{
  "id": 19161138,
  "title": "KDMC Faces Uddhav Sena Protest Over 10-Month Delay In Nominated Corporator Appointments, Party Demands Action",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/kdmc-faces-uddhav-sena-protest-over-10-month-delay-in-nominated",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:23:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/kdmc-faces-uddhav-sena-protest-over-10-month-delay-in-nominated-corporator-appointments-party-demands-action"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kalyan witnessed an angry protest by the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) faction against the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) on Monday November 9. The demonstrators accused the municipal administration of deliberately delaying the appointment of nominated corporators for nearly ten months after the municipal elections in January 2026. The protesters used dhol-tasha drums to draw attention to the issue outside the civic headquarters.\n\nThe Uddhav Sena alleged that despite multiple written representations and reminders to the administration, no concrete decision had been made. Party leader Umesh Borgaonkar stated that the faction had submitted a representation on September 24 and a reminder on November 2, but received no response. The administration had assured the party of an all-party meeting on November 5, but no date for the appointments has been announced yet.\n\nSankesh Bhoir, a corporator leading the agitation, emphasized that nominated members should be appointed within a month of the election results, as per municipal provisions. He accused the administration of ignoring repeated demands. The party vowed to continue the protest by beating drums daily until a definite date for the nominations is announced, bringing the issue back into the spotlight.",
  "summary": "Kalyan: Accusing the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) administration and the ruling establishment of deliberately delaying the appointment of nominated corporators, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) faction launched a protest outside the civic headquarters on Monday November 9. Party workers beat traditional dhol-tasha drums at the main entrance in an attempt to draw the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}