The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) general body on Monday approved a proposal to develop a convention centre on the lines of Delhi's Bharat Mandapam near Lohegaon airport and forwarded it to the state government. The move, however, drew objections from opposition members and alliance partners in the state, including the Shiv Sena itself, who raised concerns over parking, traffic, and the loss of key public amenities in the area. They demanded that the project be shifted elsewhere.

Opposing the move, Pramod Nana Bhangire, Pune City Chief of Shiv Sena and former corporator of Pune Municipal Corporation, has written to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde demanding that the decision be reconsidered. Bhangire alleged that removing long-standing reservations meant for public welfare could severely impact citizens in the rapidly growing Lohegaon and Viman Nagar areas.