NCP (SP) Supreme Leader Sharad Pawar, Chairman Shiv Sena (UBT) Uddhav Thackerayparty leadership Aditya Thackeray and Sanjay Rautand Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patolealso participated in the parade.
Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP) and Congress have called for “jode maro” (footwear protests) against the Mahayuti government including Shiv Sena, BJP and NCP.
The protest march is planned to stretch from Huatatmar Chowk to India Gate.
Mumbai Police has tightened security in the area in response to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) protest call.
Amid protests in Mumbai, Sharad Pawar described the toppling of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue as an example of corruption. Addressing the crowd, Uddhav Thackeray criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apology over the incident, calling it “arrogant”.
A 35-foot-tall statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Sindhudurg district collapsed on August 26.
Shiv Shinan (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray attacked the BJP-led Mahayuthy government over the statue collapse, saying, “Two days ago, people witnessed the Chhatrapati Shivaji The toppling of the statue of Vaji Maharaj and the subsequent rhetoric surrounding it.
