Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will shift soon from his private residence in suburban Bandra, ‘Matoshri’, to the posh ‘Varsha’ bungalow at Malabar Hill in south Mumbai, officials said.
A notification to this effect was issued by the state government here on Monday, scotching all speculation in this regard.
“Yes, that’s correct. However, a suitable date when the CM will shift has not yet been decided and will be done soon,” a Shiv Sena leader told IANS.
It maybe recalled that IANS had highlighted the issue on Nov. 29, a day after Thackeray was sworn-in as the CM at Shivaji Park, along with six other ministers from the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.
Tentatively, it is likely Thackeray may move home from Bandra to Malabar Hill on Jan. 23, which will be the 94th birth anniversary of his father and Sena founder, the late Balasaheb Thackeray, he said.
As per the notification, former CM and the new Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis has been advised to vacate ‘Varsha’ within 15 days for the new CM Thackeray.
Fadnavis has now been allotted ‘Sagar’ bungalow at Malabar Hill, the GAD notification said.
Besides, other bungalows have been allotted to minister Chhagan Bhujbal (‘Ramtek’), Jayant Patil (‘Sevasadan’) and Eknath Shinde (‘Royalstone’), and allotments for other three MVA ministers is expected shortly.-IANS news
