Accusing the Devendra Fadnavis-led government of corruption, the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (SP) said that the people of Maharashtra will not forgive it.
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Several Opposition parties on Monday targeted the BJP-led government in Maharashtra over the disruption in traffic on the Mumbai Pune Expressway following a landslide on the newly inaugurated Khopoli-Kusgaon Missing Link section.
Accusing the Devendra Fadnavis-led government of corruption, the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (SP) said that the people of Maharashtra will not forgive it.
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Taking to X, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said that “corruption is the first name” of the BJP and Shinde faction, be it in the roads or even in temples.
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“Missing link was inaugurated on 1st May 2026. For all the ‘infra watchers and believers,’ the cost of this link has been escalated by thousands of crores. It has now had a landslide and much more within 2 months of its checks and inaugurations. More so, using it while on the way to Pune and back, I noticed and stated publicly also that not even 50 ft of the road is flat. It is all undulated and feels like one is sitting in a boat, riding the waves,” he wrote.
NCP (SP) legislator Rohit Pawar targeted the state government and said that rains have exposed their “hollow claims”.
“Potholes were dug on the Missing Link for durability checks, so has a landslide occurred today for durability checks? Due to only the link of brokerage and corruption emerging in the Missing Link’s work, even safety has gone missing. In the last four-five days, the rains from Pune to Mumbai have exposed the hollow claims of this corrupt government, revealing the dark deeds of this corrupt government. The public will not forgive this corrupt government,” he wrote on X.
मिसिंग लिंकवर durability चेक करण्यासाठी खड्डे पडले होते, मग आज durability चेक करण्यासाठी दरड कोसळली आहे का?
मिसिंग लिंकच्या कामात केवळ दलाली आणि भ्रष्टाचाराची लिंक झाल्याने सुरक्षाच मिसिंग झाली आहे. गेल्या चार-पाच दिवसात पुण्यापासून मुंबईपर्यंत पावसाने या नतभ्रष्ट सरकारच्या… pic.twitter.com/snzHebMKxu
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His statement came after Fadnavis countered the Opposition’s charge of potholes on the Missing Link.
“There are potholes on the Missing Link; specifically, two potholes have formed near the connector, but there are no potholes anywhere else. However, some people take pleasure in blowing things completely out of proportion. Whenever any project is completed and witnesses its first monsoon, a second layer is typically applied. During this initial rain, the durability of the road is tested, and we evaluate whatever difficulties might arise. Consequently, as the saying goes, ‘Keep your critics close’, so it does not matter. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) will take appropriate care,” IANS quoted him as saying.
The Chief Minister further stated that whenever a new flyover is constructed, “mastic asphalt accumulates at the site initially, after which it functions smoothly.”
“The executed work needs time to settle—these are standard engineering principles. If there are any shortcomings anywhere, they will be rectified. However, we have successfully delivered the country’s tallest bridge, the country’s widest tunnels, and a tunnel running beneath a dam for the very first time. Therefore, engaging in criticism is not justified,” he added.
Slamming the state government, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshwardhan Sapkal said, “In the very first rain, ‘Infra Man’ has turned into ‘Disaster Man’!”
“The Chief Minister, who calls two potholes ‘testing of the first rain,’ will now call the collapse of a hillside blocking the road on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s multi-crore missing link project a ‘monsoon trial,’ won’t he?” he asked.
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