India, Feb. 27 -- A notice of motion seeking cancellation of the policy permitting private institutions and NGOs to adopt municipal schools, tabled by Congress corporator Haider Ali Shaikh, was rejected by Mayor Ritu Tawde during the general body meeting on Thursday.

The proposal, described by BJP corporators as "agenda-driven", sparked a heated debate in the House. BJP corporators alleged that Shaikh was attempting to mislead the House by demanding the scrapping of the adoption policy after a BMC school in Malvani ceased to be run by the Fazlani Trust and was instead taken over by a Hindu-run NGO.

Raising his notice of motion, Shaikh said, "The BMC has been implementing the policy of allowing private institutions and NGOs to adopt muni...