The opposition lashed out at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for spending public money on multiple repairs of the civic chief's bungalow and also dismissed municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal's claims that he was facing problems due to leakage and seepage issues all over the house. Even civic activists said that the BMC should curtail its expenses by not giving its officials such luxurious homes, which were difficult to maintain.

Speaking to mid-day, BMC's opposition leader Ravi Raja said, "Yes, we rejected the claim because repairs were done just three to four months ago during the tenure of the previous commissioner. Is this the quality of work that the BMC does? Why can't it be repaired once and for all so that public money is not spent multiple times? The BMC must take action against the previous contractor who did not do the work properly."