The Congress on Sunday criticised the Shiv Sena-ruled Mumbai civic body for floating a tender at an estimated cost of Rs 15 crore for the upkeep of seven penguins in the Byculla zoo for the next three years.

Leader of Opposition in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Ravi Raja of Congress, said that Rs 10 crore had already been spent on the penguins under the current contract of three years which ends this month. “My objection is what is the need to spend so much again on the upkeep of penguins?” he said.