mumbai is the financial capital of india — and yet, today it looks like a political theme park. Almost every street, chauk, and footpath is plastered with posters of the chief minister and Deputy Chief Minister. You’d think this was a foreign capital during election season, but this is india in 2025. Illegal, expensive, and shameless, these banners flout High court orders and waste taxpayer money meant for public welfare. While the city struggles with broken footpaths, garbage, and tobacco stains, the government’s solution is to cover the mess with propaganda sheets.
1. Illegal Yet Untouchable
The maharashtra high court has repeatedly ordered strict action against illegal hoardings. Yet, the government itself blatantly violates these orders. When the rule-makers break the law, the rule of law dies.
2. Public Money Burned for Vanity
Every banner, every print, every installation costs money — your money. Instead of fixing streets, cleaning drains, or improving public transport, the government invests in self-glorifying billboards. That’s not governance; that’s self-promotion at public expense.
3. Propaganda Masquerading as Policy
The banners aren’t installed by party workers but by official machinery. This isn’t volunteer-driven visibility; it’s a full-blown government publicity campaign. Meanwhile, the public suffers from the eyesore.
4. Hiding Reality With Sheets
The banners are a clever disguise for urban decay — covering tobacco stains, broken footpaths, and municipal failures. The message is clear: look at us, not at the rot we’re leaving behind.
5. Mumbai’s Citizens Deserve Better
Instead of political vanity projects, mumbai needs functioning roads, clean public spaces, and real governance. When propaganda replaces service, the people pay the cost with their taxes and dignity.
⚡ Bottom Line:
Mumbai’s streets have become a visual insult — illegal banners, public money wasted, and court orders ignored. This isn’t just about posters; it’s about a government more invested in image than action. Until accountability replaces vanity, citizens will continue to pay for a spectacle instead of solutions.
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