“The protest is to prevent the zoo from being shifted,” said Ajay Chaudhary, Sena Vibhag pramukh. He added the agitation will include a street play to encourage people to join the protest against the recommendation in the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) consultant’s report.

After MiD DAY broke the news on June 28 about the consultant’s suggestion to shift Byculla Zoo to either Aarey Colony in Goregaon or Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivli, politicians across party lines opposed the decision (‘Historic Jijamata Udyan may be moved to suburbs’, June 28).