Mumbai: Jain monk Nilesh Chandra Vijay, who has been at the forefront of the community’s protest against the pigeon feeding ban in Mumbai, has decided to go on a hunger strike at Azad Maidan post-Diwali. Apart from this, expressing his discontent with the BJP, he has also extended support to Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena for the upcoming BMC elections.

This comes a week after he announced the formation of an organisation called ‘Shanti Doot Janakalyan’ ahead of the BMC elections.

Monk’s Statement and Political Stand

“Our fight is not only for pigeons, but for all ‘voiceless’ animals. Our leaders in the BJP have kept the issue of the ban on kabutarkhanas on the back burner. Neither the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis nor the Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is taking prompt action

See Full Page