While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena are at loggerheads over claiming credit for the coastal road, Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday attended the bhumipujan (ground-breaking) ceremony of the project, where no BJP person was present.

The ambitious project of 9.98 kms, that will connect Nariman Point to Worli, has been embroiled in controversy as both political parties claim credit for it. mid-day had earlier reported how the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had begun work on the Rs 12 crore project. Work orders were out two months ago and there are clauses of charging penalty on contractors in case of delays. The bhumipujan was held at a prospective jetty at Amarsons Garden near Breach Candy.