Overview
- French President Emmanuel Macron is on a February 16–19 India visit that includes Mumbai and Delhi with a review meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Sanjay Raut said welcoming a foreign head of state is a government function, not a platform for BJP or the Shinde faction to plaster partisan posters across the city.
- Aaditya Thackeray criticised the hoardings as “shabby,” questioned their necessity, and faulted preparations extending to the coastal road.
- Akhil Chitre urged enforcement of the Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1995 against ministers he alleges put up illegal banners, accusing authorities of selective application.
- Municipal crews carried out overnight road repairs, repainting and beautification on expected convoy routes, with social‑media videos showing freshly painted stretches in South Mumbai.