Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday raised concerns over the eviction threat faced by the Koli community at Mumbai's famed Sassoon Dock amid a prolonged dispute between Maharashtra Fisheries Development Corporation (MFDC) and Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT), reported news agency PTI.

Speaking in the assembly, Thackeray urged the Devendra Fadnavis government to intervene immediately and provide relief to the community, which is facing displacement despite rent being paid to the MFDC regularly.

The dispute, which is over a decade old, began after MbPT issued eviction notices alleging MFDC had failed to pay lease rent.