Shiv Sena corporators come to blows with BJP men, ransack Mayor's office in Thane's Mira-Bhayander

Sena corporators had been insisting to take up the issue anticipating imposition of the model code of conduct for the ensuing elections, sources said. The video shows the corporators damaging the furniture in the office of the Mayor and in the standing committee hall. In the pandemonium, corporators of the Sena and the BJP came to blows and abused each other. The MBMC is ruled by the BJP. Mayor Mehta condemned the incident. "Sena corporators not only damaged the Standing Committee meeting room but also ransacked my office. They abused us despite the fact that I am a woman," she said. Mehta said Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray should clarify on the unruly behaviour of his corporators and take action. Local MLA Narendra Mehta of the BJP has also condemned the incident. "The BJP should not fight the upcoming assembly elections in alliance with the Sena," he said. A Bhayander police station officer said a case would be registered. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://yarp.com/41a063a13f29