The recent changes in the ready reckoner (RR) rates could become a new bone of contention between BJP and MVA, as social activists and many in the developer fraternity have alleged that the decision to reduce the rates in certain areas of South Mumbai and some elite suburban areas and increase them in extended suburbs is a scam.

The RR rates have been increased in Bandra, Juhu, Andheri and Versova and increased in extended suburbs like Kandivli, Borivli and Dahisar. Activist Niraj Gunde, a Chembur-based engineer whose family supports the RSS ideology, has claimed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government's decision was a scam. Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat has strongly refuted the allegations.