Posters Hailing ‘Operation Sindoor’ Spark Debate in Kothrud, Resident Raises Concern Over City’s Cleanliness
Posters Hailing ‘Operation Sindoor’ Spark Debate in Kothrud, Resident Raises Concern Over City’s Cleanliness
Pune | May 8, 2025 — Celebratory posters supporting India’s recent cross-border military strike, dubbed Operation Sindoor, have stirred a civic debate in Pune’s Kothrud area. While the BJP Yuva Morcha led the initiative to honor the armed forces, the act has drawn criticism from local residents over defacing public spaces.
@mohol_murlidhar @ChDadaPatil अश्या फलकांची गरज काय?आपण सर्वांना आपल्या
— PuneriCitizen (@Sachinshaha) May 8, 2025
सेनेचा अभिमान व गर्व आहेच, त्यातूनच प्रत्येक कोथरूडवासीला Sindoorचा जाज्वल्य अभिमान आहे, pls फलक लावून चांगला परिसर खराब नका करू.प्रचारासाठी FM,पेपर कात्रणे,Media चा वापर करा.@PMCPune need immediate action. pic.twitter.com/nnO7hPJRTW
As the details of Operation Sindoor — a bold strike on terror camps across the Pakistan and PoJK borders — gained nationwide attention, BJP workers in Kothrud burst crackers and shouted patriotic slogans. Posters praising the operation were installed across the area, prominently featuring Union Minister Murlidhar Mohol and Kothrud MLA and State Minister Chandrakant Patil.
Would appreciate patriotism in heart and show that in action by fighting for a good cause and not by doing this show-baazi. there is a saying – dog that barks doesn't bite, and the dog that bites, doesn't bark…..
— Nishi s (@Nishi2874) May 8, 2025
Bootlicking doesn't help anyone 🙏
The posters were reportedly put up by BJP Yuva Morcha leader Dushyant Mohol.
However, not everyone welcomed the move. Sachin Shaha, a local resident, took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to express displeasure over the defacement of city walls. “What is the need for such boards? We all take pride in the army, but let’s not spoil the city’s aesthetics with billboards. Use FM, print, or digital media instead,” Shaha wrote, tagging PMC officials, BJP Pune, and NCP leader Ajit Pawar.
And for patriotism if citizen start putting such hoardings then just image how city will be defaced.
— PuneriCitizen (@Sachinshaha) May 8, 2025
Instead these ppl should come out to clear the traffic, Clean the road, puck the spilled garbage and for many more ppl frndly causes.
But such ppl are hungry for showbazi only.
He further highlighted recent civic efforts that had cleared the Kothrud area of unauthorized hoardings. “After months of work by the PMC and political cooperation, Kothrud roads finally looked clean. Please don’t reverse that progress,” he added.
This incident has once again spotlighted Pune’s ongoing issue with illegal political posters. Ironically, BJP leaders themselves — including Chandrakant Patil, Hemant Rasane, and Murlidhar Mohol — have frequently condemned such acts and appealed to party workers to maintain public decorum. Despite their repeated calls, the problem persists across the city.
