Maruti Bhapkar
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Indian anti-corruption movement – 2011
Indian anti-corruption movement – 2012
Maruti Bhapkar | |
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| Born | 2 June 1970 |
| Known for | Exposed Sharad Pawar family involvement in Lavasa scam.[1] Indian anti-corruption movement – 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement – 2012 |
Political party | Shiv Sena |
| Website | www |
Maruti Bhapkar is an Indian politician who belongs to the Shiv Sena party. He is a former founder member and convenor of the Pune District for the Aam Aadmi Party.[2] He is a social and IAC activist in Pimpri Chinchwad and Pune. He was a corporator at the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation from 2007 to 2012. He fought the 2009 Lok Sabha election from Maval as an independent candidate.[3]
Maruti Bhapkar has been associated with Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal in the Jan Lokpal Andolan since the first day. He plays a significant role in Andolan-related activities in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad.[4] He participated in the Jail Bharo Andolan following Anna-ji's call. He introduced a proposal supporting the Jan Lokpal Andolan in PCMC's general body meeting and it was passed with a majority.
Experimentation and implementation of Swaraj model
In his capacity as the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation corporator from 2007 to 2012, Maruti Bhapkar successfully implemented the Swaraj model in his ward.[5][6] Every 3 months, a Jan Sabha was held in the ward to engage public consultations on various issues such as roads, parks, cultural center, slum rehabilitation, electricity and police. He implemented public proposals that went against his personal opinion.[7]
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