Kapil Sharma complains to Modi about BMC bribe demand
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma has complained to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about corruption in the Mumbai civic body and even questioned if these were the “achhe din” (good days) he promised.
Kapil on Friday took to Twitter, where he shared that he has been paying Rs 15 crore income tax for the last five years and has been asked for a Rs 500,000 as bribe by Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for getting his office done up. He tagged Modi’s Twitter handle @narendramodi in the post.
“I am paying 15 crores income tax from last 5 years and still I have to pay 5 lacs bribe to BMC office for making my office Narendra Modi,” Kapil tweeted.
In another tweet, Kapil asked Modi if these are the “acche din” (better days) he had promised.
“Yeh hain aapke achhe din? Narendra Modi,” he added.
Kapil has been a fan of Modi and was even nominated as a brand ambassador for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign. He was invited to the Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Pranab Mukherjee in September 2015 to acknowledge his contribution for this.
Kapil Sharma complains to Modi about BMC, Fadnavis responds
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma has complained to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about alleged corruption in Mumbai’s civic body and wondered if these were the “achhe din” (good days) he had promised.
Kapil, on Friday, took to Twitter where he shared that he has been paying Rs 15 crore as income tax for the last five years but has been asked for a Rs 500,000 bribe by officials in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for grant of approval for constructing his office.
He tagged Modi’s Twitter handle @narendramodi in the post.
“I am paying 15 crores income tax from last 5 years and still I have to pay 5 lacs bribe to BMC office for making my office Narendra Modi,” Kapil tweeted.
In another tweet, Kapil asked Modi if these are the “acche din” (better days) he had promised.
“Yeh hain aapke achhe din? Narendra Modi,” he added.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis responded to Kapil’s tweets and asked him to provide all information in this regard and promised that the culprits would not be spared.
“Kapilbhai please provide all information. Have directed MC, BMC to take strictest action. We will not spare the culprit. Kapil Sharma. Narendra Modi,” Fadnavis tweeted.
Kapil is an ardent fan of Modi and was nominated for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign. His contribution was acknowledged by President Pranab Mukherjee at a function held in Rashtrapati Bhavan in September last year.
