The platform on a footpath in Matunga that was allegedly built illegally

A prominent activist from Matunga has alleged that BJP workers abused and threatened him for raising his voice against illegal construction in the area. Citizen activist Nikhil Desai has accused local party workers of constructing a platform to instal a flagpole on the footpath next to Koolar & Company restaurant near Maheshwari Udyan without permission from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).