A Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) corporator from Mumbai’s P East ward has written a sarcastic letter to Mayor Ritu Tawde, asking her to “adopt” the ward after allegedly receiving far lower development funds than corporators from the ruling alliance. The move has intensified the political row over alleged disparity in allocation of BMC ward development funds, with opposition parties claiming corporators from non-ruling parties are being sidelined.

Surekha Parab of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, who represents Ward No 38 in Appapada, said she was allotted only R85 lakh for development works, while corporators from the ruling alliance reportedly received between R2 crore and R5 crore.