The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation held a preparedness review meeting for Balasaheb Thackeray’s memorial day programme, but representatives of Shiv Sena (UBT), opposition parties and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena councillors were reportedly not invited, according to a report by Loksatta – Mumbai.
The meeting was held on Friday at the Standing Committee hall at the BMC headquarters under the chairpersonship of Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde. Municipal officials, representatives of the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde and Deputy Mayor Sanjay Ghadi attended the review, the report said.
The meeting focused on arrangements for the memorial event scheduled at the memorial site on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Maidan in Dadar on Tuesday, November 17, 2026. Large numbers of Shiv Sena workers and visitors from across the country are expected to gather at the site to pay tribute.
According to the report, Tawde directed officials to maintain the memorial site and surrounding area and provide the civic services and facilities required for visitors. The preparations involve coordination between the municipal administration, police and other authorities responsible for traffic and public arrangements.
Those listed as attending included Deputy Mayor Sanjay Ghadi, House Leader Ganesh Khankar, Improvements Committee chairperson Sandhya Doshi and Additional Municipal Commissioner Prajakta Verma-Lawangare. Municipal officials and representatives of other authorities were also present.
Assistant Commissioners of Police Dileep Patil from the Central Western Traffic division and Mohan Khandare from the coordination office of the Mumbai Police Commissioner were among the police officials named in the report.
The event has added significance this year because it falls during Balasaheb Thackeray’s birth centenary year. The reported decision to exclude representatives of Shiv Sena (UBT), opposition parties and MNS councillors places the civic preparations within Mumbai’s wider political and administrative landscape, while the immediate municipal focus remains on facilities, traffic coordination and arrangements for the expected gathering.
