Mumbai, Aug. 4 -- Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) leader Sanjay Nirupam has demanded a state investigation into alleged systematic demographic alterations in Mumbai's housing redevelopment projects.
Nirupam claimed certain Muslim builders are deliberately replacing Hindu residents with Muslim occupants across multiple neighbourhoods, warning this could reduce Hindus to a minority in affected areas.
"In several localities, redevelopment initiatives led by Muslim builders are displacing Hindu residents or purchasing their flats exclusively for Muslim allotment," Nirupam stated during a press briefing on Monday. He termed this pattern "housing jihad," asserting it threatens Mumbai's social fabric.
While emphasising that "houses have no caste or ...