Overview
- In a December 5 letter, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray urged BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani to act on what he calls a breakdown in Mumbai’s waste collection.
- He says rubbish has been left uncollected for two years across lanes, junctions, near places of worship and outside residential buildings after a decade-plus of efficient service.
- Thackeray asks whether the collection mechanism changed, contractors were diverted or civic staff were reassigned, pressing for clarity on what went wrong.
- Despite a court ban on unauthorized hoardings, he alleges selective enforcement that leaves banners linked to ministers intact while those by the opposition are removed, and claims illegal displays appear during visits by foreign dignitaries.
- He recalls writing to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis proposing a no-hoarding pledge for all parties, saying he received no response.