Sada Sarvankar, ex-Shiv Sena MLA, sparked controversy by asserting he secures more funds for his constituency than the current MLA. He stated he brings in ₹20 crore, contrasting it with Mahesh Sawant’s complaints of insufficient resources. Sarvankar, a key figure in the 2022 rebellion siding with Eknath Shinde, clarified he was referring to funds managed for the Dadar-Mahim area. Post navigation PM Modi’s address to nation: NDA hails ‘GST Bachat Utsav’; opposition calls it a ‘band-aid’ fix ‘Hope for peace’: UK, Canada, Australia recognise Palestinian state