Sanctioned clean-up amount lapses as councillors squabble over renaming

Priorities, priorities... or the abysmal lack of it. Even as Bandra residents successfully dissuaded the BMC from renaming the Swami Vivekanand Sarovar, popularly known as Bandra Talao, to Professor Sadanand Varde sarovar, serious issues like cleaning the lake remain unattended.

"We have no grudges against the late leader, who was also a minister for education, culture and sports and also participated in the quit India movement, but removing the name of a national icon like Swami Vivekananda is absurd," said Aaftab Siddique, an activist from Bandra.

The professor served in the capacity of municipal councillor for three terms and was also the MLA from the Bandra constituency.

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