Shiv Sena MP Dr Shrikant Shinde met officials at Mantralaya on Tuesday to discuss relief measures for residents of 65 unauthorised buildings in Kalyan-Dombivli. Speaking to reporters, Dr Shinde criticised Shiv Sena (UBT) for neglecting the Marathi community during its tenure in the BMC and said the opposition was now raising the “Marathi manoos” issue for political gains. He urged faster action against developers and pushed for legal processes to help residents secure housing rights (PICS/X)
Updated On: 2025-11-25 11:02 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
Dr Shinde spoke to reporters after a meeting with Urban Development Principal Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary Asim Gupta on the issue of 65 unauthorised buildings in the Kalyan-Dombivli municipal limits
The meeting was held at Mantralaya and attended by officials, including Thane Collector Dr Shrikrishna Panchal and Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Commissioner Abhinav Goyal, apart from local legislators and Shiv Sena leaders
According to Dr Shinde, thousands of families living in the 65 buildings—declared unauthorised by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation—are now facing the threat of eviction after a court ordered their demolition
“The residents have been cheated by developers. A judicial order exists, but we discussed how relief can be provided within that framework,” he said
Dr Shinde proposed that the affected residents form housing societies and complete the required legal processes, which could ease the transfer of land ownership rights to them. However, “technical difficulties” in registering the societies and updating property records remain, he added, urging that these procedures be expedited. He also pushed for faster action against the developers responsible
