Raj also criticised the state government’s proposal to cut trees ahead of the Nashik Kumbh Mela scheduled for 2027, saying the environment was being sacrificed in the name of development

Shivaji Park residents have deferred their plans to hold an awareness campaign for the problems of red soil pollution at Shivaji Park playground on Saturday, January 10 ahead of the BMC election 2026. The residents cited that the Mumbai police denied them permission to hold the gathering