Senior BJP leader and Vice-President of the Mahila Morcha, Medha Kulkarni, opposed the Bal Bharati-Paud link road project in Pune. "The...project on the hill will adversely impact...environment," Kulkarni, who submitted a letter opposing the project to PMC Commissioner Vikram Kumar, said. Notably, Guardian Minister Chandrakant Patil and former mayor Murlidhar Mohol are promoting the project.