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Vasai Virar: Ruckus in General Body Meeting over employee recruitment; BVA-BJP corporators confront each other, VIDEO
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News18•23-09-2026, 21:34
Vasai Virar: Ruckus in General Body Meeting over employee recruitment; BVA-BJP corporators confront each other, VIDEO
- •A heated argument erupted between the ruling Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) and BJP corporators in the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation's general body meeting over employee recruitment.
- •BJP corporators sarcastically taunted the ruling party regarding justice for the local Agri community in recruitment, escalating tensions.
- •The verbal spat escalated into corporators from both sides rushing at each other, with a video of the incident surfacing.
- •Mayor Aajeev Patil intervened to calm both sides and resolve the dispute, after which the meeting resumed.
- •BJP corporator Mahesh Sarvankar advocated for prioritizing locals, while BVA's Health Chairman Nilesh Deshmukh attributed the incident to a misunderstanding.
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A heated argument and physical confrontation erupted during the general body meeting over the issue of employee recruitment and sarcastic taunts regarding justice for the local Agri community in the hiring process.
Mayor Aajeev Patil intervened to calm both sides, mediated to resolve the dispute, and allowed the proceedings of the general body meeting to resume.
Mahesh Sarvankar stated that he only suggested prioritizing long-standing local workers and avoiding outside hires on cash wages, but his suggestions and comments regarding the Agri community were misinterpreted, leading to a misunderstanding and shouting.
