Fadnavis set to perform bhumi pujan of Mahajan Art Gallery today

Amidst opposition from local social organisations, former chief minister and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Devendra Fadnavis will visit the twin-city to per form the bhoomi pujan for the construction work of an art galler y in memory of the BJP leader late Pramod Mahajan in Mira Road on Friday evening.

The art galler y which will come up in the Kanakia area of Mira Road carries an estimated price tag of Rs 40 crore. Terming the project as wasteful expenditure, activists of Jiddi Maratha Pratishthan led by Pradeep Jangam will launch a day-long sit-in agitation outside the Netaji Subash Chandra Bose municipal stadium in Bhayandar (West) to register their protest against the misuse of tax payers’ money. “Instead of constructing full-fledged hospitals and developing playgrounds, politicians have shamelessly ventured on a money spending spree for their personal and political gains,” said Jangam.