The BMC has permitted Shiv Sena UBT to organise its Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park on October 24. Both factions of Sena applied for the same venue this year, but Shinde faction withdrew its claim and BMC officials gave permission to Sena UBT. Last year, the UBT group approached the high court for permission after it was denied by the BMC.

Uddhav Thackeray’s move to organise the Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park got embroiled in a controversy when both factions of the Shiv Sena applied to the BMC seeking permission for the event. A month after Shiv Sena UBT had applied to the G North ward office, the BMC has given permission to the party to organise the Dussehra rally. “We have given permission to Sena UBT faction for the rally at Shivaji Park,” said an official from the BMC on the condition of anonymity.