BJP corporators raise concerns over BMC Improvement Committee functioning

BJP corporators in Mumbai have raised concerns over the functioning of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Improvement Committee, alleging that proposals they wanted discussed or put to a vote were cleared without voting. The corporators met Mumbai BJP president Ameet Satam last week to discuss the panel’s functioning.

The committee is chaired by Shiv Sena corporator Sandhya Doshi. The BJP corporators have blamed Doshi for what they describe as a lack of say in the panel’s proceedings.

According to the concerns raised by the corporators, proposals they wanted brought up for discussion or voting were cleared without a vote. The allegations centre on how business is conducted in the committee and the ability of BJP members to have their proposals considered.

The meeting with Satam was held by BJP corporators to raise these concerns within the party. The available details do not indicate any decision taken after the meeting or any response from Doshi or the Shiv Sena to the allegations.

The Improvement Committee is the civic panel at the centre of the dispute. The BJP corporators’ claims relate specifically to proposals before that committee and to whether those proposals were discussed or voted on before being cleared.