{
  "id": 16110551,
  "title": "Mumbai: BJP Joins Congress And Shiv Sena (UBT) To Oppose 3 Controversial BMC Proposals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/mumbai-bjp-joins-congress-and-shiv-sena-ubt-to-oppose-3-controversial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T21:13:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-bjp-joins-congress-and-shiv-sena-ubt-to-oppose-3-controversial-bmc-proposals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, October 22 - The BJP aligned with the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) to oppose three contentious proposals at the Mumbai Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Improvement Committee meeting, amid allegations of irregularities and potential financial setbacks. Chairperson Sandhya Doshi deferred her judgment on all three proposals following the opposition from multiple parties. The proposals revolved around the redevelopment of a Worli plot, a 30-year lease of BMC land, and an extension of the medicine shop contract at KEM Hospital. Members cautioned about potential financial losses to the BMC, prompting Doshi to postpone her decisions. BJP corporator Prakash Gangadhare called for enhanced transparency and scrutiny of the proposals. Members from all parties objected to extending the KEM Hospital medicine shop contract, with Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Sachin Padwal questioning the BMC's revenue strategy and Gangadhare alleging that the proposals were intended to benefit developers at the BMC's expense. The lease of a 5,166-square-meter testing laboratory plot in Lower Parel for 30 years, extendable by another 30 years, also drew objections from Shiv Sena (UBT) member Vitthal Lokare, who raised concerns over the haste despite the limited number of bidders and demanded details of the recommended agency. Additionally, a proposal to redevelop a 3,908.72-square-meter plot in Worli by leasing it to a private developer for 60 years at the ready reckoner rate faced criticism from Congress corporator Ashraf Azmi and Gangadhare, who demanded a thorough review and cancellation of the tender process.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 22: In a setback for the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the BJP joined the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) in opposing three controversial proposals at Thursday’s BMC Improvement Committee meeting, raising questions over alleged irregularities and potential civic losses. Chairperson Sandhya Doshi reserved her decisions on all three proposals following the cross-party resistance. The proposals…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}