Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Maharashtra BJP Corporator’s Crematorium Threat Sparks Political Row
Shailaja More is a local politician in Maharashtra.
She was upset because some crematoriums in Pimpri-Chinchwad were damaged or not working properly.
She said they lacked water, lights and enough workers.
She also said repairs had been delayed despite earlier complaints.
During a city meeting, she allegedly said she would burn a contractor alive in an electric crematorium.
This caused a political argument because threatening someone is serious.
Her son Anoop said she became carried away and used the wrong words.
Reports said the remark was criticized, but they differed about whether Opposition members were present.
It had not been established whether police or legal action followed.
BJP corporator and former deputy mayor Shailaja More allegedly threatened to burn a contractor alive during a PCMC meeting.
More was protesting damaged or non-functional electric crematoriums in Pimpri-Chinchwad, including facilities in Nigdi.
She cited shortages of water, lighting and manpower, along with delays in repair work.
More said she had complained to civic officials about the problems five months earlier without seeing action.
The remark drew criticism, while reports differed on whether Opposition members were present; no police complaint or legal action had been established.
- Who
- BJP corporator and former Pimpri-Chinchwad deputy mayor Shailaja More, a contractor, civic officials and political critics.
- What
- More allegedly threatened to burn a contractor alive while demanding action over defective crematorium repairs.
- When
- The remark was made during the PCMC general body meeting on Wednesday; More said she had complained about the issue five months earlier.
- Where
- At a Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation general body meeting, concerning crematoriums in Pimpri-Chinchwad, including Nigdi.
- Why
- More said crematoriums were poorly maintained, lacked water, lighting and manpower, and had not been repaired despite complaints.
Critics and Accountability Concerns
More’s Civic-Works Defense
Threatening language
Critics and Accountability Concerns
Critics and some of More’s party colleagues regarded the alleged threat to burn the contractor alive as unacceptable language from an elected representative.
More’s Civic-Works Defense
More’s son, Anoop, said she got carried away and used the wrong words while expressing her anger about the crematoriums.
Crematorium conditions
Critics and Accountability Concerns
The controversy focused on the alleged threat and raised questions about how elected representatives should criticize contractors and civic officials.
More’s Civic-Works Defense
More argued that poor maintenance, missing water and lights, inadequate manpower and delayed repairs required action against the responsible contractors.
Opposition response
Critics and Accountability Concerns
One report said Opposition leaders criticized More, while another said Opposition members had already left the meeting after alleging it was illegal and were absent when she spoke.
More’s Civic-Works Defense
The ruling BJP reportedly did not immediately react during the meeting; the available reports do not establish a unified party response.
- Politician
- Shailaja More, BJP corporator and former Pimpri-Chinchwad deputy mayor
- Meeting
- Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation general body meeting
- Controversial remark
- More allegedly said she would burn a contractor alive in an electric crematorium
- Facilities involved
- Damaged or non-functional electric crematoriums in Pimpri-Chinchwad, including Nigdi
- Reported problems
- Insufficient water, lighting and manpower, plus delayed repairs
- Earlier complaint
- More said she wrote to the mayor and PCMC commissioner five months earlier
- Legal status
- No police complaint or legal action had been established in the reports
