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BJP, BVA Clash Over Bolinj Sports Complex Inauguration
A new sports complex and auditorium in Bolinj became the center of a disagreement between two political parties.
BJP leaders said their MP, Hemant Savara, had been left out of the event invitation.
They went to the complex and held their own opening ceremony.
BJP members then protested for nearly six hours.
Supporters of the BJP and BVA gathered, and police brought in more officers to keep order.
The mayor suggested that both sides open the facility together, but the disagreement continued.
The BJP eventually ended its protest.
Later that evening, BVA held the official opening.
The ₹69-crore sports complex and auditorium in Bolinj, Virar West, was built by the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation.
BJP leaders objected that MP Hemant Savara was left off the event invitation and held a separate opening ceremony.
BJP office-bearers staged a sit-in protest that lasted nearly six hours as tensions rose between BJP and BVA supporters.
Police deployed additional forces, while Mayor Ajeev Patil proposed a joint inauguration during talks between the parties.
The BJP ended its protest, and BVA held the official inauguration at about 6:30 p.m.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bahujan Vikas Aagadhi (BVA), Mayor Ajeev Patil, and local elected representatives.
- What
- A political dispute over credit and arrangements for the inauguration of a sports complex and auditorium.
- Where
- Bolinj, Virar West, in the Vasai-Virar area.
- When
- Saturday; the BJP ceremony took place around 11:00 a.m. and the BVA inauguration around 6:30 p.m.
- Why
- BJP leaders objected that MP Hemant Savara was omitted from the event invitation; Mayor Patil said invitation cards had not been printed and denied a protocol breach.
BJP position
BVA and mayor's position
Invitation and protocol
BJP position
BJP leaders said MP Hemant Savara's name was omitted from the invitation and called it a breach of political protocol.
BVA and mayor's position
Mayor Ajeev Patil said invitation cards had never been printed, so there was no protocol breach, and said the event followed rules.
Who should inaugurate the facility
BJP position
BJP leaders conducted their own ceremony; MLA Sneha Dube-Pandit opposed former MLA Kshitij Thakur inaugurating the site.
BVA and mayor's position
Mayor Patil proposed a joint inauguration and said he would decide who inaugurated the facility; BVA later held the official opening.
Key facts
- Project cost
- Estimated at ₹69 crore
- Project authority
- Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation
- Location
- Bolinj, Virar West
- Reported delay
- More than eight years
- BJP protest
- Nearly six hours
- BJP ceremony
- Around 11:00 a.m. on Saturday
- BVA inauguration
- Around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday
Quotes
Hitendra Thakur
Former MLA who addressed the gathering at the BVA inauguration.
“I had proposed that everyone come together for the inauguration. However, doing politics in the name of an inauguration is improper. Invitation cards for this event were never printed in the first place, so the question of violating political protocol does not arise. The entire event was conducted strictly according to rules.”
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“It takes hard work to claim credit for a project; simply making Instagram Reels won't cut it.”
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Sources
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