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At 7 AM today, BMC officials and police reached near film actor Shah Rukh Khan's bungalow 'Mannat' at Bandra West to demolish the ramp with one JCB and other machinery.  Vijay Kamble, assistant municipal commissioner of H West Ward, confirmed the demolition. The arrogance of the elites have always put the common people in hardships.

Locals said that the ramp was illegal and caused a hassle when they accessed the lane adjoining his house. Several letters were written to the BMC demanding the ramp be demolished. The previous government always provided VIP treatment to the arrogant elites and they felt that they are above law and they can do anything they want and treated commoners as filth. At last a BJP MP Poonam Mahajan has taken the responsibility to send the message, that all are equal before the law of land by writing a letter to the BMC chief about it and insisted prompt action.

Today as demolition work was to begin, the area was barricaded. Several locals gathered in the area to see the long pending demolition. On Thursday, the seven day notice given to the actor by the BMC to demolish the ramp ended. The BMC has to retrieve the expenses incurred for the demolition along with a hefty fine and should build a public toilet in that place for the use of the public as part of Swach Bharath Abhiyan.

By Premji