I saw her in the reel of today's Mumbai pr0test, she really has guts , i just want to appreciate her from the depth of my heart ,

Today around 4:00 PM, I headed to Shivaji Park for the NEET protest. When I got there, the police had blocked all entry points and weren't letting anyone inside the park. People were starting to feel disappointed, confused, and defeated, with no idea what to do next.

Then, out of nowhere, an older uncle started shouting about the protest right in front of the police. He provocatively challenged the crowd, saying, "At least name 10 kids who committed suicide because of NEET!"

A girl immediately confronted him, and that heated exchange drew a huge crowd instantly. Seeing the commotion, the police stepped in and told the uncle to leave. But right at that moment almost out of nowhere so many people gathered, took charge, and started directing everyone on where to go.

Within just a few minutes, what looked like a cancelled gathering turned into thousands of people spilling onto the streets of Dadar.

Honestly, if that uncle hadn't started shouting and sparked that argument, I don't think the rally would have taken off the way it did. It’s crazy how a random moment turned the whole energy around.

Just appreciative of how creative the generation, proud of everyone who is showing up physically, spiritually & mentally

Decent sized crowd about 1000 easily at Ambedkar udyan in front of Apple Medical. Protest started around 1 PM. Ages from 12-80 I think but overwhelmingly GenZ.
Best part was how there was so much care to ensure no littering.
Was a beautiful feeling. Cops did pick up a few from the group around 1.5 hours into the protest. Had to leave around 15 minutes after that as I had to pick kid up from school.

But man, I love GenZ. You guys are awesome.

A tired cynical millenial

The crowd was overwhelmingly made up of young peoplestudents, working professionals, and ordinary citizens who had come together peacefully. Despite the size of the gathering, people were organized, respectful, and looked out for one another. It felt like the true spirit of Mumbai.

At the same time, it was also frightening. I witnessed people being dragged away and detained, which was unsettling to see firsthand and I felt helpless and had to run away at that moment. The funny that the only form of disruption was police.

A peaceful protest is being held in Mumbai on 24th July by YuvaSena and ShivSena UBT, to stand in solidarity with students and to oppose the actions and treatment that many people believe have unfairly targeted young people over the past few days.

If you're in Mumbai and believe students deserve to be heard, and want to peacefully raise your voice against the events affecting the youth over the last three days, please consider joining.

Every peaceful, democratic voice matters. If you're attending, feel free to comment below or DM for the venue and timing. Please keep the protest peaceful, respectful, and within the law.✊🏻🙂‍↕️🙌🏻

COME ONE COME ALL !!!

So, as my office is just beside Shivaji Park I decided to watch this protest live. Not to be a part of it, but a bystander.

And here is what I feel, the spirit of the protest was good, and yeah most of the peps there were youth like us. And their only focus was on dharmedra pradhan and modi, which is justifiable.

BUT the major thing was there was no leader, there is no leader to this protest. It was very evident the crowd was disbursed on both sides of the road, they were only roaming back and forth. Most of the youth were just confused.

Any protest should have good leadership and a direction.

EDIT: GUYS, I was in office and therefore could not be part of it. Was there for about 30-40 mins, I was just getting the facts right that I wasn't part of it because I was just there for 30-40 mins. Further I never said the protest was wrong or bad or shouldn't be done. It's good that youth is on the street demanding accountability and rights.

At today's Mumbai protest, police were seen caring for protesters, making sure they didn't get hurt by roadside poles. People appreciated the gesture and offered them flowers in return. 🌸🤝

Hundreds of Thane residents are protesting Amazon's proposed data centre, raising significant environmental concerns over water, electricity, and noise pollution, despite Amazon's assurances of compliance.

NOTE: Rephrased this with chatgpt.

My girlfriend and I were in a long-distance relationship. She loved me a lot and i love her too, and honestly I never thought politics would be the reason we'd break up. She had stood by me through a lot and even fought with her family and friends for our relationship.

Yesterday, I told her that I support the NEET protest because I feel the government should listen to the students and address their concerns instead of using force against them. I wasn't supporting any political party or every person who happened to be at the protest. I was only supporting the students' cause.

