The adage that ‘there are no permanent friends or foes in politics’ was proved right in the general body meeting of the BJP-led MBMC on Friday.
Unfortunately, the foes turned out to be none other than BJP and Shiv Sena, who openly joined hands to pass controversial resolutions, including the change of a garden reserved plot for commercial use, bailing out Ravi Developments by giving nods, awarding development right certificates (DRC) in exchange of constructing cement roads, and modifying the development plan for an approach road to a private land under the guise of benefiting villagers.
Apart from a handful of members registering their opposition, most of them toed the lines in favour of the resolution.
Banking on Sena's support, the Congress, which countered a resolution, was left alone and the proposal was passed on the virtue of the numerical strength of the saffron parties in the MBMC house. It is alleged that the money changed hands to ensure smooth passage of the resolutions.
