India, Sept. 14 -- With the upcoming Municipal Corporation and Zilla Parishad elections in sight, Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Saturday launched the state-wide Jansamvad (public dialogue) platform from the Hadapsar assembly constituency.

Pawar was joined by officials from 30 government departments at the melawa. Within a single day, over 4,000 citizens registered complaints, with nearly 1,500 resolved on the spot. Pawar announced that similar Jansamvad events will be organised across Maharashtra, with him and senior party leaders personally participating.

As Pawar was himself listening to grievances and directing officials, the event saw a large turnout of citizens. According to party i...