As the monsoon sets in, the political blame game has begun. On Monday, as several areas of Mumbai — India’s financial capital — were submerged in the first spell of showers, a flood of political accusations followed. The Shiv Sena (UBT) slammed the ruling regime for poor pre-monsoon preparedness. However, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who visited the BMC disaster management control room, stated there was no need to respond to the allegations.

Aaditya Thackeray claimed that despite the monsoon being at the doorstep, drain and road works in Mumbai remained incomplete. “Mumbai has collapsed in the rains, and it’s only May. Today, it is South and Central Mumbai facing the brunt of the BMC being controlled by the BJP. We are seeing an absolute absence of governance in Maharashtra,” he posted on his social media.