Pune Municipal Corporation is unable to tackle issues of growing population, new civic body is needed: Sharad Pawar
Pune: Senior politician and NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar has suggested setting up of a new municipal corporation as issues of population growth cannot be controlled by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) alone.
Pawar said, “The PMC’s jurisdiction has expanded exponentially and it is not able to tackle issues of such a big area. A majority of local leaders, activists and citizens are of the view that a new civic body is the need of the hour. However, a decision on the issue should be taken with the consent of all the people concerned.”
Pawar was in Wanawadi for a function. He visited the contact office of senior Congress leader Balasaheb Shivarkar. He was speaking at a discussion at his office.
A felicitation function was held by the Satara Zilla Mitramandal on its golden jubilee. Yashwant Salukhe was honoured with the Ajinkyatara Award while Aditi Gopichand Swami was presented with the Krusha-Koynamai Award by Pawar.
Former Governor Shriniwas Patil, former Minister Balasaheb Shivarkar, NCP (SP) City Unit President Prashant Jagtap, MLA Chetan Tupe-Patil, former MLA Mahadev Babar and Satara Zilla Mitramandal office-bearers and citizens hailing from Satara district were present.
Satara is a district of stalwarts: Pawar
“Satara district has always been leading whether it was Freedom Struggle or the fight for Samyukta Maharashtra. My ancestors also hailed from Satara district. One should not forget that the district has given many stalwarts,” said Sharad Pawar.
‘Hadapsar assembly seat should be given to the Congress’
Congress workers from the Hadapsar State Assembly constituency raised a demand with Sharad Pawar and Shriniwas Patil that Balasaheb Shivarkar should be fielded for one last time from the constituency.
They said that Sharad Pawar has always played a major role in fending off disasters faced by Maharashtra. Therefore, he should also mediate between the Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange Patil and OBCs’ leader and Minister Chhagan Bhujbal.
