Updated On: 11 September, 2023 04:09 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Nana Patole claimed that the session, scheduled from September 18 to 22, is poised to declare Mumbai as a Union Territory, effectively separating it from the rest of Maharashtra.

Nana Patole. File Pic
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday made flabbergasting and alarming allegations about the agenda of the forthcoming special session of the Parliament called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stated a PTI report. Patole claimed that the session, scheduled from September 18 to 22, is poised to declare Mumbai as a Union Territory, effectively separating it from the rest of Maharashtra. These startling claims come without a confirmed agenda from the Union government, sparking a flurry of speculations.
Patole’s accusations did not unnoticed, he criticised PM Modi for convening the special session and said that such sessions during critical moments like the Covid-19 pandemic or the 2016 demonetisation. The Congress leader said that the timing of the session appeared to be arbitrary and said it was guided solely by the government’s discretion.