Mumbai: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekarโs Gujarat visit to see penguins has come under severe criticism for ignoring larger issues in the city. BJP leader Chitra Wagh has reminded the mayor that Mumbai has many problems to deal with.
Questioning Pednekarโs tour, Wagh said the mayor has expressed her love towards penguins rather than humans. โKishoritai travelled 550 km to see penguins but she did not travel for eight minutes when an infant had died in a cylinder blast at Worli. She also admitted that their โprinceโ is called a penguin and I am sure she would receive praise for that.โ
Taunting the mayor for her praise for Gujarat, Wagh said it is Hindu culture. โWelcoming a guest is our culture in the Hindu society. However, now you are close to Sultans and hence forgotten the Hindu culture,โ the BJP leader said.
Wagh alleged that Shiv Senaโs intention is exposed now before the public. โThe party works for penguins and highway construction but not for the Mumbaikars,โ she added.
Wagh was referring to Pednekarโs recent visit to Gujarat to see penguins in Ahmedabadโs Science City. Shiv Sena has been severely criticised by the opposition BJP for bringing in penguins in the Byculla zoo.
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