# Aaditya Thackeray Alleges ₹35,000-Crore Scam in Nashik Kumbh Works 2026-08-14T13:00:43+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday alleged a ₹35,000-crore scam in works planned for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Nashik, freepressjournal.in reports. He drew a parallel with the alleged donation irregularities at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Thackeray demanded a white paper on all Kumbh-related spending and urged residents to question ruling-party MLAs and corporators. He also accused the BJP of using sadhus for electoral gains. The party will hold a morcha in Nashik on August 17 over pothole-ridden roads and alleged irregularities. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Aaditya Thackeray, BJP, Nashik, Shiv Sena UBT, Simhastha Kumbh Mela Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/aaditya-thackeray-alleges-rs35000-crore-scam-in-nashik-kumbh-works/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/aaditya-thackeray-alleges-rs35000-crore-scam-in-nashik-kumbh-works/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/