Shiv Sena factions clash: Shivaji Park police in Mumbai register case

Shiv Sena factions clash A day after Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena faction party workers clashed in Shivaji Park area of the city the Mumbai Police on Friday said that it has registered a case and booked 5060 unregistered people the ANI reportedCase registered at Shivaji Park Police Station against 5060 unidentified people in connection with the scuffle between supporters of the Eknath Shinde faction and the Uddhav Thackeray faction No arrests have been made yet Further investigation is being done under the sections of IPC and Bombay Police Act the ANI reported on FridayThe workers of the Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena and the Shiv Sena UBT of Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday came face to face and shouted slogans against each other at the memorial of party founder late Bal Thackeray whose 11th death anniversary will be observed on Friday according to the PTIThe crowd was dispersed later by police an official saidUPDATE Case registered at Shivaji Park Police Station against 5060 unidentified people in connection with the scuffle between supporters of the Eknath Shinde faction and the Uddhav Thackeray faction No arrests have been made yet Further investigation is being done under thehellip httpstcopkbe31kap9mdash ANI ANI November 17 2023While workers of the Shiv Sena shouted that the party belongs to them those owing allegiance to Uddhav Thackeray responded with traitors go back slogans as per the PTIThe incident took place after Chief Minister Shinde arrived at the memorial at Shivaji Park in Dadar to pay tribute to Bal ThackerayMaintaining law and order is everyones responsibility I pay homage a day earlier to ensure there is no law and order problems I condemn the attempt to disrupt peace CM Eknath Shinde said reported the PTIAfter I left Shiv Sena UBT leaders Anil Desai and Anil Parab came with supporters and shouted slogans against me An unnecessary attempt was made to disrupt peace he addedEarlier speaking to reporters the CM said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had fulfilled the late Shiv Sena founders dream of constructing a Ram Temple in Ayodhya in Uttar PradeshIt will be inaugurated on the eve of late Bal Thackerays birth anniversary he pointed outThackeray was born on January 23 in 1926 while the idol consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will take place on January 22CM Shinde said his government was working to fulfil the dreams and aspirations of Bal ThackerayKrishna Hegde spokesperson of the Shiv Sena said like last year CM Shinde paid tribute at the Shivaji Park memorial on the eve of the death anniversary to avoid any conflictHe was accompanied by senior leaders and left Shivaji Park some time later the spokesperson saidEverything was peaceful till we saw the arrival of Uddhav Thackeray faction MP Anil Desai and MLC Anil Parab who had come with a group of people to disturb the peaceful and solemn occasion This was a deliberate attempt to create ruckus and a law and order situation Hegde allegedThis was uncalled for Balasaheb Thackeray belongs to everyone and all can pay tribute to him If they Uddhav faction want to truly show respect to Balaseheb Thackeray then they must first follow his ideology he addedThe Shiv Sena split in June last year following a rebellion by Shinde and both factions have since been trying to claim the legacy of Bal Thackeray reverentially called Hinduhriday Samrat by supportersMeanwhile an official said Joint Commissioner of Police Law and Order Satyanarayan Choudhary and additional commissioners of all regions in the city are at the spot to maintain and law and order according to the PTIA large contingent of police has been stationed at Shivaji Park to maintain law and order he addedwith ANI and PTI inputs