The BJP has said that Uddhav Thackeray’s proposal to scrap the Dharavi redevelopment project was for retendering to get a 37-acre land parcel for his younger son’s love for plants and animals. While making such a charge, the party’s city chief Ashish Shelar stated on Thursday that the Sena (UBT) chief didn’t want the poor to get homes and opposed the city’s planned development.

Thackeray had talked about scrapping the Dharavi project Wednesday night and reiterated it in his party’s manifesto a day later. “Dharavi didn’t have a mention in the MVA’s five guarantees, but Thackeray made his intention clear on Thursday. Is it his personal opinion? Isn’t it MVA’s collective position? Thackeray should explain this. I think he has spoken as per a script provided by someone else,” said Shelar at a press conference.