Maharashtra Assembly polls: Former cop-turned-indepedent candidate brings new energy to Belapur elections

“Vikas karanya sathi Belapur – Navi Mumbai cha, Dr. Vishal Mane apaksh umeedwar aamcha, pome nishani la matdaan apan karoon chala” (For the improvement of Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Dr. Vishal Mane is our candidate. Let’s spell and formed our ballot for the Apple symbol),” says his message.

“I commencement my time by connecting with voters done video messages. I besides conscionable radical during greeting walks successful parks and signifier meetings successful lodging societies to recognize their concerns. The effect has been overwhelmingly positive,” Mane said.

Mane (39) is positioning himself arsenic a highly educated and qualified alternate to the accepted governmental class. With degrees including a Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery, and Bachelor of Laws, helium is banking connected his acquisition inheritance to entreaty to voters.

“People are looking for qualified candidates who tin present results,” helium said, subtly referring to the little qualified candidates contesting from the constituency. During his tenure with the Navi Mumbai Police Commissionerate, Mane worked successful captious roles, including the Covid power room, the cyber transgression department, and national outreach programmes. “I’ve built goodwill arsenic a constabulary officer, and I judge this spot volition construe into votes,” helium said.

Mane’s main rivals see BJP MLA Manda Mahtre and members of the influential Naik family. Adding further intrigue to the contest, Vijay Nahata, a erstwhile IAS serviceman and erstwhile civic caput of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, is besides contesting the predetermination arsenic an independent.

Mane argues that voters are disillusioned with accepted politicians. “People are bushed of opportunistic leaders. One campaigner has switched parties 3 times for idiosyncratic gain. Voters are acceptable for change,” helium asserted.

Born successful Sangli district, Mane completed his schooling successful his hometown earlier moving to Pune for higher education. It was during his clip successful Pune that helium became progressive successful societal work, an acquisition that inspired his semipermanent extremity of influencing argumentation making.

“I joined the constabulary unit with a program to discontinue successful a decade, gaining first-hand acquisition successful nationalist service. This acquisition has strengthened my resoluteness to marque meaningful argumentation changes,” Mane said.

The retired serviceman further states, “If I americium elected, I volition absorption connected preventing transgression and cyber crime. I person besides outlined the needs of the radical and americium anxious to enactment towards fulfilling them.”