The case came to light after a local Shiv Sena (UBT) leader allegedly found Suraj Patil, an office-bearer of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), with 3,404 SIR forms linked to the Panvel assembly constituency at a photocopying shop in Kharghar

The Dharashiv MP wrote to Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on August 22, raising concerns over the prolonged dry spell and its impact on crops, particularly soybean