Maharashtra Environment Minister and senior Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam on Monday alleged that the recent incidents of fire at the Deonar dumping ground were the 'handiwork' of BJP and that the ruling party was trying to gain political mileage out of the issue.

Kadam, along with other Shiv Sena MPs and ministers, and city mayor Snehal Ambekar, today visited the dumping ground. "BJP trying to take political mileage out of this fire issue (incidents of fire since January this year) which is the handiwork of its own people and they are doing this in the run up to the BMC polls," Kadam alleged.