Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Legal Notice Seeks Equal BMC Arrangements For Eid-e-Milad Processions
A group of Mumbai citizens wants the city government to prepare properly for Eid-e-Milad processions.
The processions are planned for August 26.
The group says there should be clean streets, drinking water, medical help, lights, toilets and traffic controls.
It says the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation had approved Rs 2 crore each year for these arrangements.
The group also says other festivals have received much more civic spending.
It has asked the BMC to announce plans for each ward by August 25.
If the city does not act, the group says it may approach the Bombay High Court.
It also says people may hold peaceful protests.
A citizens’ forum served a legal notice on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ahead of Mumbai’s August 26 Eid-e-Milad processions.
The notice seeks sanitation, water, medical, lighting, barricading and traffic arrangements across affected wards.
It cites a claimed Rs 2 crore annual allocation sanctioned by the BMC Standing Committee in November 2019.
The representation alleges unequal civic spending, comparing the allocation with reported Rs 54.47 crore Ganeshotsav spending in 2024-25.
The notice gives the BMC until 5 pm on August 25 and threatens urgent Bombay High Court proceedings if demands are not met.
- Who
- Engineer Tanveer Usmani of the Govandi Citizens Welfare Forum served the notice to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the Mayor and the Municipal Commissioner.
- What
- The notice seeks equal and immediate civic arrangements for Eid-e-Milad processions, including sanitation, water, medical aid, lighting, barricades and traffic management.
- When
- The notice was reported on August 24, 2026; the processions are scheduled for August 26, with a compliance deadline of 5 pm on August 25.
- Where
- Mumbai, including the wards through which the processions will take place.
- Why
- The forum alleges that ward-wise preparations have not been issued and argues that Eid-e-Milad should receive equal civic support.
- Procession date
- August 26, 2026
- Notice date
- August 24, 2026
- Deadline sought
- 5 pm on August 25, 2026
- Civic body
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
- Cited allocation
- Rs 2 crore annually, reportedly sanctioned in November 2019
- Requested services
- Temporary toilets, sanitation, drinking water and tankers, medical posts, ambulances, lighting, barricades and traffic arrangements
- Comparison cited
- Reported Rs 54.47 crore spent on Ganeshotsav in 2024-25