In what comes as a blow to civic activists, the controversial Recreation Ground/Play Ground Policy (RG/PG) was passed in the BMC's general assembly late on Wednesday evening. While the opposition parties created a ruckus in the House, stating that the policy was ill-made, the BJP did a U-turn on its earlier stance and did not oppose the proposal. With the numbers on the Shiv Sena's side, the policy was passed at around 8 PM on Wednesday.

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