India, June 12 -- Calling the Dharavi redevelopment struggle a fight not just for a locality but for all of Mumbai and Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led state government. Speaking to party workers in the heart of Dharavi, Thackeray invoked his family legacy-his great-grandfather Prabhodhankar Thackeray and grandfather Bal Thackeray's fight for a united Maharashtra-as he accused the current regime of betraying the people of Mumbai.

Thackeray dismissed BJP's claims that the Dharavi redevelopment tender was issued during Uddhav Thackeray's tenure as Chief Minister, stating that any plan under their government would have benefited only the residents, not corporations. Th...