Addressing a press conference at his home Matoshree in Mumbai on Thursday, Aaditya Thackeray said the Western Express Highway, a major connecting road in the western suburbs, was flooded on Wednesday, an occurrence reported only after the July 26 rains in 2005

Aaditya Thackeray alleged that the mechanisms to provide relief to people in Mumbai during flooding were absent

"No officer from the civic bodies was seen on the ground to deal with the situation," Thackeray alleged

The former minister also claimed that appointment of 15 assistant municipal commissioners have not been done since the last two and a half years

"Where will people go to address their issues in the absence of local representatives?" Thackeray questioned

Aaditya Thackeray also slammed Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav over the delay and overcrowding of trains due to rains