After the Maharashtra Government announced that all Covid-19 related restrictions including the wearing of masks in public places will be withdrawn from Saturday, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday said that the party's 'Janta Darbar', which was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will now resume from April 4, 2022. The NCP had suspended the 'Janta Darbar' following rise in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra in February 2021.

"As Corona infection has been largely contained in the state. Therefore, the Chief Minister has decided to relax the rules in the state from April 1," informed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar to reporters on Thursday. "Due to the relaxation of these rules, the party has now decided to resume the Janta Darbar at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Mumbai," added Pawar. The 'Janta Darbar' is a programme started by the NCP after the party came to power in Maharashtra.