She got really angry. She said the whole protest was propaganda and pointed to people who had joined it, like the woman who was chanting "A**ah ka naam rahega" and some others she believes are anti-Hindu. I told her that I don't support those people or their views. Just because some controversial people show up doesn't mean I have to agree with them. My support was only for the students and their demands.

The argument got worse. She started verbally abusing me and even said that Sonam Wangchuk is a Chinese agent. At that point, I didn't want to keep arguing, so I ended the call.

A little later she texted me, "don't call me," blocked me everywhere, and that was it.

I'm still trying to process how someone who loved me so much could end the relationship over one disagreement. I'm not posting this to debate politics. I genuinely want to know if anyone else has gone through something similar, where a difference in political views ended an otherwise good relationship.

52 weeks @ 6 days = 312 days. 2 hours per day is 624 hours. When divided by 24 hours that's 26 full days.

33% of your salary is taxed so you have already worked for nearly 4 months at no financial gain to yourself. Add 26 days in time spent getting to work and nearly 5 months of your life is dedicated to the system.

No matter who is chief, prime, education... minister, we are slaves.

Students had gathered near Shivaji Park in Dadar as part of the ongoing protest.

Police detained several students during the protest. Amit Thackeray came out to meet the protesters, while other MNS leaders intervened and spoke with the police regarding the detentions. The detained students were released on the spot, following which the MNS leaders joined the protest.

I run a small cafe in south mumbai. For which we have to apply for liscense . When it expires we have to renew it. So when i went to renew it i found out that my license has been blocked.

When i called an officer he informed me it has happened because of a third party interference . So i went ahead and gave a written application in bmc asking them to unlock it. After whoch i am been communicating with the mho regularly he has only one answer that i am busy i disnt get time to check today.

The party is a person related to the business and he is not anymore part of it.

Any suggestions what to do? How to deal with these bmc ppl. Should i just mail a letter to the commissioner bmc.

Hello everyone,

I need your help. I found five kittens near Grand road station. They were all left out on the street and very wet. I thought to bring them home, but it’s a lot for me since I have a job. I’ve been taking care of them for two days now, but it’s a lot to handle. I’ve planned to adopt one of the cats, but I’m still not sure how to give away the other four. I’ve spoken to a few Ngo, Care Adoption and Shelter homes, and if there’s any shelter home in Bombay that you know of where I could give them, I’d be happy to give them a donation.

For anyone in Mumbai or Maharashtra who may be participating in the ongoing Students pr0tests or supporting the movement.

Both Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have publicly announced dedicated legal assistance for students, parents, coordinators, and others involved in the pr0tests if they face legal notices, police action, or require legal guidance.

If someone you know ends up needing legal assistance because of pr0test related issues, these contacts may be useful.

SHARING THIS AS A PUBLIC INFORMATION RESOURCE SO PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED LEGAL HELP ARE AWARE THAT THESE OPTIONS EXIST.

If anyone knows of similar legal aid initiatives by NGOs, lawyers' collectives, student organizations, or other political parties, feel free to add them in the comments so this thread can become a useful resource for everyone.

https://scroll.in/article/1094460/how-mumbai-police-is-using-surveillance-to-stop-youth-from-protesting

TL;DR: Our Mumbai cooperative housing society installed a temporary monsoon shed outside our ground-floor flat in 2024, acknowledging the need. In 2025 and 2026 it refused to provide the same protection, allegedly prevented us from installing one at our own expense, had our privately funded shed dismantled, yet still charged us ₹5,000 for work never done. Meanwhile, it approved about ₹1.2 lakh for temporary monsoon protection serving the fifth-floor flats. After approaching the society, Registrar and police, what legal remedy remains?

My family has spent years trying to resolve this through every available channel.

My mother is the owner and original member of the only ground-floor flat (Flat No. 10) in our Mumbai cooperative housing society, and I am the Associate Member.

This is not about demanding special treatment or society funds. We only seek equal treatment.

Our building has two areas severely affected during the monsoon: the fifth-floor terrace, exposed to direct rainfall, and our ground-floor flat, where rainwater enters through the entrance and exterior walls.

We have never opposed protection for the fifth floor. Our question is simple: if one vulnerable part of the building deserves temporary protection, why not the other?

2024 – The society acknowledged the problem

After repeated written requests, the society installed a temporary 7.5-foot monsoon shed outside our flat.

