As expected, a political row has erupted over the BMC's decision to collect property tax from the owners of even small houses, with the BJP opposing the move on Thursday. mid-day had, on Thursday, reported about the BMC's decision to collect property tax from not just commercial buildings and big houses, but also from houses measuring up to 500 sq feet.

But the decision has not gone down well with the BJP. Prabhakar Shinde, group leader of the BJP, opposed the decision. “Just as the government cheated its citizens in the case of increased electricity bills, it has also cheated them in case of property tax.”