Residents of the posh Ruia Park Apartments building on Military Road in Juhu have decided to boycott the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, alleging years of neglect by civic authorities. Residents claim that people from the neighbouring Mora Gaon locality dump garbage on the road, block the main entrance to their building, create a nuisance, and make the area unhygienic.

Society members alleged that every election brings promises from candidates, but no permanent solution to their problems has been provided so far. Ruia Park Apartments, established in 1986, comprises 84 flats and nine bungalows with around 100 residents, most of whom are in the entertainment industry and business world.