MNS accused Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation of administrative failures across education, safety and infrastructure sectors. City president Gajanan Kale alleged delays in school uniforms, poor English-medium school response, incomplete fire audits and repeated electric bus fires.

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Friday accused the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) of administrative failures across multiple departments, raising concerns over delayed school uniforms, poor implementation of English-medium education, incomplete fire safety audits in schools, flooding, repeated electric bus fires and alleged negligence in recent civic incidents.

School Uniform Delay

At a press conference, MNS spokesperson and Navi Mumbai city president Gajanan Kale alleged that students in NMMC schools are yet to receive free uniforms despite the academic year having begun weeks ago and the July 15 distribution deadline having passed. He blamed the contractor for the delay.

The party also criticised the civic body's decision to convert several Marathi-medium schools into English-medium institutions, claiming the initiative has failed to attract parents. According to MNS, only 128 students have enrolled across 57 schools, with several schools recording admissions in single or low double digits. The party termed the policy a failure and demanded that NMMC House Leader Sagar Naik apologise to residents.