Activists in the city who gathered around the Mahatma Gandhi statue near the Pune Railway Station to mark August Kranti Divas yesterday ended up protesting against the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for leaving the statue in bad shape.
People gathered to mark Kranti Din criticise PMC for poor maintenance
Activists in the city who gathered around the Mahatma Gandhi statue near the Pune Railway Station to mark August Kranti Divas yesterday ended up protesting against the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for leaving the statue in bad shape.
High drama: The heap of garbage, including liquor bottles, that had
collected near the Gandhi statue
Volunteers from NGO Bhrastachar Virodhi Jan Andolan Nyaas, which organised the protest, said they had gone to the statue to pay their respects. "When we reached there and saw how badly it was maintained, we lost cool our cool. Firstly, there were empty liquor bottles in the nearby vicinity.
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The place wasn't swept for long and there were playing cards and garbage strewn around," said Vihar Durve, an RTI activist. They also complained that the garland had not been replaced for a long time. The group then protested against the PMC authorities and called up Mayor Mohansingh Rajpal. "He told us he would instruct the local corporator to take care of the statue. He said the railways did not cooperate with the PMC and this led to neglect," said K D Pawar, a activist.
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