India, June 16 -- A routine event marking the expansion of civic healthcare facilities in Navi Mumbai descended into a bitter display of infighting within the ruling Mahayuti alliance on Monday. Shiv Sena workers waved black flags and shouted slogans hailing deputy chief minister and party chief Eknath Shinde, to protest the omission of his name from the event's invitation. Separately, the BJP's Belapur MLA Manda Mhatre walked out of the inauguration, accusing Airoli MLA and senior BJP leader Ganesh Naik of claiming credit for projects in her constituency.

The controversy comes shortly after Shinde's name was omitted from the invitation for the unveiling of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji at the Navi Mumbai International Airport.

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