Raj Thackeray's Party Sends Toy Cars To Mumbai Civic Body After Innova Row
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) sent toy cars to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to protest the civic body's plan to replace existing SUVs with more expensive models due to alleged back pain. The protest highlights ongoing tensions regarding municipal spending and administrative priorities.
Why it matters
It illustrates the public scrutiny of municipal expenditures and the use of political theater to challenge government procurement decisions.
A request for a vehicle upgrade has turned into a subject for trolling for the Mumbai civic body. The Brihanbumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had earlier proposed buying Innovas since the previous Scorpios were "too jerky" and causing back pain.Raj Thackeray's party has now taken a jibe at the luxury upgrade. Sandeep Deshpande, a leader of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, has sent across some toy 'Innovas' to the BMC headquarters.The toy cars, however, were stopped from entering the BMC premises. The security guards posted at the BMC gate returned the toy cars to the MNS leader.The trolling follows a request for an upgrade from the Scorpios that the BMC had arranged for Rs 20 lakh each just months ago.
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