Speaking to the reporters, the monk said that he intended to stage an indefinite fast to demand restoration of the Kabutarkhana. Pics/Satej Shinde
The BMC, in a recent move, allowed controlled feeding of pigeons at four locations- Worli Reservoir, the mangrove area on Lokhandwala Back Road in Andheri West, the Airoli-Mulund check post area, and Gorai ground in Borivali West
According to the BMC, feeding will be permitted only between 7 am and 9 am, and non-governmental organisations will be responsible for managing these sites
During the monk's protest, Maharashtra Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha visited Azad Maidan and spoke to Jain monk Nileshchandra Vijay
The civic body has clarified that this is a temporary arrangement until the expert committee's report and court orders are received, and that closed Kabutarkhanas will not be reopened for now
"The alternate sites given by the BMC are as far as 4, 5 and even 9 kilometres away. Will a pigeon fly so far? The administration should have given a site within 2 km of the existing Kabutarkhana," the Jain monk said, reported the PTI
On Monday evening, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly speaker and BJP leader Rahul Narwekar reached Azad Maidan to meet Jain monk Nileshchandra Vijay
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