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Peer pressure on Abu Azmi to drop BMC project bid
Updated On: 09 January, 2013 08:07 AM IST | | Sujit Mahamulkar
Politicians from several parties have contended that elected representatives should be barred from vying for such assignments, as quality of work may be adversely affected
Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi’s sexist remarks yesterday have attracted a barrage of condemnation from all quarters. And the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar MLA is not getting much in the form of endorsement from fellow politicos on other issues either.
On New Year’s Day, MiD DAY had reported (‘Abu Azmi’s bid for Rs 174-cr BMC contract slammed’) about the SP Maharashtra unit president’s attempt to acquire a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation waste management project. While the civic body estimated Rs 174 crore for the work, a joint venture of MK Enterprises, Global Waste Management Cell Pvt Ltd and Gulf Hotel quoted Rs 168 crore, which is the lowest price. Gulf Hotel belongs to Abu Asim Azmi.
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