Apta: A house-wife-turned politician Nazneen K. Patel, was unanimously elected as the Sarpanch on Thursday in Apta Village.
She has created history by becoming the first ever Muslim woman Sarpanch of Shiv Sena in the state. She is also the first for the party in the past six decades.
The 2021 Panchayat polls were swept by the Maha Vikas Aghadi. The village had elected 11 members, including two from the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party.
Now Patel has got the top post reserved for women — in rotation from the PWP’s outgoing Sarpanch, Nikita D. Bhoir. Ahmedabad Mirror reported.
Scores of Muslim women Sainiks turned out to celebrate Patel’s election. They were sporting dazzling saffron-black ‘hijabs’. Patel distributed sweets among them.
Patel who took charge on Friday said that her entire focus would be on developmental issues for the village. The village has a population of around 10,000 comprising a mix of tribals, Marathas, Kolis, Brahmins, Muslims, etc.
Apta is a coastal village located on the banks of the Patalganga River. PWP has held sway over Apta for past six decades, but now it has come under Shiv Sena’s control.
