Mumbai, February 9 Newly elected Congress corporators in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said on Monday that they would demand a white paper on the civic body's bank deposits, which had been under the control of an administrator for the last four years.
Congress group leader in the BMC, Ashraf Azmi, along with corporators and office-bearers, took charge of the party's office in the municipal headquarters during the day.
The Shiv Sena had earlier allegedly rejected the same premises, citing Vaastu-related concerns.
Azmi said that Vaastu was a matter of personal belief, but for the Congress, the welfare of ordinary Mumbaikars was paramount.
"The location of the office is not important; what matters is the direction of development," he said.
He alleged that Mumbai had been under an administrator's rule for the last four years, during which the BJP-led government had misused public funds.
Azmi claimed that funds amounting to nearly Rs 90,000 crore from the BMC's bank deposits were misused and demanded that a white paper be released on the matter.
"While development projects were undertaken, the needs of the Mumbaikars were neglected," he charged.
The Congress leader said that the party's corporators would raise their voices against corruption in the BMC and actively pursue issues related to education, healthcare, BEST services, drinking water supply, and pollution.
Congress group leader in the BMC, Ashraf Azmi, along with corporators and office-bearers, took charge of the party's office in the municipal headquarters during the day.
The Shiv Sena had earlier allegedly rejected the same premises, citing Vaastu-related concerns.
Azmi said that Vaastu was a matter of personal belief, but for the Congress, the welfare of ordinary Mumbaikars was paramount.
"The location of the office is not important; what matters is the direction of development," he said.
He alleged that Mumbai had been under an administrator's rule for the last four years, during which the BJP-led government had misused public funds.
Azmi claimed that funds amounting to nearly Rs 90,000 crore from the BMC's bank deposits were misused and demanded that a white paper be released on the matter.
"While development projects were undertaken, the needs of the Mumbaikars were neglected," he charged.
The Congress leader said that the party's corporators would raise their voices against corruption in the BMC and actively pursue issues related to education, healthcare, BEST services, drinking water supply, and pollution.
