Mumbai, March 26 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) standing committee on Wednesday sent back a proposal to transform the Municipal Sports Complex opposite the civic headquarters at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) into a modern Town Hall Gymkhana (THG). Corporators insisted that the space be used instead to construct a new sabhagruha (assembly hall) for 227 members, along with adequate parking facilities. The Rs.44.87crore proposal sparked a heated debate, with several corporators questioning the need for another town hall and urging the civic administration to prioritise a new municipal assembly hall to address space constraints in the existing heritage building. Leader of the house Ganesh Khankar strongly opposed the proposal, stating that the current seating arrangement in the civic house was inadequate and the available space should be utilised for a new assembly hall. "We know what the seating arrangement in the House is like. When a new municipal assembly hall should be constructed, this proposal has been brought again to the Standing Committee. This is the only remaining space and it should be used for building the assembly hall," he said, adding that bringing such a proposal was an "insult to members". Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Yashodhar Phanse supported the move, saying, "Since 1804, we already have one town hall, so why create another? The sports bhavan is nearly 100 years old and municipal employees benefit from it." Standing committee chairman Prabhakar Shinde approved the refer-back motion and criticised the administration for failing to respond despite multiple discussions on the issue....