BJP and Congress members in the Maharashtra legislative council on Thursday demanded that Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) be invoked against the accused involved in alleged irregularities in the desilting of Mithi river in Mumbai, reported news agency PTI.

BJP member Rajhans Singh raised the issue in the House and said crores of rupees have been spent on desilting the Mithi river.

The Mithi originates from the Vihar lake and has an inlet from the Powai lake further downstream. It merges with the Arabian Sea near Mahim. After the 2005 floods in Mumbai, the work of desilting the Mithi river was undertaken.