The Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s (BPP) financial woes (see "A balancing act,” Editorial Viewpoint, Parsiana, May 7-20, 2023) came greater into public awareness when their workers took to wearing red Gandhi topis. They were protesting the "management’s decision to hold back some emoluments due to our financial situation,” explained BPP trustee Xerxes Dastur in a WhatsApp text message to Parsiana when asked the reason for their donning of headgear.
File photo of BPP workers
"We wish to enter into a supplementary wage agreement with the union taking into account our dire financial situation,” he added. The BPP balance sheet for the......