Last Updated:December 15, 2025, 21:05 IST Thackeray demanded that residents living under the pagdi system be granted legal recognition as ‘occupants’, ensuring them statutory protection during redevelopment. Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray. (File/PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MLA  Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the ruling dispensation, accusing it of making hollow announcements for Mumbai while failing to safeguard the rights of residents living under the pagdi system. He said that after the opposition placed concrete and detailed demands before the government, the authorities appeared rattled and were now scrambling with what he described as “empty assurances.” Speaking on the issue of pagdi chawl redevelopment and Shiv Sena UBT HQ, Thackeray termed the current policy “deceptive” and unfair to tenants. He alleged that while residents are offered limited benefits and little legal certainty, developers are being extended generous concessions. “The entire framework is skewed in favour of builders. Pagdi tenants continue to live with insecurity despite repeated claims of reform,” he said. Thackeray demanded that residents living under the pagdi …