India, Jan. 13 -- The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Monday released its manifesto for the January 15 Thane civic polls, promising a slum-free city as well as an iconic 260-metre viewing tower.

The manifesto, released by State minister Pratap Sarnaik and Lok Sabha MP Naresh Mhaske, among others, at Anand Ashram, the office of Shinde's late mentor Anand Dighe, is a roadmap of "unbroken development, party leaders said. It includes a comprehensive plan to eliminate slums through large-scale urban renewal as well as accelerating ongoing cluster development schemes, Mhaske said.

The party plans to leverage existing cluster works to provide permanent, high-quality housing to slum dwellers, transforming the city's landscape into a modern urban...