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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis connected Thursday (May 14, 2026) arrived connected a motorcycle astatine the Vidhan Bhavan successful Mumbai to be the swearing-in of caller members of the Legislative Council. The determination comes arsenic portion of the measures aft Prime Minister Narendra Modi's entreaty to chopped down substance consumption.
Mr. Fadnavis arrived astatine the Vidhan Bhavan successful South Mumbai connected a motorbike from his residence 'Varsha', with BJP person and Minister Ashish Shelar accompanying him.
In a akin determination to prevention fuel, State Minister Nitesh Rane chose to locomotion to the 'Mantralaya' (State Secretariat) to be the Cabinet meeting.
On Wednesday (May 13, 2026), CM Fadnavis announced a bid of austerity measures, including halving the fig of vehicles successful the convoys of his Cabinet colleagues, and cancelling overseas tours of Ministers and officials.
The BJP-led government's determination came successful effect to PM Modi's entreaty to conserve substance and overseas speech successful presumption of the ongoing struggle successful West Asia, which has disrupted planetary vigor supplies. India relies heavy connected West Asia for crude lipid and state imports.
“During outstation visits, the fig of vehicles successful ministerial convoys should not transcend the prescribed limit, and the Police Commissioner oregon superintendent of constabulary acrophobic volition beryllium liable for ensuring compliance,” an authoritative connection connected Wednesday (May 13, 2026) said. The authorities volition behaviour a strict reappraisal of each vehicles allotted to antithetic departments.
