After new bungalow, Mumbai mayor wants new car

Last week, Mumbai mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar had demanded a bungalow in Malabar Hill for his official residence.

The new mayor of Mumbai, Vishwanath Mahadeshwar of the Shiv Sena, now wants a new car, an Innova no less, saying the three at his disposal are more than four years old.

The mayor said that the three cars at his disposal are more than four years old. (HT Files)

Last week he had demanded a bungalow in Malabar Hill for his official residence, rejecting the bungalow set aside for him on the Byculla Zoo premises. The original Mayor’s residence at Dadar has been earmarked for a memorial to the Sena founder, the late Bal Thackeray.

The mayor has three official cars, all maintained on the tax payer’s money – a Scorpio for use during the monsoon, an SUV for daily use, and a Honda City sedan as a standby. Mahadeshwar has now written to the civic administration saying he wants a new Innova for daily use. The civic administration is yet to respond.