SP MLA: Urdu academy treated unfairly, stay eviction order
Ajit Pawar
and minority development minister Datta Bharane to stay the eviction notice.
The academy will mark its golden jubilee this year. Shaikh said he will take the issue up in the assembly on Monday.
"Evicting the academy from govt premises in such a manner is deeply regrettable. While academies for languages have been allotted spacious govt premises, the Urdu academy is being treated unfairly," he said. "The office should be relocated only after suitable govt space becomes available in Mantralaya area."
Bharane said he will look into the issue after returning to Mumbai. —Chaitanya Marpakwar
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