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Congress Opposes Scrapping Majas Reservation Amid Mumbai’s PAP Housing Shortage
A proposal would remove a piece of land reserved for rehabilitation homes in Majas, Mumbai.
Congress leader Ashraf Azmi is against removing that reservation.
He says Mumbai needs many homes for people affected by public projects.
BMC figures show that 33,332 such homes are needed.
The related projects are estimated to cost about ₹20,751.67 crore.
Azmi says it is contradictory to seek rehabilitation homes while deleting reserved land.
He wants the mayor and municipal commissioner to stop the proposal.
He also worries that approval could make it easier to change other public reservations.
Congress group leader Ashraf Azmi opposed deleting the 1,802.75-square-metre rehabilitation reservation at Majas, Jogeshwari East.
BMC data lists 33,332 Project Affected People tenements, involving projects worth about ₹20,751.67 crore.
Azmi said removing the reservation contradicts the civic body’s stated need for rehabilitation housing.
He urged Mayor Ritu Tawde and Commissioner Ashwini Bhide to reject the proposal.
Azmi warned approval could encourage further changes to land reserved for public purposes.
- Who
- Congress group leader Ashraf Azmi opposed the proposal and appealed to Mayor Ritu Tawde and Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide.
- What
- A proposal to delete 1,802.75 square metres reserved for Rehabilitation and Resettlement at Majas, Jogeshwari East.
- Where
- Majas, Jogeshwari East, Mumbai, within the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area.
- When
- The opposition came days after the BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde) differed over the proposal.
- Why
- Azmi said BMC needs 33,332 Project Affected People tenements and that removing the reservation would undermine rehabilitation needs.
Reject the deletion
Proposal under consideration
Future of the Majas reservation
Reject the deletion
Ashraf Azmi says the reservation should remain because BMC has an urgent need for rehabilitation housing and should reject the proposal.
Proposal under consideration
The proposal would delete the reservation, but the article does not provide its proponents’ detailed justification. It says the BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde) differed over the move.
Impact on public land
Reject the deletion
Azmi argues that changing reserved land requires thorough review and warns that approval could set a precedent for dismantling public reservations.
Proposal under consideration
The article reports that altering the reservation is being considered, but does not state whether supporters believe it would affect other public spaces or reservations.
Key facts
- Reservation affected
- 1,802.75 square metres at Majas, Jogeshwari East
- PAP tenements required
- 33,332
- Projects’ stated value
- Approximately ₹20,751.67 crore
- Opposition leader
- Ashraf Azmi, Congress group leader
- Requested decision-makers
- Mayor Ritu Tawde and Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide
- Next decision point
- The proposal is expected to come before the BMC general body meeting
Quotes
Ashraf Azmi
Congress group leader in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
“On one hand, the BMC is committing and spending thousands of crores to acquire PAP and rehabilitation housing, citing an urgent need for such homes in Mumbai.”
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Sources
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