Accusing the civic chief of involvement in various scams related to road construction tenders, sanitary napkin vending machine tenders, street furniture, city beautification, and withdrawal of fixed deposits, Aaditya Thackeray had alleged that the BMC was suffering financial losses due to these fraudulent activities. After the allegations made during the Shiv Sena UBT morcha on Saturday, the civic chief, I S Chahal, vehemently denied all the claims. Chahal asserted that the BMC is operating in accordance with the rules and regulations, and there has been no financial misappropriation.

Dismissing these accusations, Chahal responded by stating, “When I assumed the position of civic chief on May 8, 2020, the deposit amount was Rs 79,115 crore. As of March 31, 2022, the deposit stood at Rs 91,690 crore. On June 30, 2023, the deposit amount was Rs 86,467 crore. We have allocated Rs 2,050 crore to the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation as a contribution towards fungible FSI, which was pending for five years. Additionally, we have provided Rs 2,567 crore to BEST for settling the dues of retired employees.”