The ban on the distribution of the newspaper in community housing estates, which houses nearly 5,500 families, was ordered by the BPP’s chairperson Yazdi Desai Last week, HT had reported that a newsletter, which was critical of the management of the Bombay Punchayet (BPP) – the largest Parsi-Zoroastrian representative body – was banned from some… Continue reading Ban on Parsi newsletter shows an old press tradition
Category: Bombay Parsi Panchayat
Majority of Bombay Parsi punchayet trustees want chairman out
Four of seven Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trustees have voted to file a no confidence motion against chairman Yazdi Desai for allegations ranging from protecting a non-Parsi trespasser to promoting his wife as a “shadow chairman”. The BPP is considered the largest private landlord in Mumbai, controlling around 5,500 community flats in Parsi baugs such… Continue reading Majority of Bombay Parsi punchayet trustees want chairman out
Parsee General Hospital: Hong Kong couple may not invest Rs 162 cr in new hospital
Some community members say charity commissioner’s nod was not taken for deal. BD Petit Parsee General Hospital’s (PGH) bid to beat financial blues by opening a new hospital for all on its premises has hit a rough patch with a Hong Kong-based philanthropist couple saying they would withdraw their pledge of donating $22.5 million (around… Continue reading Parsee General Hospital: Hong Kong couple may not invest Rs 162 cr in new hospital
BPP chairman hauls former board member to court over ‘defamatory’ articles
Based on the criminal complaint filed in Sewri court, Desai has alleged that Mehta has been spreading false and derogatory information The tussle between the current chairman of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet, Yazdi Desai, and former board member Dinshaw Mehta, which has been in the public forum for the last couple of years, has now… Continue reading BPP chairman hauls former board member to court over ‘defamatory’ articles
In BPP Election Several Parsis fear takeover of punchayet by chief and wife
BPP chairman’s wife is contesting for trustee’s post, raising prospects of husband-wife pair in control of the community’s largest trust. Ever since the Bombay Parsi Punchayet Trust adopted the universal franchise within the community in 2008, its elections have been dogged by controversy. It is no different this year, even though just one seat is… Continue reading In BPP Election Several Parsis fear takeover of punchayet by chief and wife
BPP Trustee Elections: Anahita Desai
Candidate Profile Anahita Desai The past few weeks have witnessed a couple of Manifestos coming from candidates standing for BPP Trusteeship. These Manifestos clearly expose the candidates’ limited understanding of the BPP or how the BPP actually functions. When making promises and painting ideal scenarios, candidates fail to take into account the ground reality, the… Continue reading BPP Trustee Elections: Anahita Desai
Bombay High Court to decide Bombay Parsi Punchayet election venue
One of the venues for election may be changed; some members suspect ulterior motives With just a little over a fortnight before the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) election takes place, mid-day has exclusively learnt from sources that the Bombay High Court will, in a chambers session this Wednesday, decide whether one of the five proposed… Continue reading Bombay High Court to decide Bombay Parsi Punchayet election venue
