India, Jan. 11 -- Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshvardhan Sapkal on Saturday attacked the ruling alliance in the state, alleging that Pune, once known as a cultural and educational centre, is now increasingly being identified with drugs, gang violence, and poor governance.

Addressing a press conference in Pune, Sapkal described the state government as a "triple-engine government" comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He claimed that the three parties have come together only to "enjoy the fruits of power" and lack moral authority.

Sapkal pointed out that while Ajit Pawar publicly accuses the BJP of corruption, the BJP, in turn...