The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reiterated its opposition to the construction of an Urdu Bhavan in Byculla, which was sanctioned by the Shiv Sena in 2021 in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). As the civic body had already started construction work, a ground-plus-one-storey structure stands on the site of the proposed institute.

In a letter to Bhushan Gagrani, municipal commissioner, the BJP demanded that the structure be turned into an industrial training institute by following the appropriate procedure. Shiv Sena had earmarked Rs 1.5 crore for the Urdu Bhavan in the 2021-22 budget. The proposal was sent by the assistant commissioner of the E ward in December 2021 and subsequently sanctioned by the municipal commissioner/administrator in August 2022. The BMC then allotted the work to construct a five-storey structure at a cost of Rs 13.81 crore.