India, Aug. 26 -- Just three days after deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde was pulled up for a "poor show" in implementing central-government schemes in Maharashtra, CIDCO, which falls under the state urban development department led by Shinde, has been accused of "flawed" planning and implementation of the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA) project.

The remarks, made by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and now, senior BJP minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, are keeping the pressure on Shinde, who also heads the Shiv Sena in the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance government.

On Monday, Bawankule criticised the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), which falls under Shinde's urban development department (UDD), for ...