Hi, unfortunately we are not knowing the exact issues which is going on at MNB. According to some of our friends who are staying there are saying that the trustees want to sell the entire building and want the visually challenged friends to leave the premise. This is an unresolved issue.
On 4/18/15, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Friends from Mumbai: could you update us more about this unfortunate > development? > This is a good sign that plight of blind workers are highlighted by > media from different parts of the country. > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/State-to-appoint-administrator-for-mismanaged-blind-school-in-Jogeshwari/articleshow/46963113.cms > > MUMBAI: The state government has decided to appoint an administrator > and order an inquiry into the alleged mismanagement of M N Banajee > Industrial Home for Blind in Jogeshwari following an agitation by MNS > workers. > > Social justice minister Rajkumar Badole visited the home on Friday and > on finding it to be in a "bad condition", ordered an inquiry. > > The trust has stopped providing food to the 40 students and even their > training for a month. "We are not getting food from the hostel. > Sometimes, MNS workers or social workers provide us food. We hope > Badole will do something for us," said Santosh Kadam, a student. > Badole said that his deparment will provide food to the students. > > On Friday, MNS workers, led by party chief Raj Thackeray's wife > Shalini, agitated outside the hostel. > > "The students are facing the brunt of the internal fight between the > two groups of trustees. The state should intervene and sort out the > issue," Shalini Thackeray told TOI. > > Shrikant Bapat, one of the managing committee members whose name is on > the trust's website, said, "I don't want to say anything as I have > resigned." > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
