India, Sept. 27 -- Heated arguments broke out on Friday between legislators from the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and other parties during the Thane district planning and development committee meeting, as lawmakers across party lines spoke about the worsening traffic situation in Thane and other parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and blamed a nexus of politicians and bureaucrats for the poor condition of roads in the region.

Subsequently, deputy chief minister and guardian minister of Thane, Eknath Shinde, who chaired the meeting, ordered the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation to suspend the concerned officer.

"We have to face the people's anger because of such poor work and such officers. Suspend that officer. We ...