Now, Chhatrapati Vada Pav in Mumbai

July 01, 2011 15:39

Vada pav, staple teatime snack in Maharashtra, particularly in Mumbai, is now the "burger" of contention in local politics ahead of the crucial Mumbai civic body elections, eight months away.

Nitesh Rane, son of senior Congress minister Narayan Rane, today launched the Chhatrapati Vada Pav, to counter the Shiv Vada brand launched by Shiv Sena.

"We will set up our stalls wherever there are Shiv Vada Pav stalls. If BMC removes our stalls, they will have to remove those stalls as well," he said

The non-profit organisation, Swabhimaan, led by Nitesh opened its first outlet of Chhatrapati Vada Pav at Powai, opposite an outlet recently inaugurated by Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray.

The over 100 Shiv Vada stalls in the city are mired in controversy with allegations that they lack permission of the civic administration.

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