Overview
- The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation said Eknath Shinde and BJP MLA Ganesh Naik will officially unveil the Nerul Shivaji statue at 5 pm on Friday.
- Nerul police filed an FIR naming Amit Thackeray and multiple MNS workers for unlawful assembly and obstruction, and served a BNSS Section 35 notice he refused at home, saying he would take it at the police station.
- Alliance managers said both BJP and the Shinde-led Sena would be cautious about inducting each other’s leaders, even as reports said Amit Shah told Shinde the BJP’s membership drive would continue.
- Naupada police in Thane recorded a non-cognisable offence after ex-BJP corporator Narayan Pawar allegedly assaulted Shinde Sena functionaries during a BSUP-related celebration; Pawar denied any assault.
- Mumbai Congress ruled out any tie-up with the MNS for local body elections, arguing it will not ally with parties it says intimidate people or flout the law.