India, Sept. 23 -- The Mumbai Congress on Monday alleged irregularities in the development of a prime plot worth Rs.800 crore reserved for a civic staff colony at Juhu.

"The BMC had initiated the development of the plot by appointing a contractor but then suddenly decided to hand it over for a slum rehabilitation project to be implemented by a private builder close to the BJP," said Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad.

The Mumbai North Central MP further alleged this move was intended to favour a particular builder close to the ruling party. BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, however, claimed that a final decision on the matter was yet to be taken.

"A prime plot in Juhu measuring 48,407 square feet is being illegally handed over to a b...