Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 3 (ANI): The Pune Police detained some members of the Swarajya organisation for exhibiting black flags to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s convoy on Friday.
The Swarajya members have been protesting towards Governor Koshyari’s remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj made a couple of days in the past.
The Maharashtra Governor on November 19 stoked a recent controversy as he referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj an ‘previous idol’.
Addressing a operate at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada College in Aurangabad on Saturday, the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari stated, “If somebody asks who your idol is, you don’t need to exit searching for one. You can see them proper right here in Maharashtra. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has change into an previous idol now, yow will discover new ones — from Babasaheb Ambedkar to (Union Minister of Street Transport and Highways) Nitin Gadkari.”
An emotive and iconic determine in Maharashtra, transcending political affiliations, the Governor’s comment on the Maratha warrior didn’t go down effectively with leaders. The assertion sparked an enormous furore and drew censure from Maratha organisations and opposition leaders alike.
Nationalist Congress Occasion (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar slammed Koshyari over his remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and stated that Maharashtra Governor has crossed “all limits”.
He additional sought intervention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the matter.
Whereas addressing a press convention, Pawar had stated “The Governor has crossed all limits. The President and the Prime Minister ought to intervene on this matter. It’s flawed to present huge posts to individuals who make irresponsible statements.”
Furthermore, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s descendant and Raja Sabha MP Udayanraje Bhonsle wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the Maratha warrior demanding the Governor to be sacked from his submit.
“The statements made by the governor and the spokesperson of BJP are very contradictory to the beliefs of the nation it could solely be applicable if you happen to might 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.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav) chief Sanjay Raut demanded the removing of Maharashtra Governor Koshyari over the problem. (ANI)
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