Speaking at the release of the joint manifesto of Shiv Sena (UBT), MNS and NCP (SP), Uddhav Thackeray alleged that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation owes contractors Rs 3 lakh crore, pointing to what he described as a Rs 3 lakh crore 'scam'
Uddhav Thackeray with MNS chief and cousin Raj Thackeray. PIC/X
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday alleged that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is facing a fiscal deficit of Rs 3 lakh crore, claiming that money owed by the civic body to contractors was misused and diverted for election expenditure, purportedly benefiting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Speaking at the release of the joint manifesto of Shiv Sena (UBT), the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), Thackeray said, “According to my information, the BMC owes contractors Rs 3 lakh crore, pointing to a scam of Rs 3 lakh crore.”
He further alleged that the BJP received kickbacks through “advance mobilisation” of funds, which were then used for election campaigns.
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Adding a rider to his claims, Thackeray said, “I will be happy if my information is wrong.”
Thackeray also referred to the BMC’s financial position during his party’s tenure, stating that fixed deposits had been increased to Rs 92,000 crore. “Of this amount, around Rs 40,000–45,000 crore was reserved for pensions and gratuity, while the remaining funds were earmarked for major infrastructure projects. The toll-free Mumbai Coastal Road was also constructed during Shiv Sena’s tenure using these funds,” he said.
He further alleged that despite the BMC currently having only about Rs 15,000 crore reserved for projects, it continues to face a liability of Rs 3 lakh crore payable to contractors.
Taking a dig at BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Thackeray said, "We did simple work such as coastal road construction, Middle Vaitarna dam building, as well as Covid-19 relief during the pandemic. Instead of taking credit for the small work we have done, they should showcase the work they have done."
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2023 pilgrimage to Adi Kailash, the former Maharashtra Chief Minister stated, "Modiji has constructed the Kailash Parbat, brought Ganga to earth from heaven. Eknath Shinde has even made the Arabian Sea. These works are now on backtrack mode."
He added, "We constructed the Balasaheb Thackeray statue near Regal Cinema in Colaba, but 'Mindhe [a jibe used for Shinde]' gets credit for it. Also, the ‘Jal Poojan’ of Shiv Smarak in the Arabian Sea on the west coast of Mumbai was done by Modiji, but that project has been stalled."
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