In the wake of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar’s cremation last Sunday at Shivaji Park, a resident of the locality on Friday filed a petition in public interest before the Bombay high court, seeking directions to the state to not to construct any memorials at the park or use it as a cremation site in the future.
The PIL filed by Shivaji Park resident Prakash Belwade sought that the state be directed to formulate guidelines to protect the playground and preserve its “legal and historical, heritage-wise importance’’. It further sought “guidelines on public funerals and erection of memorials at alternate place and making necessary arrangements in advance’’.
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