At his annual Dussehra rally held on Saturday with just over a month to go before the Maharashtra assembly elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray strongly criticised the ruling Mahayuti government and vowed to cancel the Dharavi redevelopment tender if he comes to power. “When our government comes to power, we will scrap the Dharavi tender and will make sure that the locals are not displaced,” said Thackeray.

He further stated: “I promise you that when we come to power, we will construct the temple of Shivaji Maharaj in every district and state. Shiv Charitra should be preached in this temple.” Talking about the Badlapur encounter, Thackeray alleged that the accused Akshay Shinde was killed, and questioned, “Was he killed to protect someone close to you [BJP]?”