Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Apla Dawakhana clinics in Thane closed; BJP MLA seeks action against private company

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BJP MLA warns of protest march to civic headquarters if no action is taken

"The administration should take immediate action, otherwise these employees will take out a protest march to the municipal corporation headquarters," the BJP MLA warned. 

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: TMC should recover all fines imposed on contractor, states BJP MLA

While the administration claims to have imposed a Rs 56 lakh fine on the company, it shows "little regard" for the TMC, he said, adding that the municipal corporation must recover all fines, use that money to pay the employees` pending salaries, and blacklist the company.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BJP MLA says private firm was to run clinics till October but they were closed in August

Thane is considered to be Shinde`s bastion. In a statement, Kelkar said the private firm was supposed to run the clinics till October as per its contract with the TMC, but the clinics closed in August.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Ward-level clinics were introduced after Eknath Shinde became CM

The ward-level clinics, modelled on the Mohalla clinics in Delhi, were introduced after Eknath Shinde became Maharashtra chief minister. Notably, civic elections are expected to be held this year, and it is not yet clear whether the the Shinde-led Sena and BJP, allies in the state government, will contest the polls together.