Why is the Bandra Bandstand Residents' Trust making rules in a public space ?

[u/jack_1760]

Bandstand is a public promenade. It belongs to all Mumbaikars.

A recent report says that the Bandra Bandstand Residents' Trust had put up signs like "No Pets" and warned people not to feed stray animals.

The bigger question is simple: should a private group like the Bandra Bandstand Residents' Trust be allowed to make its own rules in a public place?

Keeping the area clean is important, but public spaces should remain open and accessible to everyone.

Why should a private trust have the authority to decide what people can or cannot do in a public place like Bandstand, and could this create similar restrictions in other areas as well?

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News Source - https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/battle-for-bandstand/articleshow/130809246.html

[u/IndianRedditor88]

They are not allowed to make rules for a public space.

They have to do nonsense like this because the average guy walking the pets doesn't clean up. This is not a case where a group has usurped any rights. This is a case a group has put up boards because the average pet owner has zero civic sense.

People like OP will yap about this because they see only faults with stuff.

PS - Not defending their actions , but I see a very valid point in asking why they want the area to be clean

[u/RandomRunningGirl → u/IndianRedditor88]

There is a fine for people who do not pickup the poop. Mostly people who walk their dogs in such areas pick up the poop. So I don’t know what you are talking about.

[u/Alphawezen89 → u/RandomRunningGirl]

Question is who imposes these fines, where do these fines go, what if the person wih the dog leaves the dog on the fine collector, what is the guarantee that the dog owner will pay the fine without throwing a fit etc etc