Nana Patole visits MCA amid speculations about contesting president election

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Tuesday visited the Mumbai Cricket Association MCA and took copies of the bylaws and nomination form for the July 23 polls reported news agency PTIPatole is likely to file his nomination for the Mumbai Cricket Association presidents post on Wednesday a Congress leader said reported PTIPatole was recently appointed representative of the Mazgaon Cricket Club to the Mumbai Cricket Association reported PTIThe party leader said Patole interacted with representatives of about 60 to 70 clubs for four hours to understand the election processFormer MCA general secretary Shah Alam and members Shekar Shetty and Bhushan Patil accompanied Patole reported PTIThey are likely to propose and second his nameThe post of MCA president became vacant following the death of incumbent chief Amol Kale last month reported PTIJuly 10 is the last date for filing nominations at the electoral officers office between 11 am and 5 pm at the MCA Lounge in the Wankhede Stadium reported PTIThe nominations will be scrutinised on July 11 and persons whose names were proposed and seconded must attend the same reported PTIValid candidates will be announced on the same dayFollowing any withdrawal of nominations on July 16 the final list of candidates would be announcedThe polling will take place on July 23 and results will be declared the same dayOn Monday Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole launched a scathing attack against Chief Minister Eknath Shindeled Maharashtra government over waterlogging in Mumbai after heavy rains and called it a failure of the governmentThe mindset of the Maharashtra government was of corruption of ending the democratic system The people of Mumbai are suffering the consequences of that today This is the failure of the government Now you Maharashtra CM will go to the spot and do a photo session what is the benefit of this said Maharashtra Congress President Nana PatoleMumbai recorded heavy rainfall on Monday morning leading to traffic jams and waterloggingBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said that Colaba recorded 83 8 mm of rainfall and Santacruz recorded 2679 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours Mumbai city received a total of 2547 mm of rainfall which is 27 per cent of the average annual rain during the same periodHeavy rains in some lowlying areas led to waterlogging and disruption of suburban train services said the civic bodyWaterlogging was reported from Worli Buntara Bhavan in Kurla East Kings Circle area of Mumbai Dadar and Vidyavihar Railway StationWith inputs from PTI