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IN PHOTOS: Aaditya slams Maharashtra govt over flooding in Mumbai

Updated On: 26 September, 2024 05:40 PM IST | Divya Nair

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday targeted the Eknath Shinde-led state government over flooding in Mumbai, Thane and Pune after heavy rains pounded the cities a day ago (Pics/Atul Kamble)

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday targeted the Eknath Shinde-led state government over flooding in Mumbai, Thane and Pune after heavy rains pounded the cities a day ago (Pics/Atul Kamble)

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday targeted the Eknath Shinde-led state government over flooding in Mumbai, Thane and Pune after heavy rains pounded the cities a day ago (Pics/Atul Kamble)
<p>Addressing a press conference at his home Matoshree in Mumbai on Thursday, Aaditya Thackeray said the Western Express Highway, a major connecting road in the western suburbs, was flooded on Wednesday, an occurrence reported only after the July 26 rains in 2005</p>

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Addressing a press conference at his home Matoshree in Mumbai on Thursday, Aaditya Thackeray said the Western Express Highway, a major connecting road in the western suburbs, was flooded on Wednesday, an occurrence reported only after the July 26 rains in 2005

<p>Aaditya Thackeray alleged that the mechanisms to provide relief to people in Mumbai during flooding were absent</p>

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Aaditya Thackeray alleged that the mechanisms to provide relief to people in Mumbai during flooding were absent

<p>"No officer from the civic bodies was seen on the ground to deal with the situation," Thackeray alleged</p>

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"No officer from the civic bodies was seen on the ground to deal with the situation," Thackeray alleged

<p>The former minister also claimed that appointment of 15 assistant municipal commissioners have not been done since the last two and a half years</p>

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The former minister also claimed that appointment of 15 assistant municipal commissioners have not been done since the last two and a half years

<p>"Where will people go to address their issues in the absence of local representatives?" Thackeray questioned</p>

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"Where will people go to address their issues in the absence of local representatives?" Thackeray questioned

<p>Aaditya Thackeray also slammed Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav over the delay and overcrowding of trains due to rains</p>

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Aaditya Thackeray also slammed Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav over the delay and overcrowding of trains due to rains

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