As the Bombay High Court paved the way for Uddhav Thackeray’s Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park, the Shiv Sena chief called it a victory of democracy and appealed to his party workers to participate in the event with gusto but without harming their six-decade-old tradition.

Thackeray said the HC had asked the government to maintain the law and order during the rally. “You [Sainiks] go to the rally with enthusiasm and in a disciplined manner, but ensure that the enlightening tradition of the Dussehra rally is not harmed in any way. I don’t know what others will do. The court has made the government responsible for law and order. I hope it is carried out,” said the Sena president at a media conference on Friday evening.