Uddhav casts vote with family; urges people to protect Maharashtra's self-respect through voting
Mumbai(PTI): Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday cast his vote in Mumbai, and urged people to exercise their franchise by coming out in large numbers in order to "protect the self respect of Maharashtra".
Thackeray cast vote with his wife Rashmi and sons Aaditya and Tejas in Bandra East.
"Vote in large numbers and protect the self-respect of Maharashtra," the former chief minister said.
Thackeray's nephew Varun Sardesai is in the fray from the Bandra East assembly constituency. This is the first time that Uddhav Thackeray and his family members are voting for their relative.
Aaditya Thackeray is seeking his re-election from the Worli seat in the city that he currently represents.
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7 persons injured as gas cylinder catches fire in Surat building
Surat (PTI): Seven persons received burn injuries after a gas cylinder caught fire in a building in Gujarat's Surat city on Wednesday morning, officials said.
The incident took place on the second floor of the Krishna Complex building located in Katargam locality at around 6 am, a fire department official said.
Seven persons, all men in the age group of 18 to 27 years, present in a small room of the building suffered burn injuries and were rushed to a hospital where they were undergoing treatment, he said.
"We received a fire call at 6.18 am, following which six fire tenders from three fire stations were rushed to the spot to control the blaze," a fire control room official said.
"The blaze was soon brought under control and the (fire-fighting) operation concluded within an hour," he said.
The police seized three gas cylinders from the site and further investigation was underway, the official said.
