Mumbai Football Ground Conversion Sparks Protests

In Mumbai, people who love football and local residents are protesting because the city government wants to turn a famous football ground into a big exhibition hall.

This ground, called Neville D'Souza Football Ground, is very important for football in Mumbai.

It helps many young players practice and play matches.

The protesters say that once sports grounds are gone, they can't be replaced, and turning this ground into something else would be a bad example for other open spaces in the city.

They want the government to keep the ground for sports and find another place for the exhibition hall.

A local leader, Aaditya Thackeray, joined the protest and promised to talk to the government about it.