Mumbai: The opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) introduced a large protest march in Mumbai on December 17 towards the Eknath Shinde authorities for insulting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute whereas additionally demanding to take away Maharashtra’s Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari over his controversial comment over Shivaji.
Addressing the Press convention Uddhav Thackeray mentioned, “On this seventeenth Dec, we are going to maintain a ‘Morcha’ from Jijamata Udyan to Azad Maidan in Mumbai towards the present state authorities, and calls for to take away Maharashtra’s Governor, I enchantment to all those that love Maharashtra to return collectively towards those that have insulted the state.”
Uddhav additionally slammed the state authorities over the Maharashtra-Karnataka border problem.
Stepping up its assault on the federal government, Thackeray mentioned, “Karnataka has been asking for our areas, villages and even Jath, Solapur will they ask our Pandarpur Vithoba too? This raises one question-is there any govt in Maharashtra? Like earlier than the Gujarat elections, some companies had been shifted there, so earlier than the Karnataka elections will our villages be given to Karnataka?..”
“See how Karnataka CM assertion and there may be BJP govt within the state, and CM Shinde grow to be CM right here due to BJP, they aren’t saying something on the problems and there may be an try to insult our leaders and icons of Maharashtra so we’re doing this aandolan,” Chief of the opposition social gathering Ajit Pawar mentioned.
Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat mentioned, “They’ve insulted Shivaji Maharaj, Jyotiba Phule and preserve insulting and even Maharashtra Karnataka border problem and the assertion given by Karnataka CM and right here nobody is replying in robust language from this authorities. All these points have to be addressed by this govt so we’ve determined to carry huge Morcha.”
The controversy erupted within the state after Maharashtra’s Governor mentioned that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was an “previous icon”.
Addressing a perform at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada College in Aurangabad on November 19, Governor Koshyari mentioned, “If somebody asks who your idol is, you don’t need to exit in search of one. You’ll discover them proper right here in Maharashtra. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has grow to be 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 a large furore and drew censure from Maratha organisations and opposition leaders alike.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had mentioned that he has appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to battle the border dispute problem legally as it’s in court docket now.
“We’ve got already communicated to them that it’ll create regulation and order drawback, due to this fact, it’s not the appropriate time to return. I enchantment to Maharashtra CM that the matter is in court docket and battle it legally,” mentioned Karnataka CM on the go to of Maharashtra ministers.(ANI)
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