Mumbai pigeon feeding row: Jain monk on fast against Dadar Kabutarkhana closure; opposes civic body’s relocation plan

A Jain monk has begun an indefinite hunger strike in Mumbai, demanding the immediate reopening of the Dadar Kabutarkhana, a traditional pigeon feeding site shut down by the civic body due to public health concerns. The monk rejected the BMC's designated alternate feeding locations, deeming them too distant for pigeons.

Mumbai pigeon feeding row: Jain monk on fast against Dadar Kabutarkhana closure; opposes civic body’s relocation plan
A Jain monk has begun an indefinite hunger strike in Mumbai, demanding the immediate reopening of the Dadar Kabutarkhana, a traditional pigeon feeding site shut down by the civic body due to public health concerns. The monk rejected the BMC's designated alternate feeding locations, deeming them too distant for pigeons.