The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has warned of demolition action against a trust running a library-cum study centre, intended for underprivileged children, at Shivaji Nagar in Govandi. According to BMC's M East ward, the illegal extension/construction was found during the civic body's joint inspection last month.

Following mid-day's report on July 25, after local residents levelled allegations of encroachment and misuse of the space by local MLA Abu Azmi and his party workers, the BMC issued a notice to the Niyaz Ahmed Minority Educational & Welfare Trust on July 27. The trust was asked to remove the illegally constructed portion—a mezzanine floor inside the library—or face demolition action by the civic body. Azmi is the founder-president of the trust. Incidentally, the civic body had written to Azmi on July 19, cautioning him against using the library-cum study centre—originally intended for use by underprivileged children—for political events and meetings.