Kapil Patil challenges development claims by sitting Bhiwandi MP, demands proof of work

Time of India

28-07-2025

THANE: Former Union Minister of State and former Member of Parliament from Bhiwandi, Kapil Patil, took a sharp dig at the current MP, Suresh (Balya Mama) Mhatre, challenging him to provide proof of his claimed development work.
At a press conference organised to present a decade-long record of development in the Bhiwandi Lok Sabha constituency, Patil questioned the credibility of the current MP's recent statements. 'If the present Member of Parliament completed as many development projects in the last year as he claims, then let him show them to the people—and we will be the first to honour him,' Patil said.
Patil engaged in a detailed discussion with journalists on key issues such as the prominent development works over the past decade, the Kalyan Metro, the proposed indoor stadium at Subhash Maidan, the renaming of Navi Mumbai Airport to D.B.
Patil, the Lok Sabha elections, the poor condition of the Bhiwandi-Wada highway, the Marathi-Non-Marathi dispute, the KDMC elections, and the slow progress of the SATIS project under the Smart City initiative in the Kalyan station area.
'If someone is genuinely working for development, it doesn't matter which party they belong to. If someone is truly working in the public interest and shows us the work, we should not have any resentment about it.
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Over the past ten years, we approved development projects worth at least Rs 28 to 29 thousand crores, and you will see that all these projects are underway.
And they claim that all these projects were completed in one year, so we should also ask them to show at least a couple of the projects they have done,' Kapil Patil criticised the current MP Balya Mama Mhatre without naming him.
About 85% of the metro work in Bhiwandi city is complete, and Patil criticised the previous coalition govt for the delay in the metro coming to Kalyan due to their indifference.
He accused the coalition govt of completely neglecting the approval of the revised DPRs for both Bhiwandi and Kalyan, which led to the delay of the Kalyan Metro.
However, he expressed confidence that the current Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, recently approved both DPRs, and the work on the Kalyan Metro will begin soon.
Box: "An investigation should be conducted into the organisation using the name of Rajmata Jijamata for corruption..."
Rajmata Jijamata not only shaped Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj but also the entire Maharashtra. Therefore, she holds a place of respect and reverence in everyone's heart. However, if a contractor organisation is using Jijamata's name for corruption and fraudulent work, the state govt should take action to prevent them from using this name, Kapil Patil criticised the Jijau organisation and its head, Nilesh Sambre, without naming him over the poor construction of the Bhiwandi-Wada road.
Due to the deplorable condition of the much-discussed Bhiwandi-Wada road, 21 people died so far, and many have been disabled. Several social organisations have also protested against the poor condition of this road. Additionally, Kapil Patil indicated that he corresponded with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis regarding all these matters, and an investigation will commence at the appropriate time.