NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing protest against the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra, NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said that opposition won’t sit quietly till the Mahayuti government was removed from power. He said that the new government would be formed on the ideals of Shivaji, whose statue collapsed in Sindhudurg district on August 26, sparking criticism for the ruling government.”I assure you (party workers) that if you show your unity, then we will not sit quietly till the government in Maharashtra is changed in the next two months and a new government is formed on the ideals of Shivaji Maharaj that will safeguard the interests of people,” Pawar said.
The collapse of the Shivaji statue at Rajkot Fort in Malvan tehsil has sparked a firestorm in the state, with the opposition accusing the BJP-led Mahayuti of “corruption” and “insult” to the icon.
Earlier in the day, Pawar participated in a protest march organized by the opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) from Hutatma Chowk to the Gateway of India in South Mumbai, in response to the statue collapse.
The ‘jode maro andolan’ (hitting with slippers) protest highlighted the unity among the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners—Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP), and Congress—against the ruling coalition of Shiv Sena, BJP, and NCP.
The collapse of the Shivaji statue at Rajkot Fort in Malvan tehsil has sparked a firestorm in the state, with the opposition accusing the BJP-led Mahayuti of “corruption” and “insult” to the icon.
Earlier in the day, Pawar participated in a protest march organized by the opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) from Hutatma Chowk to the Gateway of India in South Mumbai, in response to the statue collapse.
The ‘jode maro andolan’ (hitting with slippers) protest highlighted the unity among the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners—Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP), and Congress—against the ruling coalition of Shiv Sena, BJP, and NCP.