Continue on TOI App
Open App
OPEN APP

Kapil Sharma's angry tweet to PM Narendra Modi: 'Is this Achche Din'

Kapil Sharma is one person in television industry who has always ... Read More
After actor and comedian Kapil Sharma tweeted this morning stating that he was asked to pay Rs. 5lakhs as bribe by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (

BMC

) for making an office in the city it has come to light that unauthorized construction done by the actor in his property at Andheri in July this year has been demolished by the civic body on August 4.

Tired of too many ads?go ad free now
In a tweet put out from his official handle the actor said, "I am paying 15 cr income tax from last 5 year n still i have to pay 5 lacs bribe to BMC office for making my office @narendramodi."


He further questioned the

PM

if these were his 'Achhe Din'?


BMC local ward office -K-west, has claimed that the actor was issued a stop work notice for his ground plus one storied structure at Andheri –west where he had build an additional second floor and also extended the rear side of the ground floor in July this year. The K west assistant municipal commissioner Parag Masurkar told TOI, “The stop work notice was given for the unauthorized horizontal extension to the existing ground plus one storied structure. On August 4 after receiving no reply from the actor the same was demolished.”

READ ALSO:BMC claims Kapil Sharma was issued a stop work notice for unauthorized horizontal extension
Tired of too many ads?go ad free now

BJP MP Kirit Somaiya from Mumbai Morth east constituency tweeted saying, “It pains to here experience of #KapilSharma to Slum Dwellers of Bribe @ Mumbai MunicipalCorporation V shall Free BMC from Rule of ScamMafias”

Marashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has replied to Kapil Sharma's tweet saying they will take strict action against the culprit.
The BMC meanwhile which was quick to reply to it put out a statement by the BMC vigilance chief engineer Manohar Pawar that the BMC has taken a serious view of the corruption. They also requested the actor to give the name of person to enable the civic body to take strict action of the matter.

READ ALSO:Kapil Sharma questions PM Narendra Modi's "Achhe Din": 5 times the comedian has courted controversies

BMC chief engineer-vigilance Manohar Pawar has said the actor would need to provide them with additional details on the matter. "He must have made these allegations with some base hence we need him to provide us with all the evidence he might have and the name of the official . Depending on the same action would be initiated," Pawar told TOI.

READ ALSO:
Social Humour: Twitter reacts to Kapil Sharma's tweet to Modi

Click on this link to read this story in TeluguRead this story in Malayalam
About the Author

Richa Pinto

Richa Pinto is a special correspondent with The Times of India. S... Read More
Continue Reading
Follow Us On Social Media
end of article
Visual Stories
More Visual Stories
UP NEXT
Do Not Sell Or Share My Personal Information