Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], December 4 (ANI): The cupboard minister of Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) Atul Save on Sunday assured the believers of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Maratha neighborhood members that motion will probably be taken on the individuals who’ve abused the ‘nice man.’
“I guarantee the followers of Shivaji Maharaj that their demand for motion towards those making remarks on Shivaji, will probably be conveyed to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis,” Atul Save mentioned.
Save made the mentioned promise after Shivaji’s followers in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad protested outdoors his residence as we speak by elevating the slogan “Rajyapal hatao, Maharashtra bachao” (take away the governor and save Maharashtra) amid beating of drums.
Within the view of aggressive protestors, the safety preparations have been tightened on the Maharashtra minister’s place in Aurangabad.
A member of the Maratha Kranti Morcha (which staged a protest on the minister’s place) Vinod Patil mentioned: “We had organized this Dhol Bajao motion has been organised in regard to the style through which nice leaders are being insulted within the state. We talked with Atul Save and he has assured us of motion towards those concerned in it.”
Patil additional mentioned that if their demand is just not met, the agitation will get right down to the roads.
The protest has been staged in wake of the controversy stoked by Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari on November 19 whereas addressing a perform at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada College in Aurangabad.
Governor Koshyari mentioned, “If somebody asks who your idol is, you don’t must exit searching for one. You will discover them proper right here in Maharashtra. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has develop into an previous idol now, yow will discover new ones — from Babasaheb Ambedkar to (Union Minister of Street Transport and Highways) Nitin Gadkari.”
This assertion sparked an enormous furore and drew censure from Maratha organisations and opposition leaders alike.
On Saturday, Bharatiya Janata Celebration MP and Shivaji Maharaj’s descendent Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhonsle on the Raigad Fort in Maharashtra expressed his protest towards Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari and BJP chief Sudhanshu Trivedi over their alleged remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Udayanraje Bhonsle additionally wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the governor’s remarks demanding him to be sacked from the publish.
“The statements made by the governor and the spokesperson of BJP are very contradictory to the beliefs of the nation it might solely be acceptable in case you may take measures to take away the Governor of Maharashtra. Your actions and deliberations in resolving this present standoff would go miles in restoring the boldness of the folks of Maharashtra and the nation, that you simply stand in solidarity with the folks’s perception and religion in Chh. Shivaji Maharaj. Thanking you,” learn the letter. (ANI)
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