New Delhi, June 26 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) House of Councillors meeting on Thursday descended into chaos as opposition members attempted to corner the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the civic bureaucracy over a recent spate of deadly incidents, including building collapses and fires that have claimed multiple lives in the Capital over the past month.

Proceedings began with members observing condolences for those killed in the Saidulajab house collapse on May 30 and the fire at a bed-and-breakfast establishment in Hauz Rani on June 3.

Tensions escalated, however, when senior officials presented an "accident report" stating that no accidents had occurred on MCD property over the past month. Opposition counci...