Thane, September 2: The Nationalist Congress Party on Friday slammed the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation authorities in Maharashtra's Thane district for issuing a tender to build a toilet complex exclusively for the Jain community.

Senior NCP leader and former state minister Jitendra Awhad asked if the MBMC also intended to build such "community specific toilets" for Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists etc of the area. Also Read | PM Narendra Modi Fighting Against Opposition, Not Corruption, Says JD-U National President Lalan Singh.

MBMC officials could not be contacted despite repeated attempts for comments on the tender, which was issued on August 12.

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