7 Corporators Disqualified in Raigad: Shinde Faction Suffers Major Setback

• Seven corporators from Mhasla Nagar Panchayat, who had joined Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena from Ajit Pawar's NCP, have been disqualified.
• The disqualification order was issued by Raigad District Collector Kishan Jawale, citing violation of the anti-defection law.
• NCP State President Sunil Tatkare initiated legal action against the defection, filing a petition through group leader Sanjay Karnik.
• The disqualified corporators include Mayor Farhin A. Aziz Basharat and six others: Kamal Ravindra Jadhav, Mehjabin Nadeem Dalvi, Asahal Aslam Kadiri, Sumaiya Kasam Amdani, Sara A. Qadir Mhaslai, and Shahid Saeed Janjirkar.
• This decision marks a significant blow to the Shinde faction and impacts the political dynamics in Mhasla Nagar Panchayat.

Why It Matters: Seven corporators in Raigad's Mhasla Nagar Panchayat disqualified for violating anti-defection law.