During a press conference in Mumbai, VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar said that transgender Shamibha Patil from the Leva Patil community will contest from the Raver Assembly seat in Jalgaon district of North Maharashtra.
The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) on Saturday released its first list of 11 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections. It also included a transgender in its list. During a press conference in Mumbai, VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar said that transgender Shamibha Patil of the Leva Patil community will contest from the Raver assembly seat in Jalgaon district of North Maharashtra. The party has fielded Savita Mundhe from the Sindkhed Raja seat. Assembly elections are due in Maharashtra later this year.
Foreign liquor worth more than seven lakh seized in Palghar
Foreign liquor and beer worth more than seven lakh rupees was seized from an SUV in Palghar. A team of the Border Inspection Branch stopped the vehicle near Warwada village in Talasari on Thursday night. More than 579 liters of foreign liquor and beer was found in it. However, the driver of the vehicle managed to escape during this time.
Hundreds of tribals continue their indefinite dharna in front of Thane Collectorate
Hundreds of tribals continued their indefinite dharna in front of Thane Collectorate for the second day on Saturday. Traffic has been banned there. A pandal has also been made for the protesters, where these people are sitting and singing traditional songs and raising slogans. Protests are also going on in Palghar, Nashik and Raighar. Rambhau Varna, president of Shramjeevi Sangathan, said, if our demands are not met, we will go to the Panchayat Samiti office and protest.
One person arrested for killing a stray dog in Thane
One person has been arrested for killing a stray dog in Thane. A social worker had lodged a complaint. According to the complaint, the accused Gokul Thore brutally beat the dog with a bat, due to which the dog was badly injured. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, but he died during treatment. The police have registered an FIR and started investigating the case.
