Pune, Nov. 16 -- Shiv Sena leader and former MLA Ravindra Dhangekar today criticised the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for reportedly providing a grant of Rs 50 lakh to Sanskruti Pratishthan for organising a marathon, questioning the civic body's decision to spend taxpayers' money amid the severe drought situation in Maharashtra.
In a post on X, Dhangekar questioned the justification for spending such a substantial amount on the marathon when the state government is exercising financial restraint and carefully managing public funds due to the drought. He alleged that the PMC had promptly transferred the amount through RTGS to the organisers.
Dhangekar argued that marathons could be organised on Pune's roads with an expenditure of aroun...