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Mumbai: Close to 2,000 illegal posters and banners were removed on Saturday by BMC from across the city. Ahead of the oath- taking ceremony of the chief ministerand two deputy CMs on Dec 5, several illegal posters and banners had come up accross the city, especially around the Azad Maidan in Fort, the venue of the ceremony.
Many of these posters and banners had political party workers congratulating the new CM and DCMs and welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union minister Amit Shah who had come to Mumbai to attend the oath ceremony.
According to action taken report shared by BMC, a total of 1,923 illegal posters and banners were removed. Of these, 766 were were removed from A ward alone which includes part of Fort, Churchgate, Marine Drive, Colaba and Nariman Point. Of these, 605 were flags alone. Among other civic wards, 140 were removed from S ward which includes parts of Bhandup and Powai, 106 from G North which includes parts of Dadar, Mahim.
A BMC official said that there were strict instructions from the municipal commissioner to remove all illegal posters and banners immediately from accross the city.
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