India, June 8 -- Allegations of misuse of rooms meant for sportspersons at the Shahaji Raje Sports Complex in Andheri West have resurfaced, with BJP leaders demanding a detailed probe into the allotment of the facility during the tenure of former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar.

The controversy centres on 56 rooms at the sports complex, which were allegedly leased in March 2022 when the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) allotted the facility to an organisation that subsequently sub-leased it to Turtle Hotel. The rooms were originally intended to accommodate athletes.

On Sunday, BJP Mumbai president and Andheri West MLA Ameet Satam visited the sports complex along with Mayor Ritu Tawde and deputy municipal commissioner Bhagyashree K...