India, April 16 -- A heated argument broke out between two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women leaders inside the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) headquarters on Wednesday over a women's hostel project in Baner.

The confrontation involved sitting corporator Rohini Chimate and former corporator Rajshree Kale, and escalated to the point where PMC security personnel had to intervene and separate the two.

The civic body is constructing a residential hostel for women from the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities in Baner. Officials said nearly 80% of the work has been completed, and a fresh tender worth Rs.3 crore has already been floated for the remaining work.

The dispute erupted during a meeting convened by the PMC's building ...