Mumbai News LIVE Updates: In a first for Maharashtra, Budget Session to be held without LoPs in legislature

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut calls denial of LoP post a `blot on democracy`

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday described the denial of the LoP post as a "blot on democracy", saying the constitutional role of the opposition to hold the government accountable was being undermined. The vacancy has persisted since the 2024 Assembly elections, in which no single opposition party crossed the conventional 10 per cent strength required for recognition of the LoP.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: In a first for Maharashtra, Budget Session to be held without LoPs in assembly, council
The Budget Session of the Maharashtra legislature slated to begin on Monday will be the first in the state`s history in which both the assembly and legislative council will not have a Leader of Opposition (LoP). The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) termed the development as a "threat to democratic norms", arguing that the absence of LoPs in both Houses weakens institutional checks and balances at a time when the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti enjoys a commanding majority. (PTI) 

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: One person taken into custody so far

"We have taken one person into custody so far. A massive search has been launched to track down the other absconding accused," he said, adding that the attack in public caused tension in the locality, prompting a heavy police presence to maintain law and order.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Killing likely a fallout of enemity between two gangs, suspect police

As per preliminary probe, the dispute between the victim and the accused began at a local bar, he said, adding that the killing may have been a fallout of an enmity between two gangs. The Nalasopara police have registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including murder and criminal conspiracy, the official said.