The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is now facing opposition from corporators for its open spaces policy. Corporators from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress have claimed that their opinion was not taken when the policy was drafted after taking into consideration public views. They also fear private parties will grab public space through this policy and said it was not a good move.

The policy is yet to be approved by the civic commissioner and if there are suggestions from corporators, they will be incorporated, said officials. As the civic body is already facing financial issues, the policy will cut down civic expenses on garden maintenance.