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Game over for Campa Cola
By Khushboo Panjabi
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t's the end of the game for the despairing residents of Campa Cola Compound. The new petition filed by the residents, to stop the demolition and to regularise the 35 illegal floors across the seven build-
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“Munde’s contribution to the state was vast and varied. He was a Lok Nayak,” said Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan, adding, “the sudden and untimely demise of Gopinath Munde barely one week after becoming the Union Minister for Rural Development has caused deep anguish and sorrow to the people of Maharashtra. He was one of the most charismatic leaders who had the potential to provide leadership to the state and assume even higher responsibilities at the national level.” And that’s the belief almost everybody including politicians across the spectrum hold, as the the mortal remains of this leader of the masses is put to rest today. Alas! Maharashtra may not see another one like him for a long time to come.
Gopinath Munde’s body being carried at his Worli residence, yesterday evening.
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By Prashant Hamine
e left early in the morning from New Delhi and was to come to Mumbai to pick his family up and leave for his native Parli town in Beed district for grand victory celebrations in the evening. Even before he was to arrive, enthusiastic party workers from his native Beed armed with sweets, garlands and firecrackers made a beeline for his Purna residence in Worli early in the morning. When a handful of media persons who had upon receiving the news arrived at the residence, the party workers could not believe their ears that their Munde Saheb was no more.
After receiving the initial news reports on television that union Rural Development minister Gopinath Munde (64) had met with an accident, his wife Pradnya and daughters Pankaja, Preetam and Yeshashree made a dash to the airport. But as they reached the airport the got to know the worst. Munde's wife Pradnya, shocked on receiving the news, collapsed and had to be brought back by her daughter Dr Preetam, Munde's niece Poonam Mahajan and nephew Rahul Mahajan. A distraught and inconsolable Preetam just could not believe that her father was no more. It was left upon Pankaja and the youngest Yeshashree
to make their way to New Delhi accompanied by Munde's trusted aide Keshav Upadhaye, Ashish Shelar and Vinod Tawde who joined later. Munde's wife was comforted by the Mahajan family. Munde's residences on 11th and 12th floor at Purna was stacked with bouquets. A pall of gloom descended on Purna with prominent leaders and family members made a beeline to Worli. Munde was always known for his aggressive strand of politics taking up cause of the Other Backward Classes, sugarcane farmers and downtrodden in his youth days brought him close to Continued on pg 8 «
ings, has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. With little hope remaining, the residents have now begun packing up their lives in Campa Cola, while they continue fighting what now looks like a lost battle. The Brihanmumbai Munic-
ipal Corporation (BMC) is going to file for contempt of court against the residents for not submitting the keys by June 2 as per the deadline. Additional Municipal Commissioner Mohan Adtani of Continued on pg 5 «