Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said at an election rally on Thursday that the criminals which once terrorised Mumbai were now fighting for survival with the BJP coming to power. The firebrand BJP leader, speaking in Mumbadevi area of south Mumbai ahead of October 21 Maharashtra elections, reminded the gathering of the time when the Dawood Ibrahim gang, known as 'D Company', "terrorised" the city.

"Those who terrorised Mumbai are now fighting for survival," he said. "Who did not know about the activities of D company? Who did not know about their deeds? Because of which Mumbai and Maharashtra became infamous? With BJP-led governments coming to power at the Centre and in Maharashtra, today these people are struggling to survive," he said.