In Pune Municipal Corporation, opposition wears helmets citing 'threat' from BJP

Pune Municipal Corporation proceedings were disrupted by opposition corporators protesting alleged BJP aggression with construction helmets and black armbands.

This follows a chaotic previous meeting.

Meanwhile, Uddhav Thackeray indicated he would soon address his party's recent setback, with six Lok Sabha MPs defecting to Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena.

Shinde welcomed the MPs, calling it a continuation of his movement to preserve Balasaheb Thackeray's ideology. ...