Why Mumbai made to lose big-ticket projects to Gujarat, Congress to PM Modi

The Congress attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday by posing questions to him on Mumbai asking why is the metropolis made to lose bigticket projects to Gujarat and why is the BJP sponsoring Adanis Dharavi land grab reported the PTICongress general secretary incharge communications Jairam Ramesh posed five questions which he said the people are asking the PMHe asked whether the BJP is scared of losing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC pollsThe Mahayuti governments repeated delays in holding the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections is a blatant attack on democracy and the rights of Mumbais citizens The government claims that the delays are due to issues like OBC reservations and ward delimitation but the reality is that the BJP was afraid of facing the electorate fearing a loss that would undermine its image before the elections Ramesh alleged in his post on XThe nonbiological PM is in Mumbai today Five questions the people are asking him ndash 1 Is the BJP scared of losing the BMC pollsThe Mahayuti governments repeated delays in holding the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC elections is a blatant attack on democracy andhellipmdash Jairam Ramesh Jairam_Ramesh November 14 2024With the BMC under an unelected administrator the ruling coalition has been using the civic bodys funds and resources to benefit its own MLAs and supporters he allegedWithout elected representatives Mumbais citizens have also struggled to get their voices heard and grievances addressed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Ramesh saidThis is a clear attempt to consolidate power and a blatant subversion of democratic principles Why has the BJP betrayed the people of Mumbai How much longer do the people have to wait to have their voices heard he saidRamesh further asked why is the BJP sponsoring Adanis Dharavi landgrabThe Dharavi Redevelopment Project has turned into a BJPsponsored land grab for the nonbiological PMs best friend the Adani Group The latest tender floated by the Mahayuti government in September 2022 was allegedly geared specifically towards the Adani Group the eventual winner he alleged according to the PTIThe structure of the Adaniled Special Purpose Vehicle SPV established through this tender served to completely alienate Dharavis seven lakh residents he saidThe share of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority was reduced to 20 per cent the ability of residents to negotiate at the planning level was removed and the process of public debate and participation that had emerged from the start of the process was scrapped in its entirety Ramesh saidThe new tender has also gifted the Adani group an inordinate amount of valuable Transferable Development Rights TDR the original tender only awarded 5 crore square feet of TDR to the developer but the Adani remaster has gifted the group a whopping 105 crore square feet he said the news agency reportedWhile only 54461 slum inhabitants and 9522 residents living in chawls and buildings will receive homes within Dharavi according to the latest documents Adani is anticipating astronomical profits and a profit margin that could be as high as 434 per cent Ramesh claimedA November 2023 notification issued by the Maharashtra government provided numerous additional concessions to the Adani group including higher valuations for Dharavi TDR and a rule that 4037 of all TDR used in any construction project in the city must come from Dharavi he saidJust before it is set to lose power in the elections on November 20 the day voting takes place in Maharashtra the Mahayuti went on overdrive to clear permissions for the project in Dharavi he claimedThis lucrative revdi for the Adani Group comes at the expense of millions of Mumbaikars not just the residents of Dharavi Does the nonbiological PM have any defence for the massive loot that he is orchestrating in full public gaze Ramesh saidHe also asked why was Mumbai made to lose so many bigticket projects to GujaratUnder BJP rule many bigticket projects that were bestsuited to Mumbais economy have been shifted to Gujarat he allegedwith PTI inputs