The ruling Shiv Sena cranked up the pressure on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the crucial Mumbai civic body election after a team of civic officials on Monday inspected a bungalow owned by Union Minister and senior BJP leader Narayan Rane for alleged violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms.
Mr. Rane, a former Shiv Sainik now turned the Sena’s bete noire and Sena president and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s bitter adversary, had been slapped an inspection notice by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) authorities last week.
The Shiv Sena controls the cash-rich BMC with the civic body considered to be the party’s power base in Maharashtra.
