26 October,2026 05:51 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The meeting for the Konkan division will be held at Tilak Bhavan in Dadar, Mumbai, on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Representational Pic
The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) will hold divisional meetings of its newly appointed Lok Sabha, Assembly and district in-charges, along with district presidents, on November 4 and 5, as part of its efforts to strengthen the party organisation across the state. The party will also review the performance of the in-charges after three months and make changes to their appointments based on an assessment of their work.
The meeting for the Konkan division will be held at Tilak Bhavan in Dadar, Mumbai, on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. The meeting for the North Maharashtra division is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, in Nashik. Dates for meetings of the remaining divisions will be finalised soon, the state Congress unit said in a statement on Monday.
The MPCC has appointed several office-bearers as Lok Sabha, Assembly and district in-charges across Maharashtra. The divisional meetings are part of the party's organisational exercise to coordinate their work and strengthen its presence at the constituency and district levels.
The party will soon send standard operating procedures (SOPs) to the newly appointed functionaries, outlining the work expected of them. Their performance will be assessed after three months, following which the list of in-charges will be revised based on the review, according to the MPCC.
The organisational plan has been drawn up by party in-charge Dr Sirivella Prasad and Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal, with the stated objective of strengthening the party's organisation across the state and reviving its political fortunes.
The announcement comes as the state Congress unit seeks to improve organisational coordination and ensure greater accountability among its office-bearers. The proposed performance review will determine whether changes are required among the newly appointed in-charges.
The Congress on Monday took a swipe at the Modi government after the Maharashtra government moved the Bombay High Court against several food safety regulations, and asked whether Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is sending a subtle message to the New Delhi establishment.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the NDA government in Maharashtra has challenged the Modi government in the Bombay High Court, alleging that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is violating the Constitution.
"The CM of Maharashtra seems to have suddenly woken up to such an outrage that has been the hallmark of the Modi Govt. He and other Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled states were totally silent when Opposition-ruled states have been raising their voices against the brazen and blatant usurpation of their powers by the Modi government as has happened most recently through the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026 and the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2026," he said on X.
Earlier NDA-ruled states kept completely quiet when their powers and those of panchayats enshrined in MGNREGA were "emasculated" through the VB-G RAM G, Ramesh said.
Is the Maharashtra CM sending a subtle message to the New Delhi establishment, Ramesh asked.
His remarks come days after the Maharashtra government moved the Bombay High Court against several food safety regulations, claiming the FSSAI has unconstitutionally established a parallel enforcement regime that usurps the state government's powers.
The petition, filed through the State Commissioner of Food Safety, said the aim of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA) was to decentralise food regulation. Earlier, enforcement of the Act was through the State Commissioner of Food Safety and designated officers, it pointed out.
As per the plea, the Centre and the FSSAI have since then issued various amendments to the Act that "steadily dismantle the decentralised regime".
The FSSAI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) exercised powers unlawfully by creating posts like 'Central Food Safety Officer' and 'Central Licensing Authority', the plea said. These roles are foreign to the statutory framework of the Act, the plea contended.
The plea has sought the high court to quash the unconstitutional amendments and regulations and stay a May 20203 order restricting state officers from inspecting centrally licensed units.
(With PTI inputs)
