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	* [[Ajit Pawar]]		* [[Ajit Pawar]]
	* [[Jayant Patil]]		* [[Jayant Patil]]

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Saleem Sarang
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| residence = [[Navi Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| nationality = {{flag|India}}
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| office1 = [[General Secretary|National General Secretary]] of [[Nationalist Congress Party]]<br> (Minority wing)
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| term_start1 = September 2021—Incumbent
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| office2 = [[General secretary|General Secretary]] of [[Nationalist Congress Party]]<br> (Minority wing)
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| awards= Mumbai Ratna by [[Governor of Maharashtra]] (2021)
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'''Saleem Sarang''' (born 1977) is an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]], affiliated with [[Nationalist Congress Party]]. He is the National [[General Secretary]] of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]]'s minority department.<ref name=toii>{{cite news |last1=Wajihuddin |first1=Mohd |title=Saleem Sarang appointed national general secretary of NCP minority cell |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-saleem-sarang-appointed-as-national-general-secretary-of-ncp-minority-cell/articleshow/86393099.cms |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=September 21, 2021}}</ref> Previously he served as the State [[General Secretary]] of the ruling [[Nationalist Congress Party]]'s minority cell in [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wajihuddin |first1=Mohammed |title=Saleem Sarang appointed NCP’s minority cell state general secretary |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-saleem-sarang-appointed-ncps-minority-cell-state-general-secretary/articleshow/85867597.cms |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=September 2, 2021}}</ref>

== Career ==
In September 2021, the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) appointed him as the National [[General Secretary]] of the party's minority cell.<ref name=toii/> He also acts as Maharashtra observer for [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]. He previously served as the General Secretary of NCP's minority department of [[Maharashtra state]].<ref name=Timesofindia/>

In August 2021, he alleged [[Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation]] (NMMC) for poor cleanliness in the city of [[Navi Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news |title=नवी मुंबई मनपा के सफाई अभियान पर एनसीपी नेता सारंग का कटाक्ष |url=https://www.indiagroundreport.com/ncp-leader-sarangs-sarcasm-on-the-cleanliness-drive-of-navi-mumbai-municipal-corporation/ |publisher=Indiagroundreport |date=August 11, 2021 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Poor work by NMMC says NCP leader Saleem Sarang |url=https://vashitimes.net/2021/08/14/14-august-2021-i-11/ |issue=11. Vol.36 |publisher=Vashi Times |date=August 14, 2021 |pages=8}}</ref> In August 2021, Sarang held a press conference to bring the issue of the e-toilets built by [[Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation|NMMC]] and hoarding scams by advertising agencies and NMMC. He also openly pointed out the loopholes in the functioning of [[Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation|NMMC]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waykar |first1=Siddesh |title=NCP’s Saleem Sarang highlights loopholes in NMMC’s functioning |url=https://www.newsband.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Newsband-90.pdf |issue=90, Vol.15 |publisher=Newsband |date=August 14, 2021 |pages=5}}</ref>

During [[COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra|Covid 19 pandemic]] and [[COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra#Lockdown|lockdown in Maharashtra]], he reached out to the poor and the needy, among whom were many daily wagers and distributed food and ration kits among 10,000 families, reportedly.<ref name=Timesofindia/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mirgane |first1=Vikas |title=राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेसने हजारो नागरिकांना मदतीचा हात दिला - सलिम सारंग |url=https://www.saamtv.com/mumbai-pune/during-the-corona-period-the-ncp-helped-thousands-of-citizens-said-salim-sarang-ab95 |publisher=[[Saam TV]] |date=July 24, 2021 |language=Marathi}}</ref> In August 2021, Sarang was awarded the Mumbai Ratna award by [[Governor of Maharashtra]], [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]] in a ceremony held at [[Raj Bhavan]] for his social and philanthropic works.<ref name=Timesofindia>{{cite news |title=NCP leader gets ‘Mumbai Ratna’ award from governor, resolves to do more for poor, needy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-ncp-leader-gets-mumbai-ratna-award-from-governor-resolves-to-do-more-for-poor-needy/articleshow/85034312.cms |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=August 4, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=NCP Leader Gets ‘Mumbai Ratna’ Award For Social Work Amid COVID-19 Pandemic |url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/civic/ncp-leader-gets-mumbai-ratna-award-for-social-work-amid-covid-19-pandemic-67225 |publisher=Mumbai Live |date=August 4, 2021}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Ajit Pawar]]
* [[Jayant Patil]]
* [[List of people from Maharashtra]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians]]
[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:People from Navi Mumbai]]
[[Category:Politicians from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Maharashtra politicians]]
[[Category:1977 births]]

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