HC Questions BJP Hoardings

HC Questions BJP Hoardings 10 Feb 2009, 0104 hrs IST, TNN Text: NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Monday asked the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) whether the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had taken permission to erect decorative arches, hoardings and glittering festoons on roads across the city, which disrupted the smooth functioning of traffic. The party’s move of erecting decorative arches, hoardings and banners right from the airport, railway station, bus stop, etc, has also evoked protests from the general public. “Is this a common practice in all major cities?” the bench asked. The NMC counsel replied that the civic body had permitted the party to erect hoardings at some selected places only. The bench then asked the corporation whether a blanket permission was given for erecting the structures. The next hearing on the issue will be held on February 25. Deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Harish Chavan admitted that the BJP had not taken any permission from the police department. He, however, clarified that they may have taken permission from the NMC. Additional deputy municipal commissioner Ajay Ramteke said: “We had given permission to erect the arches subject to permission from the traffic police.”

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