Mumbai, June 26 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday hit out at the BJP over the conversion of Neville D'Souza football ground in Bandra West into a convention centre, alleging that the move will deprive youth of playgrounds and benefit contractors and builders.

In a post on X, Aaditya Thackeray wrote, "If you are wondering about why India isn't playing the FIFAWorldCup, despite the population crossing 1.4 billion people, and why countries with much smaller populations than our smallest cities are playing, stop wondering: The bjp regime in the BMC, backed by orders from the BJP state government, has just converted the Neville D'souza football ground in Bandra West into a convention centre reservation. A contractor will g...