India, Jan. 27 -- A flyover in Mumbai has sparked a traffic jam of political and civic commentary over its lanes allegedly narrowing "suddenly" from four to two - a charge that the government denied, but former minister Aaditya Thackeray did not lose the chance for a dig.

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) responded on Tuesday to an X post by a handle called 'Gems of Mira Bhayandar' (@GemsOfMBMC).

The handle had posted a video of lanes apparently narrowing in a soon-to-be-opened project. "This double-decker flyover is a part of the Metro Line 9 project by JKumar and is set to be inaugurated in February. Is this how (MMRDA) designs 'infrastructure'? (sic) How did this design get approved?"

The MMRDA official X ...