In May, 2022, the Bombay High Court held that work on the cycling track around Powai Lake was illegal and directed the civic body to immediately remove all constructions carried out so far and restore the reclaimed portions.
While speaking about the matter to Free Press Journal, Pednekar claimed, “I am not disappointed with the administrator. I have only made suggestions to him.”
Urdu Centre is the brainchild of the Shivsena party who announced its construction last year and had made a monetary provision of Rs 1.5 crore in the budget.
The issue gained traction after videos emerged on January 22, wherein the Mumbai Police were seen manhandling an activist and pushing him into a police van for questioning the felling of the heritage tree