KALYAN | September 9, 2026 — The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s general body meeting was adjourned for the day on Wednesday after BJP councillors raised a protest over remarks and an alleged incident involving the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image from a college in Pune at the suggestion of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena youth leader Amit Thackeray.
The issue was brought before the civic general body by BJP group leader and corporator Shashikant Kamble. Kamble sought an adjournment of the meeting for the entire day and condemned the reported removal of the Prime Minister’s image, saying that no one had the right to insult the country’s highest political leader, according to the report.
Mayor Adv. Harshali Chaudhary subsequently announced that the meeting would be adjourned for the day. The decision followed demonstrations and strong objections by BJP members over the Pune college episode, which had already triggered criticism from the party.
The adjournment brought members of the MNS into direct opposition inside the civic meeting. MNS corporators Prahlad Mhatre and Ganesh Landge, along with other party representatives, stood up and attempted to respond after the adjournment demand was raised. They repeatedly asked to be allowed to speak before the proceedings were closed.
The MNS councillors are part of the ruling arrangement in the civic body alongside the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, according to the report. Their objections were not taken up before the meeting was brought to an end. The proceedings then moved towards closure with the national anthem being played.
The episode disrupted the scheduled business of the KDMC general body, although the report does not specify which civic proposals, resolutions or administrative matters were pending before the meeting. It also does not provide details of any formal resolution passed on the controversy or of further action by the municipal administration.
The immediate dispute in the civic body followed the political reaction to the Pune college incident. The available report identifies the statements and positions of the BJP and MNS councillors but does not include a separate response from the college authorities, Amit Thackeray or the Pune administration. Further proceedings of the KDMC general body and any official record of the adjournment will establish how the issue is handled by the civic authority.
