Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut reacted sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow in Mumbai's Ghatkopar where 18 people were killed in a dust storm triggered hoarding collapse, calling BJP leaders "chunav mafias."
Rescue efforts are currently underway for the third day after a hoarding collapsed and claimed the lives of 14 people earlier in the Ghatkopar area of Mumbai.
Mini Mathur and Soni Razdan were among the actors who expressed their grief at the loss of lives and injuries to people after a massive hoarding in Mumbai's Ghatkopar collapsed on Monday evening due to heavy rain and dust storms in the city and raised questions over the "illegal" huge billbo
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani on Tuesday said that action will be taken against all the illegal hoardings in Mumbai, adding that the hoarding that collapsed in Ghatkopar was not permitted by the civic body.
On the incident of hoarding falling in Ghatkopar, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya said that Bhavesh Bhinde, who is responsible for it, has fled along with his family.
On the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse incident, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said that he visited the spot and assured that the government will bear the finances of the injured and compensation of Rs 5 lakh will be provided to the victim's family.
Speaking to ANI, Priest Santosh Narayan, who was present with PM Modi, described the rituals performed by the Prime Minister at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi and said, "We have given him the blessings of massive victory in all the phases of the ongoing elections."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after offering prayers at Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi boarded a cruise ship before filling his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat today in Uttar Pradesh.
On the auspicious occasion of Ganga Saptami, devotees from different parts of the country took a holy bath at the revered ghat 'Har Ki Pauri' in the holy city of Haridwar. On the occasion of Ganga Saptmi, which is also the day of the incarnation of Ganga on earth, the enthusiasm of tourists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi before filling his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat today in Uttar Pradesh.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday condoled the deaths of 14 people and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured after a big hoarding collapsed in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area.
PM Modi also posted on X about his relationship with Kashi. "My relationship with my Kashi is amazing, inseparable and incomparable... all I can say is that it cannot be expressed in words!"