Addressing a press conference, Thackeray said his party will ensure Dharavi residents and businesses are not uprooted, adding that people staying there must be given 500 square feet houses in the locality itself
"We will scrap Dharavi slum redevelopment project tender after coming to power. The government should give an answer as to why it should not be scrapped now itself. We will not allow Mumbai to be turned into Adani city," the former chief minister said
Additional concessions that are not specified in the contract are being given to the Adani Group in the project to redevelop Dharavi, one of the world's densest urban sprawls, Thackeray claimed
"We will not give additional concessions. We will see what is good for residents of Dharavi and if need arises we will issue a fresh tender," he asserted
Thackeray also took a dig at the government, and asked if it was planning to start a 'Ladka Mitra' (dear friend) scheme on the lines of 'Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana', which aims to give women a measly sum of Rs 1,500 per month
Thackeray said every home is being given a number, adding that the government wants to get Dharavi residents into a trap of eligibility and ineligibility and then drive them away
Thackeray said the government was trying to procure land under the slum rehabilitation scheme for rehabilitating the residents of Dharavi
The government has initiated the process of procuring 20 such plots in the city, which are meant for infrastructure works or development related plans, the former chief minister said. This will in turn lead to imbalance in the city as many the places where the residents are to be relocated will witness stress on existing infrastructure, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief pointed out
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