Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said that the Maharashtra government will discuss the concerns about building the Metro car depot inside Aarey colony only with genuine environmental activists, and not the “sponsored ones” among them. Hitting back at the BJP leader, green activists ask just how was Fadnavis going to decide the genuineness of protesters.

Fadnavis added that the government would ensure that the land in Aarey, which was designated as forest by the previous government, is not disturbed.