Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday took part in a ‘’deep cleaning’’ drive in Mumbai’s Worli area and said he was removing the dirt that had accumulated in twoand-half years, an apparent swipe at the Maha Vikas Aghadi rule under Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray. The MVA government fell in June 2022 after Shinde rebelled against Thackeray. ‘’I am cleaning the dirt accumulated in two and half years. The opposition is bewildered as they feel they would be swept clean in the upcoming elections,’’ Shinde said. He said he did not have to react to jibes from the opposition since ‘’my work is my response’’. The deep cleaning drive is part of state’s efforts to clean the city and offer better life to Mumbaikars, Shinde asserted. The Chief Minister also announced that the ‘Mumbai pattern’ of cleanliness will be implemented in various cities of the state. On the “deep” clean drive, CM Shinde said that people have also joined. “The deep clean drive is underway. Cleaning is being done in the whole of Mumbai region-wise. The purpose of this drive is to clean the roads in the city, scrubbing and removing the dirt.” “Huge manpower and equipment are being involved in this drive. People have also joined it,” CM added. During the day, the Office of the Chief Minister informed in a post on its official social media account, X, that the CM also inspected the cleanliness and interacted with the citizens. “On his way to Belasis Road, the Chief Minister stopped at the Mumbai Central Railway car shed as well as the bus shed to inspect the cleanliness and instructed the cleanliness drive personnel. On this occasion, the Chief Minister interacted with the citizens,” the CMO tweeted. At Mazgaon, Maharana Pratap Chowk, CM, hailed the sanitation workers for playing a major role in the success of this campaign. “Deep Clean campaign is being implemented to make Mumbai clean, beautiful and pollution-free. In this campaign, sanitation workers are the true ‘heroes,” the post added. The CMO informed that the Chief Minister praised these sanitation workers, saying that they have played a major role in the success of this campaign. “The Chief Minister also announced on this occasion that this ‘Mumbai pattern’ of cleanliness will be implemented in various cities of the state,” the CMO further added.