India, May 19 -- To avoid controversy over naming the newly inaugurated cancer hospital in Baner after the late father of a political leader, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to keep the proposal on hold for now. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) changed the name of the civic hospital on Sunday morning right before the inauguration programme attended by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.

The controversy erupted after standing committee chairman Shrinath Bhimale proposed naming the hospital after his father, Yashwant Bhimale. Following objections and internal discussions, it was decided that the facility would, for the time being, continue to be referred to only as the Baner Hospital.

Sources in the Bharatiya Janata ...