India, March 29 -- PUNE The residents from 32 merged villages have warned to hold agitations against the state government and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for not keeping the promise of giving a waiver in the property tax.

As these villages were merged into the PMC, the civic body applied the property tax equal to other areas which the villagers opposed.

Earlier, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar had given a stay for collecting the tax and at the same time promised to increase it in a phased manner. However, no official communication was given on the issue, and the civic body has started the process of distributing new tax bills for 2025-26.

The Haveli Taluka citizens forum president Shrirang...