THANE: Several Diva residents along with local BJP leaders staged a sudden protest in the suburb, Monday morning, demanding immediate stopping of dumping trash here which they claimed was causing health hazards to locals and political apathy towards the issue in this stronghold of Shiv Sena (Balasaheb) led by chief minister Eknath Shinde.
The BJP protest in this stronghold of Shinde reflects the rising aggression between the two state allies in Thane suburbs. While the BJP blamed the political leadership here for failing to stop dumping in Diva and using the issue to only get political mileage, the Shiv Sena (Balasaheb) hit back dismissing the agitation as a feeble attempt to gain publicity.
