The chief minister, who also holds the urban development portfolio, was responding to an opposition-sponsored adjournment motion on the incident. The alleged involvement of a Shiv Sena functionary has provided further ammunition to BJP and other parties. BJP legislator Atul Bhatkhalkar, without naming Sitap, said the “person responsible for the building collapse” must be held accountable by the party he belonged to. Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar had tweeted in support of Mendonsa saying she had lent her voice to Mumbai citizens facing troubles every day. Shelar, who led BJP campaign in BMC polls with Fadnavis, has been particularly scathing in his criticism of the Sena’s civic governance.

Source: Mint July 27, 2017 04:18 UTC