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The Mumbai Congress connected Friday (December 26, 2025) published a "chargesheet" against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), alleging large-scale corruption, administrative nonaccomplishment and fiscal irregularities successful the civic body's functioning.
Speaking to reporters, Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad claimed that the BMC, Asia's largest civic body, which has been without elected representatives for much than 3 years, has failed to guarantee transparency and accountability successful governance.
The "chargesheet" highlights alleged irregularities successful civic works, tender processes and expenditure of nationalist funds, she said.
The erstwhile Minister alleged that cardinal civic departments were functioning without due supervision, starring to delays successful nationalist works, mediocre prime infrastructure and hardship to citizens, and accused the civic medication of favouring prime contractors and mismanaging funds allocated for indispensable services.
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Despite the BMC being the country's richest municipal corporation, basal amenities specified arsenic roads, h2o proviso and drainage systems were successful mediocre information successful respective parts of the city, she claimed, demanding an autarkic probe into the allegations.
The Congress, successful the chargesheet, alleged that for 3 years and 9 months, the Mahayuti authorities had denied citizens their voting rights.
Listing 13 points, the enactment termed the BMC arsenic "Brasht Mahayuti Corporation", highlighting mediocre h2o supply, nationalist transport and postulation woes.
Ms. Gaikwad said that the Mumbai Congress volition contention the January 15 civic polls connected the contented of improvement without creating unnecessary disputes.
"Under the administrator's rule, Mumbaikars were looted, arsenic determination were nary elected representatives for 3 years. We person raised our dependable against atrocious roads, postulation problems, aerial contamination and potholes. The medication has damaged the country's fiscal superior and done injustice to the people," she said.
The Congress wants to go the dependable of Mumbaikars seeking justness and progress, she said, adding that the enactment volition combat for improvement without creating disputes implicit caste, religion, portion oregon language.
The long-awaited polls to 29 municipal corporations successful Maharashtra, including Mumbai, wherever elections person been owed since aboriginal 2022, volition beryllium held connected January 15, and votes volition beryllium counted connected January 16.
