Triangular Contest in Thane Lok
Sabha constituency
By Dinesh Kamath
Sanjeev Sane of AAP
NAVI MUMBAI: Elections to the Thane Lok Sabha
constituency promises to be a tough battle for the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress
Party and the Aam Aadmi Party. Sitting MP Sanjeev Naik of the NCP in Thane is
being challenged by the Sena's Rajan Vichare and AAP’s Sanjeev Sane.
Thane constituency
includes three municipal corporations - Navi Mumbai, Thane, Mira-Bhayander -
and they boast a diverse voter profile of the Marathi-speaking Agri community,
Brahmins, Muslims, South Indians, Sindhis and North Indians.
While the
Sena-BJP combine is wooing with the slogan of ‘vote for change’, the AAP is
promising the ‘end of corruption’ and the NCP is claiming to have delivered
over the years with the recent cluster redevelopment scheme as the icing on the
cake. The key issues during these elections are bound to be corruption, the
lack of urban planning, inadequate infrastructure and dynasty politics.
In 2009, Naik Jr
had trounced his Sena rival Vijay Choughule, whose defeat is attributed to the
MNS candidate eating into the traditional Sena strongholds.
Sena candidate
Vichare is banking on the Narendra Modi magic and corruption in the NCP to
reach pole position.
The situation
for the NCP is fluid. A repeat victory for his elder son is crucial for
campaign chief Ganesh Naik as it would firm up his control over the region, but
he is battling accusations of corruption and dynasty politics. Recently, he
invited a sharp rap for the illegal construction of a bungalow on a Cidco plot
in Navi Mumbai, where the family, detractors claim, runs the entire civic
administration as a personal fief.
Here are the profiles of the three Lok Sabha
candidates of Thane constituency who will battle with one another for the seat
in the Central Parliament:
Rajan Vichare of Sena
He has served as
a Mayor of Thane City. He had been an admirer of Balasaheb Thackeray from
childhood. He has worked with Anand Dighe for 26 years.
During that
tenure Anand Dighe supported him to stand for Corporation elections, and he won
the elections and became a corporator. He has held many positions in his
political career starting from Shivsainik, Shakha Pramukh, Corporator, Standing
Committe Chairman and Finally Mayor of Thane City.
He always kept
himself busy in every social sector like education, cultural, art, sports, etc.
at the same time conducted duties of a responsible Mayor. He initiated works like
Cleanliness, Road, Water supply, gardens and Cultural Programmes for the
citizens.
As a Mayor Vichare
paid heed to the Transport facility. He looked into many problems like need of
good roads, increasing population and the most important was “Pollution”, owing
to which CNG vehicles were preferred.
Thane City won
the “Best Beautiful City Award” during Vichare’s tenure.
Sanjeev Naik of NCP
Sanjeev Ganesh
Naik will defend his seat in Lok Sabha during the forthcoming election. He became
the first mayor of the satellite city of Navi Mumbai at the age of 23. He is
the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Member of the 15th Lok Sabha from Thane
(Lok Sabha constituency) in Maharashtra state, elected in the Indian general
election, 2009, and is the son of guardian minister for Thane and NCP member
Ganesh Naik.
Naik has a
Diploma in Dairy Development and Management, and an Advanced Diploma in
Computer Hardware and Networks.
As a Mayor, Naik
helped to lead the establishment of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport
initiative and initiated the funding of the Morbe dam project. During his third
term as mayor, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation was awarded First Prize in
the first Sant Gadge Baba Cleanliness Drive, a state-level corporation contest.
Naik and his volunteers have been known to indulge in vast PR and Internet
campaigns.
Sanjeev Naik
always identified himself with the issues which affected the common man and all
his efforts were always directed to ensure that the city of Navi Mumbai truly
becomes a city of the 21st century. He has worked for the cause of Polio Pulse
and The Morbe Dam water Project which promised to provide 24 hours water to
this satellite city. It was under his tenure that he campaigned for a clean and
green Navi Mumbai, best of health services to the poor at affordable prices, numerous
toilets in various nodes of Navi Mumbai, beautification of Public Gardens etc.
He also contributed a lot in the field of education. Sanjeev Naik’s strength
lies in his stature as a mass leader since his advent in politics.
He instituted
the Mahila and Balvikas Kalyan Yojana which benefitted the underprivileged
women in the city towards gainful employment. He also encouraged sports activities
in the city.
Sanjeev Sane of AAP
Sanjeev Sane has
been declared as AAP Thane Lok Sabha candidate. He started working with Rashtra
Seva Dal in 1976 January. He participated in Satyagraha against Emergemcy and
was jailed for eight days at Thane. He then worked as Full-timer of Rashtra
Seva Dal He participated in Marathwada Vidyapeeth Namanatar Movement. When the
Political Party Samjawadi Jan Parishad was formed on 1 January 1995, he was
named as the National joint Secretary. He also occupied the posts of National
Vice President & member of national Executive of the party.
Alongwith Party
work he is associated with Jagtikikaran Virodhi Kruti Samiti - a platform of
likeminded political groups and people agitating at local level. This platform
started in 1999 during ENRON virodhi andolan. He then concentrated on Anti SEZ
(Special Economic Zone) Andolan. Presently he is organizing a struggle on Delhi
Mumbai Industrial Corridor - another huge project affecting nearly 8 Cr.
farmers in Western India’s Six States.
He has worked as
one of the Convener of Republican Left Democratic Front during 2009 Maharashtra
Vidhan Sabha election. He has worked with Sane Guruji Rashtriya Smarak Trust. He
is connected with Municipal Labour Union, Marathwada Labour Union, Shoshit Jan
Andolan, the organisation working with opressed class of the Society.
He has completed
study on ENRON COMPANY (Dabhol Power Compnay), formed Citizen Forum at Thane,
to fight against Property Tax based on Capital Value and successfully held the
implementation of the new Tax System and received award in name of S. M. Joshi,
Nilu Phule and Dr. B. L. Bhole.
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