As Mumbai continues to suffer the troubles of incessant rain, aggravated by bad administration, the Shiv Sena-ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come under attack from political parties as well as common people.

In yet another tragic incident caused by severe rainfall, at least 20 people lost their lives after a wall collapsed on their hutments built on a slope in Kurar village area in Mumbai suburb Malad on Monday midnight. Several people were stuck under the debris. Two teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Mumbai Fire Brigade rushed to the spot.

BMC claimed that the wall collapsed due to heavy downpour. However, the residents blamed a real estate developer for the disaster. "The builder dug around 50 foot for his upcoming project. That made the wall weak and it collapsed in the heavy rain," alleged a resident who identified himself as Dinesh.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked civic authorities to evacuate the residents from the area in two days. "Precaution is necessary. We have announced help of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of the deceased. I have also asked the BMC to pay them an equal amount," Fadnavis said.

However, this has failed to please the opponents. Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar demanded in the Legislative Assembly to dissolve the BMC on account of mismanagement. "The Shiv Sena is ruling BMC for 20 years but it has failed to provide good administration. The BMC officials should be booked for culpable homicide," he said.

Congress leader Naseem Khan alleged that the BMC officials have indulged in corruption. "The residents are suffering because of these corrupt people. They should be stringently dealt with," he said.

Fadnavis claimed that the BMC had done its work properly but record rainfall in one night collapsed their planning. "The situation is changed. The rainfall we received in one night was equal to that of a month," he said.

Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray admitted that the BMC was helpless in the heavy rainfall. "No civic body in the world could deal with such a situation when you get so much rainfall in one night," he said.

Mumbai had received 400 mm of rainfall on Monday night, which is a record in 44 years.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut too blamed the rain for the residents' sufferings. "Russia is a developed country. Still, it gets flooded. I don't think the BMC is responsible for the situation in Mumbai," he said.