Shivaji Maharaj statue incident: MVA to hold protest march from Hutatma Chowk

The Mumbai Police have tightened security across the city amid opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadis MVA call for a protest march against the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs statue in Sindhudurg district Leaders from MVA which comprises the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar and Congress began gathering at Hutatma Chowk on Sunday September 1 around 10 am to hold a protest march till the Gateway of IndiaWATCH MVA holds a protest march in Mumbai over Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs statue collapse incidentShiv Sena UBT MP Anil Desai says PM was emotional he expressed his grief over the incident but the government of Maharashtra which should have expressed themselveshellip pictwittercom5Pze6maAnKmdash ANI ANI September 1 2024The protest comes in the wake of the collapse of a 35foottall statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Sindhudurg district on August 26 The statue which was unveiled in December 2023 as part of the Navy Day celebrations has become a focal point of controversy The statue collapse has triggered widespread criticism from the OppositionWATCH MVA Maha Vikas Aghadi holds a protest march in Mumbai from Hutatma Chowk to Gateway of India over Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs statue collapse incident Visuals from the city as Shiv Sena UBT Congress and NCPSCP leaders and workers protest pictwittercomsaN0f1hdGAmdash ANI ANI September 1 2024On Sunday Shiv Sena UBT Member of Parliament Arvind Sawant who was one of the MVA leaders at Hutatma Chowk said Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is like God for us His statue collapsed and with that our devotion honour and selfrespect also collapsed Party chief Uddhav Thackeray has said that is an insult to Maharashtra We are being stopped in our own Maharashtra by our own police for the protest march I have never seen such helpless policeHe also criticised PM Modi and said that his apology was a political statement What if they did apologise See the timing Isnt the statement political PM always makes political statements Had he felt any sympathy he would have gone to Manipur The Central Governments policy is to disrespect Maharashtra This is not a political agitation It is for the honour of Mahrashtra which has been insulted the lawmaker further saidWATCH MVA holds a protest march in Mumbai over Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs statue collapse incidentShiv Sena UBT MP Arvind Sawant says Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is Godlike for us His statue collapsed and with that our devotion honour and selfrespecthellip httpstcoLIggcYsxcx pictwittercomFEDLuBLx1cmdash ANI ANI September 1 2024During his visit to Mumbai on Friday PM Modi had stated Those who consider Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as their deity and have been deeply hurt I bow my head and apologise to them Our values are different For us nothing is bigger than our deityMVA never respected Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajReacting to the protest state Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavais on Sunday said that the agitation is completely political and neither MVA nor the Congress respected Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajThis agitation is completely political Be it MVA or Congress party they never respected Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Former PM Jawaharlal Nehru who was from the Congress Nehru ji insulted Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in his book The Discovery of India Will Congress and MVA apologise for it In Madhya Pradesh the then CM Kamal Nath demolished the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with a bulldozer Even years after independence the same Congress taught us that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj looted Surat He never looted Surat People of Surat constructed a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj there Will Congress apologise for it the Maharashtra Deputy CM said questioning the oppositionBJP workers have now started a counterprotest in Dadar against the leaders of MVAWATCH Maharashtra BJP does a counterprotest against MVA Maha Vikas Aghadi which is holding a protest march in Mumbai today over Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs statue collapse incidentVisuals of the BJPs counterprotest in Dadar area of Mumbai pictwittercomkyo8A44PXomdash ANI ANI September 1 2024NCP lawmaker and general secretary Sunil Tatkare said that it is inappropriate for MVA to politicise the incident The Ajit Pawarled NCP is one of the ruling alliance partners in the stateIt is unfortunate that the incident took place but MVA is politicising this It is inappropriate The Prime Minister Chief Minister and both Deputy Chief Ministers have apologised So I dont think it is right to politicise it Tatkare saidProbe over statue collapse onMeanwhile Chetan Patil the structural consultant responsible for the statue was arrested in Kolhapur after a first information report was registered against him under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNSMaharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has assured citizens that the state government is taking decisions on a war footing to reconstruct the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Two committees have been established for the purpose of which one is tasked with investigating the circumstances surrounding the statues collapseThe Indian Navy said that a joint technical committee led by the Navy and including representatives from the Maharashtra Government and technical experts is being formed to investigate the damage to the statue at Rajkot Fort in Sindhudurg The collapse is believed to have been caused by exceptional weather conditions in the regionWith ANI inputs