MUMBAI: India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, has demanded to demolish Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah residency in Mumbai and replace it with a culture centre.
According to NDTV, the ruling party’s lawmaker made this demand while speaking at the Legislative Assembly on budgetary. He said, "The Jinnah residence in south Mumbai was the place from where the conspiracy of partition was hatched."
"Jinnah House is a symbol of the partition. The structure should be demolished," he said in the assembly.
Lodha, who is a member of legislative assembly (MLA), claimed that the Public Works Department has to pay hundreds and thousands of Indian rupees just for the iconic building's upkeep and maintenance.
"The structure should be demolished and a cultural centre highlighting Maharashtra's culture and pride should be built. The cultural centre should also exhibit the glorious history of India," Lodha added.
Jinnah House is built on 2.5 acres of land estimated to be worth about $400 million, ZeeTV reported.
The demand was made by the BJP member in the wake of the Indian Parliament passing the controversial amendments to the Enemy Property Act 1968 earlier this month.
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