the BJP as he urged them to continue working, even as his meeting with Ajit Pawar raised eyebrows. Read Shubhangi Khapre’s analysis on why Modi acknowledged Sharad Pawar was PM material
All well between CM, Dy CM? The cold-war between CM Eknath Shinde and newly sworn-in Deputy CM Ajit Pawar seems to be escalating, as indicated by the latter being asked to preside over the flag-hoisting ceremony in Kolhapur district on Independence Day, instead of his home district Pune. The NCP leader denied any such bitterness even as Shinde, who was supposed to attend the much-awaited inauguration of the Chandani Chowk flyover in Pune, skipped the event.
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Photo of the week
Peasants Workers Party members hold potholes puja to draw Panvel Municipal Corporation’s attention at Khanda colony, New Panvel. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)
News to watch out for next week:
- BMC officials are set to carry out inspection of the ongoing assembling works of the Gokhale Bridge girder, which is expected to be opened by end of November.
- Rains may pick up pace over Mumbai and Konkan belt of Maharashtra from August 18 onwards.
- MHADA will conduct lottery draw for 4,082 houses at Yashwantrao Chavan auditorium at Nariman Point on August 14 at 2 pm. Over 1.20 lakh applications have been received for these houses.
- The Bombay High Court to hear pleas by Rashesh Shah, chairman of Edelweiss Financial Services, and Raj Kumar Bansal, CEO of Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited, along with its official Keyur Mehta and Insolvency Resolution Professional (IRP) Jitendra Kothari, who sought to quash the FIR against them under abetment to suicide charge in connection with the death of art director Nitin Desai.
First published on: 13-08-2023 at 22:17 IST
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