Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 5:10 PM.

BOM6 MH-RAHUL-LD FADNAVIS **** Article wars: Rahul Gandhi dismissing mandate of people as they rejected him, says Fadnavis Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, instead of introspecting on the defeat in the 2024 state assembly polls, has been repudiating the mandate given by the people because they rejected him. **** BOM2 GA-DOCTOR-MINISTER **** Won’t apologise for standing up for patient denied care: Goa minister Panaji: Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has defended his decision to order suspension of a doctor from a state-run hospital, citing the latter’s “arrogant behaviour” towards a patient. **** BOM8 MH-RAHUL-SAPKAL **** Fadnavis’ response to Rahul Gandhi an evasive bid to distract people: Sapkal Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Sunday dubbed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ rebuttal to Rahul Gandhi’s claims on the fairness of the 2024 state assembly elections an “evasive attempt to distract the public”. **** BES5 CG-CHINTAN SHIVIR-MINISTERS **** ‘Chintan Shivir’ for Chhattisgarh ministers begins; CM Sai, cabinet colleagues attend Raipur: The second edition of ‘Chintan Shivir’ for Chhattisgarh cabinet members, aimed at formulating strategies to achieve the vision of a developed India by 2047 and incorporate latest techniques of management in the state’s functioning, began at the IIM Raipur on Sunday, officials said. **** PTI NSK