BMC books Kapil Sharma, Irrfan for illegal construction

Four days after he complained about corruption in the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation, the BMC filed a complaint against comedian Kapil Sharma for alleged illegal construction activities.

A complaint was also filed against actor Irrfan Khan.

BMC Sub-Engineer from South Ward, A D Jagtap lodged the complaint with Oshiwara Police Station under various sections of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, said Mumbai Police spokesperson DCP Ashok Dudhe.

Sharma lives on a 9th floor flat and Khan stays on 5th floor apartment of DHL Enclave in posh Oshiwara area on New Link Road, said Dudhe.

Last Friday, Kapil stirred a hornet's nest by tweeting to PM Narendra Modi that though he pay crores in income tax since five years, he was forced to cough out a bribe of Rs 5 lakh for his office works.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis immediately offered to help in the matter even as it assumed political overtones.

The  BMC  requested Kapil to name the officials who demanded illegal gratification and also accused him of indulging in read more..

Comedian Kapil Sharma questions PM Modi's 'acche din', alleges he had to pay bribe

Comedian and actor Kapil Sharma on Friday morning hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘acche din’ slogan, after he alleged that he had to pay a bribe to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official. 

Sharma, of 'Comedy Nights With Kapil' fame, took to twitter to vent his ire. Shooting off two tweets, the comedian alleged that despite paying Rs 15 crore in income tax for the last five years, he had to pay Rs 5 lakh as a bribe to a BMC official to set up his office. 

Business Standard could not independently verify whether or not Sharma actually did pay the bribe. 

Sharma did not name the BMC official either.

However, the extent of Sharma's frustration was clear as he tagged the prime minister in both his tweets. 

His second tweet asked the prime minister whether this was what he had meant when he had promised the people ‘acche din’ (good days) — which was the 2014 General Elections slogan of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

According to an India Today news flash on twitter, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured strict action against the read more..