Mahavikas Aghadi is protesting against the demolition of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Mumbai. MVA has marched from Hutatma Chowk to Gateway of India. Many leaders including former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena UBT leader Aditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole are involved in this protest. NCP chief Sharad Pawar is also likely to attend.
In view of the movement of Mahavikas Aghadi, the Gateway of India has been closed for tourists from 10 am till further orders. MVA leaders will protest near the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Gate of India. A large number of police forces have been deployed around the Gateway of India in view of the movement. In view of the agitation at Hutatma Chowk, Mumbai Police, State Reserve Police, Riot Control Squad, Maharashtra Security Force, Surveillance Van Control Police, ATS, Traffic Police have been deployed in large numbers.
Shivdrohyas Bhidyala tigers of Maharashtra came! pic.twitter.com/sdenS2ktLx
— Shiv Sena – Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) September 1, 2024
MVA’s ‘Jut Maro’ movement in Mumbai
Mahavikas Aghadi has named this movement ‘Jut Maro’ movement. Workers started gathering at Hutatma Chowk. Tight police arrangements have been made. Chappal has also reached the scene. Sarkar’s effigy will be broken with slippers during the padayatra. The workers have slippers in their hands. These movements will be monitored by drones. Maharashtra Police plans to prevent the Mahavikas Aghadi march from reaching the gateway. Police are preparing to stop the march midway. If the rules are violated, action will be taken. Police are preparing to stop the march till Kalaghoda. Because it has a high security zone in front of it, courts, museums, RBI, Navy Gate and important areas are in front of it.
# Look Maharashtra: Police stopped MVA activists and leaders protesting from Hutatma Chowk to Gateway of India in Mumbai over the demolition of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue. pic.twitter.com/EuvXZ2VLLH
— ANI (@ANI) September 1, 2024
This movement is for the honor of Maharashtra – Uddhav Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray has said that this is an insult to Maharashtra. We are being stopped by our own police in our own Maharashtra. I have never seen such helpless police. What if he apologizes? Look at the time. Is the statement not political? Why are you apologizing? The fact that the statue fell or was there a scandal in the making of the statue? Water is falling from the roof of Ram Mandir… Who will we apologize to? PM always makes political statements. If he had such sympathy, he would have gone to Manipur. Central government’s policy is to insult Maharashtra. This is not political, this movement is for honor of Maharashtra which has been insulted. Uddhav further said that
Shivaji Maharaj is God to us – Arvind Sawant
Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant of Uddhav faction said that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is like God to us. His statue collapsed and with it our faith, honor and self-respect also collapsed. What else will the leaders of the political parties who support him not condemn him in spite of such humiliation?
