Yet another controversy appears to be brewing over the venues of the two Shiv Sena factions’ Dussehra rallies. This time, Mumbai University Senate members from Yuva Sena and the youth wing of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have opposed the varsity administration’s decision to allow Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena vehicle parking space on campus, for their Dussehra rally to be held at the MMRDA grounds in Bandra Kurla Complex.

Former Senate and Management council members of MU and Yuva Sena leaders Pradeep Sawant and Rajan Kolambekar have written to the governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, who is also the chancellor of all public universities in the state. “How can Mumbai University administration grant them permission to park vehicles coming to the venue at BKC from across the state for Dussehra rally? The permission should be cancelled immediately. We demand the governor intervene in the matter and clarify how the campus can be rented out for political events,” said Sawant.