The Bombay High Court echoed citizen sentiment recently when it pointed out that if streets and footpaths are cleared for the Prime Minister and other VVIPs for one day, why can’t it be done on a daily basis for everyone else too?

Having a clear footpath and a safe place to walk is every person’s fundamental right and the state authorities are obligated to provide the same, a division bench of Justices M S Sonak and Kamal Khata said, reports stated.