Mumbai, May 15 -- Senior Shiv Sena leader and Member of Legislative Council Dr. Neelam Gorhe on Friday said that her responsibility towards the people has increased further as she took oath as an MLC for the fifth consecutive term.

She reaffirmed her commitment to women's empowerment, safety, and raising public issues more effectively in the legislature.

The oath-taking ceremony of newly elected members to the Maharashtra Legislative Council was held at the Central Hall of Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai. Along with Dr. Gorhe, nine newly elected members and one member elected through a bypoll took the oath.

Those sworn in included Omprakash (Bacchu) Kadu, Ambadas Danve, Pragya Satav, Pramod Jathar, Zeeshan Siddique, Madhavi Naik, Sunil Karjatkar...