India, April 24 -- The escalating political tussle between deputy chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, and forest minister and BJP leader Ganesh Naik came to the fore during general body meetings of the the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) on Thursday and Friday, when corporators from their respective parties clashed over civic administration, appointment of senior officials and the authority of the elected house.

On Friday, BJP corporator Suraj Patil, a Naik loyalist, moved a resolution seeking removal of additional municipal commissioner Dr Rahul B Gethe, who has served as officer on special duty (OSD) to Shinde and is considered close to him.

The resolution questioned the legality of Gethe's deputation, saying th...