Allot 80% MHADA houses to Marathis: Thackeray

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has said Marathi people should get at least 80 per cent of these houses.

As thousands queued up to apply for Mumbai Housing Area Development Authority (MHADA) houses in Mumbai,Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Monday said Marathi people should get at least 80 per cent of these houses.

“There is nothing wrong in demanding houses built by MHADA for Marathi people,” Thackeray said in an editorial comment in Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.

“The 863 MHADA houses belong to the government. At least 80 per cent of these should be given to Marathis,” he said.

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Stating that the number of applications for the 863 houses would be around five lakh,a record,Thackeray said,”Where are Marathi people in this record?”

“Just because those who have been staying here for the last 15-20 years can apply in this ‘lottery’ (draw to finalise house allotment),the number of applicants can be five lakh,” he said.

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