BJP on high ahead of the big day

The last two Lok Sabha polls have shown that the parties favoured by Mumbaikars have formed the government at the Centre.

Manoj Kotak second corporator to get Lok Sabha ticket

In 2014, Rahul Shewale, the then Shiv Sena corporator from Chembur had directly contested the Lok Sabha polls.

The decision to drop Mr Somaiya from the BJP list was announced by the party’s Central Parliamentary Board in New Delhi.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was pitching for Manoj Kotak, while Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar was still trying for Somaiya.

There is a need to install biometric machines and CCTVs to ensure that corporators attend and take part in the proceedings of house, he said.

The BJP joined hands with the opposition members to defeat the first proposal for three hospitals.

Manoj Kotak, BJP group leader, said that the BMC should wait for a police investigation to be completed before taking any decision.

Raising a question mark over the rise in the expenditure, corporators demanded a probe into the matter.

If the demand is accepted then biometric attendance will be made mandatory for corporators along with the civic employees.

Corporators have demanded that a FIR should be filed against the contractor M/s Michigan Engineers and M/s RPS Infraprojects.