Maharashtra Home Minister hits back at Big B
R.R. Patil said it was unfortunate that people were upset by infrastructure projects
Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil, in an oblique reference to megastar Amitabh Bachchan's remarks that the Mumbai Metro railway would invade his privacy, said it was unfortunate that people were upset by infrastructure projects that would make life easier for the people of the city.
"Mumbai traffic is growing, travel conditions are worsening by the day... people spend four to five hours in commuting daily. We have to think of them," Patil told reporters. In his blog, Bachchan had expressed unhappiness over one of the proposed metro rail routes passing over his Pratiksha bungalow in the upscale Juhu area of Mumbai. The actor lamented that the proposed Metro route would affect his and his family's privacy. Bachchan later respondedclarifying his stand on the proposed Metro and stressing that he welcomes the changes being seen in the city.
"Certain sections of the media, both electronic and print, have misinterpreted the writings on my blog (bigb.bigadda.com) and I wish to make a clarification. Mumbai as a city has given my family and me a place in their hearts besides recognition and respect," he said in his letter Wednesday.
