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Last year, a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj erected by the Navy and unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi collapsed at the Rajkot Fort in Malwan. (Image source: PTI)
The MVA is scheduled to hold a protest march today, starting from Hutatma Chowk and ending at India Gate.
Mumbai Police has beefed up security in response to the planned protest march by Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) following the toppling of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue .
The MVA is scheduled to hold a protest march today, starting from Hutatma Chowk and ending at India Gate. Police and other security personnel have been stationed throughout the city to maintain order.
The 35-foot tall statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Sindhudurg district collapsed on August 26. Sindhudurg is exhibited for the first time.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray criticized the BJP-led Mahayutti government over the statue toppling incident in Rajkot Fort last month, saying: “Two days ago, people saw Coming to how the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj fell down and various statements were made from the Raj Bhavan right on the seashore but not even the Governor’s hat was said to have been taken away. It was blown down by strong winds. How is this possible?
Youth Congress leaders and other party workers were detained by Mumbai police on Friday as they protested against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city over the fall of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue Public apology for the incident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he bows his head and apologizes to the people of Maharashtra who were hurt by the collapse of Sindhu Durg Shivaji's statue.
“To those who looked up to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as a god and were deeply hurt, I bow my head and apologize to them. Our values are different.” PM Modi said, according to news agency ANI : “Nothing is more important to us than our God. “
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue collapsed in Sindhudurg Malwan area and its structural consultant Chetan Patil was arrested in Kolhapur. According to Sindhudurg police, an FIR has been lodged under Sections 109, 110, 125, 318 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday announced that the state government is taking quick action to reconstruct the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharashtraji. Two committees have been formed, including one to investigate the toppling of the Marwan statue.
An official statement from the Indian Navy revealed that a joint technical committee led by the Indian Navy and including representatives of the Maharashtra government and technical experts is being formed to investigate the damage to the statue of Sindhudur Rajkot Fort . The investigation will consider severe weather conditions that may have led to the incident.
