Maharashtra: Political tensions heat up on renaming garden
ANI
19 Jul 2021, 04:18 GMT+10
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 18 (ANI): A row erupted between political parties after the Samajwadi Party in Maharashtra proposed that the BMC name a garden in the Govandi area of Mumbai after Tipu Sultan.
While speaking to reporters, Govandi s Samajwadi Party corporator Rukhsana Siddiqui said, I have put forward the proposal in front of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to name a garden in the Govandi area of Mumbai after Tipu Sultan. Rukhsana Siddiqui, the corporator of the Govandi area and a Samajwadi Party leader said that Tipu Sultan is called the Lion of Mysore. He fought against the British for the country from a young age. Is his fight for the country not valuable, questioned Siddiqui? adding that some people link every issue with Hindus-Muslims for electoral politics.
Row erupts after SP corporator proposes naming Mumbai garden after Tipu Sultan aninews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aninews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mumbai Mayor halts building work to save ancient Banganga Tank
By IANS| Published: 2nd January 2021 8:04 pm IST
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Jan 2 : In a swift move, Mayor Kishori Pednekar has halted the construction activities by a private builder near the historic Banganga Tank at Malabar Hill in south Mumbai, said an official here on Saturday.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) decision came after complaints by the Hindu Janjagruti Samit (HJS) and a local temple that the building’s construction work was affecting the flow of the underground freshwater sources and polluting the Banganga Tank water.
“Taking serious cognizance, the Mayor personally visited the Banganga Tank site on Friday, inspected the area and then issued a stay on the construction activities there,” HJS spokesperson Uday Dhuri told IANS.