Kapil Sharma alleges BMC sought bribe, Devendra Fadnavis vows to act

Kapil Sharma asked to pay bribe taunts PM Modis Achhe dinPopular standup comedian Kapil Sharma who is currently seen on The Kapil Sharma Show took to Twitter on Friday to taunt Prime Minister Narendra Modis Achhe din when he was asked to pay bribe by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMCKapil Sharma expressed his outrage on Twitter by alleging that despite paying Rs 15 crore in income tax for the last five years he was asked to pay Rs 5 lakh as bribe to a BMC official to set up his officeIn the next tweet Kapil Sharma taunted PM Narendra Modi by asking him sarcastically if these were the achhe dinHeres what Kapil Sharma tweetedI am paying 15 cr income tax from last 5 year n still i have to pay 5 lacs bribe to BMC office for making my office narendramodimdash KAPIL KapilSharmaK9 9 September 2016Yeh hain aapke achhe din narendramodimdash KAPIL KapilSharmaK9 9 September 2016Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis was quick to take notice of the issue and promised prompt actionHeres what Devendra Fadnavis tweetedKapilbhai pls provide all infoHave directed MCBMC to take strictest actionWe will not spare the culpritKapilSharmaK9 narendramodimdash Devendra Fadnavis Dev_Fadnavis 9 September 2016The Shiv SenaBharatiya Janata Party control the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMCIts Vigilance Officer Manohar Pawar said it had taken a serious view of the corruption allegation and asked Kapil Sharma to lodge a formal complaint and identify the officer who demanded bribeManohar Pawar told midday ldquoWe are yet to find out who demanded the bribe Our team will approach him and initiate an inquiry accordinglyrdquoCongress MLA Nitesh Rane said ldquoWhatrsquos the use of reacting to one Kapil Sharma There are many Kapil Sharmas in Mumbai who face the same trouble with the BMC every day Act on them toordquoCity Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam tweeted ldquoMr CM donrsquot b so innocent U ur party amp ur colleagues all r part of BMC corrupt system for 25 yearsrdquoEven leaders in the BMC took note of the incident Rais Shaikh group leader Samajwadi Party BMC said ldquoItrsquos a shame that people have to go through this BMC should contact Kapil and take details for actionrdquoDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal a fierce opponent of PM Narendra Modi was also found retweeting the tweets related to the incidentBJP legislator Ram Kadam appeared to chide Sharma by saying he should have complained right when the incident happened but instead he took to social media to air his grievances No matter what tax you pay there should be no corruption he addedApparently seeking political returns BJP MP Kirit Somaiya said he was pained to hear Kapil Sharmas experienceWe shall free BMC from rule of ScamMafias Somaiya declared referring to the upcoming BMC elections in February 2017 and the Shiv Senas virtual control of the bodyKapil Sharma is currently working on The Kapil Sharma Show on Sony TV with Ali Asgar Sunil Grover Kiku Sharda and Navjot Singh Sidhu Several Bollywood stars choose to promote their films on Kapil Sharmas TV show Kapil Sharma made his Bollywood debut with Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon in 2015With inputs from agencies