Narayan Rane’s sea-facing bungalow at Juhu was covered with green shade net on Thursday, fuelling speculations that the Union minister and BJP leader had started razing the unauthorised construction at the 8-storey structure. This comes after the Supreme Court dismissed a plea to regularise the illegal portion of the property, named Aadhish. Rane said there was no violation at his Juhu bungalow and that only internal changes were being carried out.

Prithviraj Chauhan, assistant commissioner of K-west ward, which covers Juhu, did not respond to calls. There was no sign of any demolition outside Aadhish, which is located on the busy Juhu-Tara Road. Rane told mid-day, “There isn’t any truth in the rumours. There wasn’t any unauthorised construction inside my house. Only work of internal changes is going on.”