BJP MP Gopal Shetty's comments at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) yesterday are not going to sit well with wildlife activists. The MP from north Mumbai didn't seem to understand the difference between a national park and a regular garden, as he appealed to the forest department to sell ice cream and bhel-puri to visitors.

Unlike a regular park, SGNP is a wildlife conservation park, and as per the Wildlife Protection Act, no commercial activities can be conducted within the area. As if that was not enough, the politician then suggested the park should be barricaded to stop the animals from coming out. This would deprive them of buffer zones around the park.