Mumbai: Shiv Sena hits back at RJ Malishka with parody video

RJ Malishka MendonsaAny Mumbaikar will agree that while the daily backbreaking commute on our potholeridden roads is hardly funny a little humour never hurt anyone mdash except the BMC that is Days after Radio Jockey RJ Malishka Mendonsa released a parody of a Marathi song to poke fun at the craterfilled roads the wounded civic body has slapped her with a notice over mosquito breeding at her homeSince last week the video has gone viral on social media and has already garnered 127 views on YouTube with citizens getting a good laugh out of the funny lyrics which are spin on the original Marathi song Sonu Tuza Mazyavar Bharosa Nahi Kay In the pothole remix RJ Malishka sings Mumbai tula BMC var bharosa var nahi kay dont you have faith in the BMC a question that is met with a resounding no from the backup singers see LyricsThe only people who dont seem to find the song funny are Shiv Sena corporators who form the ruling majority in the BMC New corporators Amay Ghole and Samadhan Sarvankar demanded legal action against Malishka and the radio channel where she works On Tuesday Sarvankar demanded that a Rs 500crore defamation suit be filed against the radio channel that published the video onlineFellow Sena corporator Kishori Pednekar made a video of her own to mock the RJCriticism should be constructive And why should BMC be blamed for things for which the civic body is not responsible There are other agencies also that are responsible for bad roads said PednekarAlso read BMC issues notice to RJ Malishka for mosquito breeding spots at her Bandra homeBMC officials inspected her home on Tuesday and found mosquito breeding spotsSurprise inspectionMalishka was in for more unpleasantness on Tuesday when civic officials turned up for a surprise check of her home at the Sunrise apartment building in Bandra During the inspection they found Aedes aegypti mosquitos carriers of dengue chikungunya etc breeding in plant pots The officials issued a notice under Section 381B of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation MMC Act under which a person can be prosecuted for creating trouble for others by not taking preventive measures The official complaint has been addressed to Malishkas mother Lily MendosaRJ Malishkarsquos songRajan Naringrekar insecticide officer at BMC said We held a sudden inspection of the building and found two breeding grounds at the sixth and first floorThis is not the first time a whistleblower has been hit back by the BMC When comedian Kapil Sharma tweeted about an alleged demand from for bribes he was rewarded with a notice for illegal constructions in his properties at Versova and Oshiwara CM Devendra Fadnavis had promised to get to the bottom of the matter but nothing came of it Sharma was booked under the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning MRTP Act in Versova and is embroiled in a court case in OshiwaraWhich pokes fun at the citys craterfilled roads has gone viral online PicTANVI PHONDEKARSupport from other partiesWhile Sena is on the warpath the BJP Congress and Samajwadi Party SP have all come out in support of MalishkaPhotos When BMC slapped Bollywood celebs with legal noticesMumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar tweeted Completely unfair that authorities turn up at mymalishkas house and find faults Spoke to BMC commissioner and ward officers to bring peaceCongress leader Nitesh Rane too tweeted in support of Malishka During the BMCs Standing Committee meeting SP leader Rais Shaikh said Malishka is a citizen and she only presented peoples problem with this video However the BMC was prompt to find her home and send a notice for mosquito breeding Now with this act there is a general feeling that if anyone defames BMC they will get a notice for mosquitosHe added There are potholes on the roads Why is the civic body not fixing them Instead of wasting energy on this the civic body should repair the potholes