Mumbai, Dec. 23 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Centre over the Aravalli Hills row, accusing it of trying to damage India's environment.

He called it shameful that the Union Environment Minister defended the proposed destruction of the Aravalli Hills.

In a post on X, Aaditya Thackeray wrote, "It's shameful to see the Environment Minister of the Union Government defend the proposed destruction of the Aravalli Hills! Firstly why lie about it at all after being exposed? Then even if it's a fraction of the Aravalli Hills, why open it up for Mining? Why is the bjp so determined to destroy every bit of India's ecology, just like they are destroying our social fabric?"

"Today it's the Aravalli Hills,...