Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Rajya Sabha lawmaker Sanjay Raut has levelled serious allegations of corruption amounting to Rs 350 crore in the Ahilyanagar Municipal Corporation. The Member of Parliament (MP) has and named local legislator Sangram Jagtap and accused the state government of “turning a blind eye” to massive irregularities in municipal bodies across Maharashtra.

Raut claimed that in areas where the government has not conducted elections—or has no intention of doing so—administrative officers have been appointed, and widespread misappropriation of public funds is taking place. He alleged that cities including Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Nagpur, and Mira-Bhayander are witnessing scams worth crores of rupees, citing one instance in Mira-Bhayander where “a garbage bin was purchased for Rs 70,000” and asked whether “the bin has gold studded on it”.

He also stated that city chief Kiran Kale has submitted several complaints to the Chief Minister and the Anti-Corruption Department regarding the alleged corruption in Ahilyanagar. Raut further claimed that Rs 350 crore had been spent on the construction of 776 roads in Ahilyanagar, “which are nowhere to be found”.