BMC floats tender for Rs 12 cr Urdu Centre at Mazgaon, ignores Marathi medium teachers protesting over jobs
20 May 2022 15:33:05
Mumbai, May 20: The Shivsena, in Maharashtra has approved the construction of an Urdu Centre in Mazgaon, Mumbai. BMC approved the tender to begin the project which is will cost Rs 12.88 crore.
Jadhav has been under the IT radar for corruption and money laundering since February 2022. The I-T Department had raided his premises and found evidence of his close nexus with BMC contractors. The department had also found proof of around 3 dozen properties, worth Rs 130 crore during raids on properties linked to Jadhav.
The qualified protesters are demonstrating against the Corporation for 4 months now and the civic body is yet to get in touch with the state government seeking directives in this situation.
Notably, Shivsena has been making efforts at appeasement politics to win the Muslim vote bank.
According to reports, the Urdu Centre in Mazgaon is the brainchild of Shivsena who announced its construction last year and had made a monetary provision of Rs 1.5 crore. The Urdu Centre is built in the area represented by the former chairperson of BMC’s standing committee, Yashwant Jadhav.
Jadhav last year had said that more funds would be set aside for the Urdu Bhavan in general and the body amendment. “This Urdu house will have a research center, auditorium, and library. It will become a hub for Urdu language learning excellence and scholarships. We will allocate more funds for this and work will start this year itself”, he had said.
Jadhav has been under the IT radar for corruption and money laundering since February 2022. The I-T Department had raided his premises and found evidence of his close nexus with BMC contractors. The department had also found proof of around 3 dozen properties, worth Rs 130 crore during raids on properties linked to Jadhav.
It is important to note that Shivsena who took speedy steps to approve the tender for Urdu Centre in Mumbai has been ignorant about the issue of teachers being denied jobs in BMC English Medium Schools. Around 250 teachers have been protesting against being denied teaching jobs in BMC English schools because they’ve studied in Marathi medium.
The qualified protesters are demonstrating against the Corporation for 4 months now and the civic body is yet to get in touch with the state government seeking directives in this situation.
Notably, Shivsena has been making efforts at appeasement politics to win the Muslim vote bank.
