BJP-Shiv Sena tussle continues to grow at BMC

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena are once again at loggerheads in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). This time, BJP group leader at BMC, Vinod Mishra has accussed the civic standing committee chairperson and senior Sena corporator, Yashwant Jadhav of verbal abuse.

Last week, Mishra had written to the Controller and Auditor General of India, Maharashtra, municipal chief, and additional municipal commissioner alleging misuse of funds in beat no 209 of E ward, which is Jadhav's constituency. Jadhav had floated tenders worth Rs 5 crores for acquiring 30 food trucks in his ward, Mishra questioned the legality of the tendering process stating the local municipal ward office doesn't have the provision to float tenders exceeding Rs 5 lakh.