Medha Kulkarni's Balancing Act: Playing Safe or Just Buying Time on Pune’s Riverfront Project?

Medha Kulkarni has been vocal about the Pune Riverfront Project, holding meetings, making statements, and assuring action. But if we look at the pattern—she speaks, makes promises, and then disappears. Again and again. She belongs to the ruling party, yet nothing seems to move forward significantly. Is she walking a tightrope—trying to please her constituents while also not upsetting her seniors who are pushing for the project? And what about her colleague Chandrakant Patil? As an influential leader, he too has kept a cautious distance from taking a strong stance. If both of them genuinely want to address people’s concerns, why do they seem hesitant to push hard?