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The warfare of words implicit projects awarded to the Adani Group continues, arsenic Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray clarified connected Tuesday (January 13, 2026) that helium ne'er opposed development, but alternatively the “growing monopoly of a azygous industrialist”.
“From cement to steel, the projects successful each the sectors are fixed to 1 firm entity, which is the Adani group. Granting them the monopoly means allowing them to clasp disproportionate weightage implicit the country,” said Raj Thackeray portion speaking to mediapersons successful Maharashtra’s Pune district.
Mr. Raj Thackeray was responding to Mr. Fadnavis’ accusation that the MNS and the Shiv Sena (UBT) are against the improvement of Maharashtra. While countering the Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray’s claims of Adani radical capturing the land successful Maharashtra successful Mahayuti’s nationalist gathering held connected Monday (January 12, 2026) astatine Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, Mr. Fadnavis said it was “Uddhav Thackeray, who did the Adanikaran and what is incorrect successful getting concern successful Maharashtra, arsenic they bring employment”.
The allegations and antagonistic allegations started aft Mr. Raj Thackeray connected Sunday (January 11, 2026) showed a video reflecting connected projects and onshore parcels fixed to Adani radical betwixt 2014 and 2025, sparking outrage from the BJP and the Shiv Sena.
Mr. Raj Thackeray raised concerns astir who is financing the Adani-led businesses, asking, “From wherever did Adani get concern to acceptable up caller businesses. Which slope and instauration were forced to concern them? If this gets deeper, past jobs volition beryllium successful danger, the state volition beryllium damaged, and it volition travel to a standstill.”
He pointed retired that successful the past 10 years, helium had go the second-largest subordinate successful the cement sector, which was ne'er his country of work, and stated, “He took implicit the players similar Ambuja Cement and others.”
Citing the illustration of the caller fiasco of Indigo Airlines, Mr. Raj Thackeray said, “The government-controlled airports and ports are handed to the Adani group. Except for Navi Mumbai airport, nary of them are developed by Adani. Nearly 65% operations were fixed to Indigo Airlines, and look what happened, the citizens had a horrifying acquisition erstwhile it came to a standstill.”
