Aaditya: Won't allow Dharavi redevpt unless all residents are made eligible
Days after CM Devendra Fadnavis approved the Dharavi redevelopment master plan, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA
said his party will not let the project take off unless all residents get 500 sq ft homes and are made eligible for free housing in Dharavi.
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Addressing a rally in Mulund as part of the party's flagship campaign, 'Ladha Aaplya Mumbaicha' (Fight for our Mumbai), ahead of BMC polls, Aaditya said: "Our stand is clear.
All residents must be made eligible, or else we won't let them be moved out of Dharavi. Every family must get a 500 sq ft home...the GIFT city was snatched from Mumbai and taken to Gujarat. BKC and Dharavi must get the status of GIFT city, only then will we allow the Dharavi redevelopment project to be taken forward." Hitting out at Mulund MLA Mihir Kotecha, Aaditya played a video of the BJP leader in the legislative assembly claiming that not a single sq ft of land in Mulund was given to anyone. Alleging that Kotecha was lying, he said: "The rights and privileges Adani is getting, why aren't Mumbaikars getting the same benefits? We don't know where lakhs of Dharavi residents will live in the eastern suburbs. Will the roads be enough, what about water and electricity?" he asked. — Chaitanya Marpakwar
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