On Monday, over 230 Class IV workers including the Tower of Silence’s pallbearers sported red Gandhi topis with their union’s name “Mumbai Mazdoor Sabha“ emblazoned across. This was the first phase of a peaceful protest, which will escalate into a strike if the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) continues to evade their demands for higher wages,… Continue reading Parsi Punchayet sweepers, pallbearers threaten strike
Category: Bombay Parsi Panchayat
Clarification with regard to consequences of the Settlement of 17th February 2015 in the Ban on Priests Case
On 27th April 2015, the Hon’ble Supreme Court approved the Settlement arrived at in February 2015 between Messrs. Kanga and Khusrokhan and the BPP Trustees. The following is the factual position on the above subject. This clarification is being issued in order to remove all doubts and misunderstandings on the subject both for the benefit… Continue reading Clarification with regard to consequences of the Settlement of 17th February 2015 in the Ban on Priests Case
Punchayet Trustee Quits Before Polls
Slams Parsi Co-Trustees For Mismanagement A Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trustee, Muncherji Cama, resigned from his post on Friday just a few months ahead of the next round of BPP elections. Article by Nergish Sunavala | Times Of India “The functioning of the BPP is beyond repair,“ he wrote in a scathing resignation letter, which… Continue reading Punchayet Trustee Quits Before Polls
Muncherji Cama Resigns as Trustee of Bombay Parsi Punchayet
In a letter to his fellow trustees, Mr. Muncherji Cama; one of the seven sitting trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet resigned from his position. Below is his letter of resignation circulated to the press and media. June 12,2015 To The Trustees Bombay Parsi Punchayet Bombay Dear Trustees, The decision to contest the BPP elections… Continue reading Muncherji Cama Resigns as Trustee of Bombay Parsi Punchayet
Bombay Parsi Punchayet Trustees’ kin line up for elections
In the run up to the polls, which are likely to be held on October, names of some trustees’ kin have started doing the rounds. Article by Kamlesh Pednekar | DNA Elections to the Bombay Parsi Punchayet, one of the richest trusts in the city, is turning out to be a family affair, with children… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayet Trustees’ kin line up for elections
Mumbai’s vulture breeding programme has fizzled out: BNHS
After managing to have a successful programme elsewhere in India, BNHS’s Dr Vibhu Prakash, head of the BNHS Vulture Conservation Breeding Programme spoke to dna’s Tanea Bandopadhyay on the status of the programme in Mumbai. The director said it will be some time before the birds, known for their voracious meat-eating appetite, are seen circling… Continue reading Mumbai’s vulture breeding programme has fizzled out: BNHS
Parsi punchayet cracks down on bribing of voters
For the first time in a century, BPP introduces voluntary code of conduct for aspiring trustees, restricts candidates to spending no more than Rs 3 lakh for campaigning The upcoming Bombay Parsi Punchayet elections will have a voluntary code of conduct -the first in over a hundred years. Jyoti Shelar | Times of India Contestants… Continue reading Parsi punchayet cracks down on bribing of voters
Parsi Punchayet Trustees Nearly Come To Blows
With weeks to go for elections, chairman and trustee trade allegations, and one nearly hurls a chair. The hallowed board room of the 300-year-old Bombay Parsi Punchayet witnessed acrimony on Tuesday night with the 73-year-old trust chairman allegedly trying to attack a fellow trustee with a chair following an argument. With just weeks to go… Continue reading Parsi Punchayet Trustees Nearly Come To Blows
Code of Conduct to govern BPP Elections
Dinshaw Tamboly writes in regarding the Code of Conduct for the Bombay Parsi Punchayet Elections. Trustees, Bombay Parsi Punchayet, Mumbai. Ladies & Gentlemen, Some of us (former trustees and other concerned individuals) addressed a letter dated 23rd January 2014 to your good selves, to consider introducing a Code of Conduct that would govern future… Continue reading Code of Conduct to govern BPP Elections
