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Aaditya Thackeray Alleges Mumbai Garbage Lapses, Selective Tolerance for Political Hoardings

He wrote to the BMC chief seeking reasons for irregular collection, claiming the hoarding ban is enforced selectively.

Overview

  • In a letter to BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, the Shiv Sena-UBT leader said a once-efficient waste system has faltered over the past two years.
  • He reported rubbish piling up at junctions, major roads, near places of worship and outside residential buildings across Mumbai.
  • He asked whether collection mechanisms changed, contractors were diverted, or civic manpower was reassigned, and pressed for corrective action.
  • He alleged selective enforcement of a long-standing court ban on political hoardings, saying pro-minister banners linger while opposition or local mandal displays are targeted.
  • He said he received no reply after urging Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to stop illegal hoardings and linked governance priorities to worsening air quality.