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Follow UsThe opposition's tirades against industrialist Gautam Adani and his businesses, Maha Vikas Aghadi's tallest leader and NCP chief Sharad Pawar has expressed his disapproval of the criticism of Uddhav Thackeray's remarks about the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. The lies of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, BJP social media head Amit Malviya said in a post on X today, make it clear that Uddhav (Thackeray) and Rahul (Gandhi) had been lying all along to mislead Mumbai and Maharashtra.
Bringing a semblance of order to the mess that is Dharavi, which has the dubious distinction of being the largest slum in Asia, was always a tall order, and it was the Thackeray-led MVA government, Pawar now reveals, who had given the contract for the overhaul of the huge filthy settlement to Adani.
The Dharavi Redevelopment Project, a collaboration between the Maharashtra government and the Adani Group aimed at revitalizing Asia's largest slum, has become a contentious topic in the Maharashtra assembly elections.
Opposition parties have expressed worries regarding the transparency of the contract awarded by the ruling coalition in 2022. Uddhav Thackeray, leader of Shiv Sena UBT, emphasized that this issue affects all of Mumbai.
Two ex-NDTV journalists, two different takes on Adani
In yet another twist, while this interview of Pawar appeared on a channel associated with Prannoy Roy, formerly the chief of NDTV, the majority stakes of which were bought by Adani a few years ago, another NDTV associate, Sreenivasan Jain, has thrown his weight behind Gandhi and Thackeray.
Sharad Pawar rubbishes Rahul Gandhi and Uddhav Thackeray’s attack on Adani. He further adds that Adani was not interested in Dharavi Redevelopment project.
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) November 19, 2024
This, coming from the senior most politician in the MVA camp, just before the crucial polling, is embarrassing for the… pic.twitter.com/5CHLoyjhYN
Jain interviewed Pawar too, where the NCP head told him that Adani had hosted a meeting at his house, attended by Amit Shah and top NCP leaders, including Pawar himself. Gautam Adani "was hosting dinner". But he did not take part in the "political conversations", Pawar reportedly told Jain.
🚨The latest on the Adani mystery meeting 🚨
— Sreenivasan Jain (@SreenivasanJain) November 14, 2024
Sharad Pawar confirms to me that Adani did host a meeting at his house, attended by Amit Shah and top NCP leaders, including himself.
Why was the billionaire tycoon involved? Listen to Pawar’s answer here: pic.twitter.com/kYp6OU2vBh
In yet another related development, Ajit Pawar told Jain he was present at meetings with Gautam Adani, Amit Shah and Sharad Pawar, to plan the NCP's crossing over to the BJP.
Behind Maharashtra's game of thrones, the hand of a billionaire tycoon?
— Sreenivasan Jain (@SreenivasanJain) November 11, 2024
Ajit Pawar tells me he was present at meetings with Gautam Adani, Amit Shah and Sharad Pawar, to plan the NCP's crossing over to the BJP.
Watch the interview: https://t.co/d83G7lrel4 pic.twitter.com/s1evbr4VBA
Dharavi, known for its diverse population that embodies the cosmopolitan essence of Mumbai, has been a bastion of Congress for the past twenty years. This year, the constituency will witness a contest between Dr. Jyoti Gaikwad of Congress, sister of Varsha Gaikwad who has served in the state assembly since 2004, and Rajesh Khandare from the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.