Forward of the Meeting election in Maharashtra, industrialist Gautam Adani and the Dharavi redevelopment venture in Asia’s largest slum cluster have turn out to be a rallying level for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
Whereas the Congress has persistently referred to as the venture a ‘Modani enterprise’, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has held road protests and press occasions on the difficulty. The MVA allies have projected some latest choices of the Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti authorities as ‘favouring’ the Adani Group and furthering the ‘Modani’ agenda.
In mid-September, the group secured a long-term contract to produce 6,600 MW of bundled renewable and thermal energy to Maharashtra after its bid of ₹4.08 per unit outcompeted rivals. On September 30, the Cupboard accepted the utilisation of 255 acres of salt pan land in Mumbai for housing for slum rehabilitation project-affected residents of Dharavi.
Earlier in September, the Centre had accepted the switch of the salt pan land to Dharavi Redevelopment Venture Pvt. Ltd (DRPPL), a three way partnership between Adani Realty Group and the Maharashtra authorities.
“Is Adani the nationwide saint now? Will everybody sing his paeans? When Modi says ‘one nation, one election’, he means ‘one nation, one contractor’. And meaning his favorite contractor,” Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray not too long ago stated in Nagpur, a metropolis that homes the RSS headquarters.
Elsewhere, he declared that his get together will scrap the Dharavi venture tender after coming to energy. “The federal government ought to give a solution as to why it shouldn’t be scrapped now itself. We won’t enable Mumbai to be became Adani metropolis,” he had stated.
Avenue protests
The Shiv Sena (UBT) has persistently claimed that the undue concessions had been being given to Adani Group for the venture. Whereas it held an enormous protest at Dharavi a while in the past demanding in-situ rehabilitation of the project-affected individuals, the Congress had not too long ago hit the streets at Bharatnagar in Bandra over the query of demolition of the slums there for the venture.
The Congress has additionally accused Mr. Adani of taking up profitable land parcels within the identify of redevelopment. “Adani doesn’t love the individuals of Dharavi. He loves the land of Dharavi. He desires to make BKC [Bandra Kurla Complex] extension there,” get together MP from Mumbai North Central Varsha Gaikwad had stated not too long ago, hinting at its conversion right into a business hub.
Senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh too had slammed the Maharashtra authorities over the salt pan land.
“These salt pans act as a sponge to soak up extra water throughout Mumbai’s considerable monsoons and insure towards flooding. The long-term way forward for town is being sacrificed on the altar of Modani’s endless greed. The redevelopment right here can be opposite to the needs of the Dharavikars who’re pursuing in-situ relocation…,” he had tweeted.
Revealed – October 03, 2024 09:29 am IST