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Mumbai: Furore after guardian minister gets an office in BMC HQ
Updated On: 21 July, 2023 08:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Opposition slams move, says this is attempt by state govt to take over the civic body
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The office (on the right) with Guardian Minister Mangalprabhat Lodha’s nameplate at BMC HQ. Pic/Ashish Raje
In A first, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has allotted an office to the Guardian Minister in its headquarters. The Opposition has slammed the civic administrator and state government over this decision. Mangalprabhat Lodha, guardian minister for the suburbs, has said the office will be used during disaster situations for coordination between agencies and citizens.
‘Trend-setter BJP’
The BMC has allotted the office to Lodha on the second floor of the heritage building. Former group leader of NCP, Rakhi Jadhav, said the BJP is a trend setter in different kinds of politics, which Maharashtra and Mumbai have never seen. “The Guardian Minister was given the office because the state government probably felt that the municipal commissioner had failed as an administrator. Now it’s clear that BJP wants to run the civic authority from Mantralaya, that’s why the election is being delayed,” Jadhav said further.
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