Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) began a protest in Hingoli on September 13 against the Maharashtra government, alleging that promised development works across Marathwada remain incomplete. The campaign, led by Maharashtra Legislative Council member and former Leader of the Opposition Ambadas Danve, is focused on public healthcare, irrigation, roads, rail connectivity, water supply and research infrastructure.
The protest has been named ‘Tumse Na Ho Payega’, a phrase used by the party to accuse the government of failing to deliver on its development commitments. The campaign was launched ahead of Marathwada Mukti Sangram Day on September 17, which commemorates the region’s integration into Maharashtra after the end of the Hyderabad Nizam’s rule in 1948.
Addressing a gathering during the protest, Danve claimed that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had made 780 development promises for the district, but that less than 1.5 per cent had been completed. The Navbharat Times report did not include an independent assessment of these figures or a response from the Maharashtra government.
Danve said the government should provide an account of completed works rather than making announcements. According to the report, the party has raised the status of a proposed government medical college and a 430-bed hospital, a turmeric research centre, the LIGO-India research project, irrigation works and infrastructure around the Aundha Nagnath pilgrimage site.
The party’s list of pending works also includes a water-supply scheme, improvements to city roads, national highway and railway overbridge projects, and elevated dams, roads, bridges and irrigation works proposed under the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, or NABARD. The report did not specify the sanctioned costs, deadlines, implementing agencies or current construction status of these projects.
The protest also connects district-level infrastructure demands with wider concerns about development in Marathwada. Danve claimed that the region records the highest number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra, but the report did not provide a supporting government dataset or specify the period covered by the claim. The party has argued that Marathwada continues to face inadequate public investment despite having joined Maharashtra without conditions after liberation from the Nizam’s rule.
Before submitting a memorandum to Hingoli Resident Collector Pratiksha Bhute, Danve said the campaign would continue until September 17. The movement is scheduled to conclude in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in the presence of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray. Further details on the government’s response, project approvals and implementation timelines were not available in the report.
