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Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Bawankule, while taking part in a protest here, said PM Modi had apologised to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as well as the legendary warrior-king’s followers in connection with the collapse.Photo: PTI
The BJP on Sunday staged protests across Maharashtra against the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi for allegedly politicising the collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Sindhudurg.
“Today, I bow my head at his feet and apologise to my deity,” he had said with regard to the statue collapse. BJP party workers held protests in Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajianagar and other parts of the state, targeting the MVA. Earlier in the day, the Maha Vikas Aghadi, which comprises the Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP) and Congress, held a protest march from the iconic Hutatma Chowk to Gateway of India in south Mumbai. MVA leaders slammed the Union and state governments for the collapse, with Uddhav Thackeray calling PM Modi’s apology as one “smacking of arrogance”, while Sharad Pawar said the episode was an example of corruption.
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First Published: Sep 01 2024 | 2:30 PM IST
