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Maharashtra Lawmakers Demand Probe of Hotel Chain and Reforms on Gambling and Police Welfare

Critics point to unaddressed probe calls for a hotel chain, a backlog in police housing loans, outdated gambling laws left unresolved by the Fadnavis government.

BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar (Credit: sudhirmungantiwar.com )

Overview

  • On July 7, assembly debate, BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar urged a formal probe into a prominent hotel chain renting rooms by the hour without registration, permits or tax compliance.
  • Mungantiwar demanded amendments to the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act to impose stricter penalties amid a surge in cricket betting.
  • He highlighted that more than 5,500 housing loan applications for police officers remain pending with the DGP’s office, delaying welfare benefits.
  • Shiv Sena MLA Arjun Khotkar criticized police for lacking modern technology and cited rising dacoity and loot cases, while disputing claimed reductions in industrial electricity tariffs and warning of uneven steel industry development.
  • The Fadnavis government has yet to formally respond to probe requests, legislative reform calls and the backlog of police housing loan files, leaving these issues unresolved.