Shinde targets Sena UBT, says Marathi manoos ‘pushed out of Mumbai’

The meeting was chaired by Urban Development Department Additional Chief Secretary Asim Gupta. Senior officials including Thane Collector Dr Shrikrishna Panchal and KDMC Commissioner Abhinav Goyal were present.

Shinde said thousands of families had been left vulnerable after a court ordered demolition of the 65 buildings declared illegal. Residents, he said, were victims of developer fraud and now face eviction.
According to him, discussions centred on finding relief “within the framework of the court’s directions”. He suggested that residents form housing societies to complete pending legal formalities, which would help transfer land ownership rights to them.

He noted, however, that technical hurdles remain. “Registration of societies and updating property records is pending. More than half of these buildings are in a position where registration can begin immediately. This process must be fast-tracked,” he said. He also sought quicker action against the developers involved.

Shinde said the Urban Development Department, the Thane Collectorate and the Kalyan–Dombivli Municipal Corporation have been instructed to jointly prepare a proposal for submission to the next cabinet meeting.

Stepping up his criticism of the UBT Sena, Shinde said the Mahayuti government had delivered on commitments to provide housing to Marathi residents, and claimed that Marathi voters were firmly behind the ruling alliance. The opposition, he said, was “staring at defeat” and was therefore “trying to shift blame onto the Election Commission.”