It successfully prevented rainwater from entering, demonstrating that the society itself considered such protection necessary.

2025 – Protection refused

At a Special General Body Meeting in May 2025, the society resolved that only a 2.5-foot shed would be permitted outside our flat.

I objected because such a shed would not prevent rainwater ingress and specifically requested that my objection be recorded in the minutes. It was not.

Although the resolution was passed, the society never constructed even the approved 2.5-foot shed.

Despite repeated letters, emails, WhatsApp messages, phone calls and meetings, no action was taken.

When we contacted the contractor who normally installs the society's monsoon sheds, he informed us that he had been instructed by the Chairman and Secretary not to carry out our work.

We paid ourselves

As the monsoon had already begun, we informed the society in writing that we would install a temporary shed entirely at our own expense.

We spent about ₹6,500, sought no reimbursement and installed a shed smaller than the one provided by the society in 2024.

Soon afterwards, the contractor arrived and instructed the labourers to dismantle it. Despite our objections, the shed was removed.

The contractor told us he feared payment for the terrace work would be withheld if he did not remove it.

As a result, we paid to construct the shed, paid for it to be dismantled and still received no protection.

Charged for work never done

Although the society never installed our shed, ₹5,000 was added to our maintenance bill towards monsoon shed charges.

We immediately disputed the charge and have not paid that amount.

2026 – Different treatment

In 2026, the society approved approximately ₹1.2 lakh for temporary monsoon protection on the terrace serving the fifth-floor flats.

When we again requested protection for our ground-floor flat, we were simply told that the matter was "not part of the agenda."

Harassment and selective treatment

During the SGBM on 12 May 2025, the Chairman and Secretary allegedly used abusive and threatening language towards me, my wife and my mother, including:

"Tu yahan se nikal abhi ke abhi."

"Main tujhe Associate Member se abhi nikal dunga."

"Main jo bolunga yaha wahi hoga."

I was also publicly told that, because I was only an Associate Member, my words had no value.

Two days later, my wife filed a Non-Cognizable (NC) complaint with the police.

At another meeting, the Chairman and Secretary attempted to prevent me from attending by claiming I was "not a member of the building." However, other non-members were allowed to remain. Only our family was asked to leave.

June 2026

As our flat remained exposed, we again installed a temporary shed at our own expense.

The society then issued a letter calling it an encroachment and warning that we could be fined up to five times our monthly maintenance while it remained.

This was difficult to understand because the same society had previously installed a temporary shed outside our flat while continuing extensive temporary monsoon protection on the terrace.

Other concerns

Over the years we have observed what we believe are procedural irregularities:

-Objections omitted from meeting minutes. -Matters recorded despite not being discussed. -Meeting recordings repeatedly requested but never provided. -Requests for society records covering the previous five years left unanswered.

Steps already taken

We have:

-Submitted numerous written applications. -Sent emails and WhatsApp messages. -Attended meetings. -Approached the Managing Committee repeatedly. -Filed complaints before the Registrar. -Filed a Police NC. -Requested corrections to inaccurate minutes. -Requested society records and meeting recordings. -Preserved documentary evidence including letters, emails, photographs, bills, minutes and official complaints.

My question

This is no longer only about a temporary shed.

Can a cooperative housing society selectively apply its rules depending on which resident is affected?

If temporary monsoon protection is acceptable for one part of the building, why is it treated as an encroachment only when our family installs it at our own expense?

If the society acknowledged the need in 2024, why refuse similar protection later? Why charge us for work that was never carried out?

After exhausting internal remedies, approaching the Registrar and filing a police complaint, what legal remedy remains under Maharashtra cooperative housing law?

There are barely any bus stops or rickshaw stands near many stations, parking is almost non-existent, and several stations seem to be awkwardly located. Some stations are 4–5 levels underground, and interchanges often require a 10–15 minute walk just to switch lines. Many platforms don't even have fans while passengers wait for trains.

The train frequency is also disappointing. For someone travelling from Borivali to Churchgate, the metro can easily take nearly twice as long as the suburban railway. Instead of complementing existing transport, it often adds more walking and more transfers.

It feels like the focus was on creating engineering marvels rather than designing a system around the commuter. Apart from being air-conditioned and slightly less crowded, what real advantage does the metro offer over the suburban rail network for long-distance daily travel?