India, Jan. 22 -- Minister of State (MoS) for Civil Aviation and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol on Wednesday instructed municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram to remove all hoardings and flex banners across the city, including those put up by newly elected corporators from his own party.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in its election manifesto, had promised to make Pune free of flex banners, citing concerns over visual clutter and damage to the city's skyline. However, soon after the municipal corporation election results, banners went up across the city by leaders from various parties, predominantly the BJP.

Speaking to reporters at the Pune Union of Working Journalists, Mohol addressed questions about the apparent contradiction between ...