Governance
BJP-Run BMC Pulls Its Own Diwali Video After BJP Objects
The Take
The BMC posted a video of actor Dia Mirza urging Mumbai to avoid noise and air pollution. BJP Mumbai chief Ameet Satam replied, "We don't need lessons on how to celebrate #Diwali from @deespeak." Within hours the BJP-led BMC took it down. Its videos with Madhuri Dixit and Ajinkya Rahane are still up.
The Wire
Mumbai's civic body, the BMC, removed a video of actor Dia Mirza urging residents to avoid noise and air pollution on 1 November, hours after Mumbai BJP president Ameet Satam objected to it, PTI reported. The BMC gave no reason.
Why it matters
Mumbai's civic body dropped its own court-backed pollution message within hours of a ruling-party objection, and has not said why.
The receipts
Source: ThePrint (PTI)