Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Pradeep Waghmare Begins Indefinite Strike Over Vashi Encroachments
Pradeep Waghmare is protesting outside a local government office in Vashi.
He has started an indefinite hunger strike, which means he says he will not eat until his demands are addressed.
He wants officials to remove alleged illegal extensions and occupations in four Vashi sectors.
He says some shopkeepers are using public marginal spaces for business or renting them to others.
Waghmare also accuses the municipal encroachment department of treating poor hawkers more harshly than large businesses.
He says officials previously promised action within eight days after an earlier protest in March.
According to him, several months have passed without the promised action.
Municipal officials visited him but had not agreed to his demands.
He says the protest will continue until the encroachments are removed and certain officials are transferred.
Labour leader Pradeep Waghmare began an indefinite hunger strike outside the Vashi ward office on September 1, 2026.
He is demanding removal of alleged unauthorised encroachments in Vashi’s Sectors 9, 10, 15 and 17.
Waghmare accused some shopkeepers of occupying marginal spaces, using them commercially or renting them out.
He alleged that the NMMC encroachment department targets poor hawkers while overlooking larger commercial establishments.
Waghmare said the strike will continue until the encroachments are removed and allegedly corrupt officials are transferred.
- Who
- Labour leader Pradeep Waghmare is staging the protest, while the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation is the administration he is addressing.
- What
- Waghmare has begun an indefinite hunger strike demanding action against alleged encroachments and alleged corruption in the municipal encroachment department.
- When
- The report is dated September 1, 2026; Waghmare previously held a hunger strike on March 12 of the same year.
- Where
- Outside the Vashi ward office in Navi Mumbai, concerning marginal spaces in Vashi’s Sectors 9, 10, 15 and 17.
- Why
- He wants the alleged encroachments removed, enforcement applied fairly, and allegedly corrupt encroachment officials transferred.
Waghmare’s allegations and demands
Municipal administration’s position
Treatment of encroachments
Waghmare’s allegations and demands
Waghmare alleges that the NMMC takes strict action against poor hawkers while overlooking encroachments by larger commercial establishments.
Municipal administration’s position
The articles do not provide a detailed response from the NMMC to this allegation or explain its enforcement policy.
Earlier action promise
Waghmare’s allegations and demands
Waghmare says the administration gave a written assurance in March that action would be taken within eight days, but alleges that the assurance was not fulfilled.
Municipal administration’s position
The administration reportedly visited Waghmare during the current protest, but the articles do not state that it accepted his demands or explain why the earlier action was delayed.
Continuation of protest
Waghmare’s allegations and demands
Waghmare says he will continue the indefinite hunger strike until the alleged encroachments are removed and the allegedly corrupt officials are transferred.
Municipal administration’s position
The articles report that various political parties and social organisations support the protest, but provide no confirmed municipal commitment to the demands.
- Protester
- Pradeep Waghmare, a labour leader
- Protest method
- Indefinite hunger strike
- Protest location
- Vashi ward office
- Affected areas
- Vashi Sectors 9, 10, 15 and 17
- Main demand
- Removal of alleged unauthorised encroachments
- Additional demand
- Transfer of allegedly corrupt officials in the encroachment department
- Earlier assurance
- Waghmare said officials had promised action within eight days after his March 12 hunger strike