Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray 

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday while addressing the state, appealed BJP to leave behind their ego and pave way for the Metro rail car shed at Kanjurmarg land through dialogue, instead of opposing it.
Thackeray said the car shed site in the Aarey forest was meant only for the Metro III project, while his government is planning a car shed for three more Metro projects including, IV, V and VI projects, which is more ideal and beneficial for the people.
“It is unfortunate that the Centre has approached court for the Kanjurmarg land. Though there are some issues related to Kanjurmarg land over ownership, it should be resolved by dialogue between the Centre and the state. We are ready to give credit for the project to the Centre if they resolve the car shed land issue,” said Thackeray.
He said that Kanjurmarg land is more suitable for the project and could be useful for the next 50-100 years. “Prime minister Narendra Modi should not make this as a prestige issue, as the controversy would not serve our motive, which is service to the people,” said Thackeray.

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Thackeray also said that the state has already given land for the central project like BKC land, “then why a controversy is being made over the Kanjurmarg,” said the CM.
Last Wednesday, in a major setback to the Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government, the Bombay high court granted an interim stay on the collector's order allotting 102 acres of saltpan land at Kanjurmarg for construction of Metro car shed. The Centre and the Shiv Sena-led MVA government in Maharashtra are locked in a tussle over ownership of the land.