CM Devendra Fadnavis
Mumbai: Hours after Bombay HC called for restoration of actor Dia Mirza ’s video, CM Devendra Fadnavis said it was the civic body’s prerogative whether to keep or delete the clip as it manages its own social media handles. Hence, I don’t think this is an issue of our level,” he told reporters. A senior civic official said they were waiting for the HC order. Sources said the issue had also been taken up with the CM’s office to seek clarity on whether the video should be uploaded again. The opposition continued to question the civic administration and slam BJP netas, including mayor Ritu Tawde, who had called the actor “anti-Hindu” and claimed she had been kept in the dark about Mirza being roped in by the civic administration for the anti-pollution campaign along with other celebrities. Here the mayor’s focus has been on her car’s red beacon, residence renovation and now a citizen’s religion in a video message that was asked for by the BMC itself!” said Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray in a post. Kishori Pednekar, Sena (UBT)’s group leader in BMC, said Mirza’s appeal was entirely consistent with BMC’s own messaging on pollution control and environmental protection. Sachin Sawant, national secretary of All India Congress Committee, said, “…Such distorted politics and this ideological pollution will not be tolerated.
“Dia Mirza may be a good actor but she’s not some big politician from India. BMC had not reposted the video as of Tuesday evening. “BJP turns every administration it takes over into a circus! Total clownery in BMC, where the mayor and her bosses claim they don’t know what the administration does, whenever it goes wrong! Every other mayor globally is focused on civic issues. Action must be taken against those officials who have committed unconstitutional acts for BJP. If there is any integrity, Satam should apologise.”
On Tuesday, she wrote to the civic commissioner objecting to the video’s removal action and seeking appropriate administrative intervention.