The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue at the Rajkot Fort in Malvan, Sindhudurg district, collapsed tragically. PM Narendra Modi has apologized to Chhatrapati Shivaji and every one of the individuals who were wounded by the breakdown.
The Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, and Guardian Minister of Sindhudurg district offered their condolences on behalf of the government. An inquiry committee has been established and criminal charges have been brought against the structural auditor and sculptor who were involved in the statue’s construction.
The Naval force, under whose drive the sculpture was raised, additionally communicated lament over the occurrence. Boss Priest Eknath Shinde as of late held a joint gathering and reported the development of a joint council between the Naval force and the state government. In addition, he announced the construction of a magnificent statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the same Rajkot location.
The government took all necessary steps after this incident. The opposition’s condemnation of the incident and criticism of the government were only natural. Nonetheless, the manner in which the resistance is overstating this episode and giving it a shared variety in the state’s legislative issues and social elements is shameful for Maharashtra. The overall population feels that the degree of analysis the resistance has reached against the public authority’s working is remarkable in Maharashtra’s set of experiences.
Political Arena in the Sacred Land of Shivaji Maharaj
Opposition leaders like Legislative Assembly Opposition Leader Vijay Wadettiwar; Ambadas Danve, the Legislative Council’s Opposition Leader; Jayant Patil, leader of the NCP; Satej Patil, leader of the Congress; and the Uddhav Thackeray faction’s Aditya Thackeray went to Rajkot Fort to look at the situation.
So far, everything was in order. Notwithstanding, pioneers like Sanjay Raut and Jitendra Awhad, known for their provocative way of behaving, posted photos of the fallen sculpture of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on their web-based entertainment, with the sole expectation of aggravating the feelings of Shivaji’s supporters.
Notably, none of these leaders had taken darshan of the statue since Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled it. However, every opposition leader flocked to Rajkot after the statue fell. Aditya Thackeray and his associates verbally abused MP Narayan Rane and his supporters from the fort. On the Rajkot Fort, torches and party flags were seen flying.
Sindhudurg residents claim that the opposition’s hasty actions transformed Malvan, the sacred land blessed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, into a political battlefield.
A Stain on Maharashtra’s Honorable Tradition of Opposition Leaders
The state of Maharashtra has a proud history of opposition leaders who are shrewd, insightful, and visionary. The state has witnessed opposition leaders use legal means to sway the government on issues. However, the leaders of the opposition today have marred this glorious tradition.
Maharashtra’s most senior leader Sharad Pawar, Congress president Nana Patole, and Uddhav Thackeray held a press conference in Mumbai while members of Uddhav Thackeray’s group were provoking supporters of Narayan Rane in Malvan. The citizens of Maharashtra accused these leaders, who represented three major parties, of setting a communal tone for the conference.
At this point, no opposition leader has ever made casteist remarks about the Chief Minister or Deputy Chief Minister. However, these remarks were made during these three leaders’ press conference. Kid’s shows and recordings of Vice president Clergyman Devendra Fadnavis were shown, and he was ridiculed as a “relative of the Peshwas.” The absence of other valid arguments against Fadnavis seemed to be the source of this caste-based criticism. For such comments to happen within the sight of Sharad Pawar, who has been in governmental issues for quite a long time, was humiliating for Pawar’s political vocation.
The press conference raised suspicions that the opposition is attempting to incite street conflict, foster communal tension, and foster caste division. Sharad Pawar as of late expressed, “There is a feeling of dread toward Maharashtra becoming like Manipur,” which has been viewed as huge given the present status of undertakings.
The glorious life of Shivaji Maharaj
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj brought together people from different castes to form the Maratha empire. Maharashtra’s personality today is because of Shivaji’s comprehensive strategies. However, caste politics and hatred have been sown by the opposition, who frequently cite Shivaji. The BJP asserts that this custom was started by the Congress in 1948, and Congress leaders continue it 75 years after independence.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj fought against the Adil Shah, Nizam Shah, Qutb Shah, and Aurangzeb regimes. He distorted history for his own benefit. However, the resistance is at present attempting to force a misshaped variant of history that precludes the notice of these Islamic traditions for their benefit. Leaders of the Congress and the NCP never had the foresight to change Aurangabad’s name, which is in reference to the tyrant Aurangzeb, who carried out terrible atrocities against Maharashtra. Instead, it appeared that the opposition was more likely to praise the Mughals.
Aurangzeb is Presently Celebrated
Aurangzeb detained Shivaji Maharaj in Agra, Shahistekhan’s powers pillaged the everyday citizens, annihilated various sanctuaries, tormented Shivaji’s child Sambhaji Maharaj by gouging out his eyes, excoriating his skin and decapitating him. Sanjay Raut, on the other hand, continues to make statements like, “Aurangzeb never insulted Maharaj in such a manner.” The individuals who fail to remember the treacheries done to their own ruler for appointive addition ought to be named as the genuine deceivers of Shivaji Maharaj. Balasaheb Thackeray named his party “Shiv Sena” after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, however today his beneficiaries possibly recall Shivaji Maharaj with regards to sculptures.
An unfortunate irony of Balasaheb’s legacy is Uddhav’s newfound affection for those who praise Aurangzeb and engage in minority appeasement politics, according to Shiv Sena veterans.
Patole – Pawar – Thackeray: Beads of the Same String
MNS chief Raj Thackeray constantly complains that casteism began to spread in Maharashtra after the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) was established. Raj frequently targets Sharad Pawar and the associations sustained by him for filling the Brahmin versus non-Brahmin struggle. The nation has witnessed multiple instances of the Congress party’s willingness to go to any lengths in order to win votes.
Presently, even Thackeray has begun to show such franticness for the merged votes got during the Lok Sabha decisions. The endeavor to make tumult in Maharashtra and transform it into one more Bangladesh assuming some pretense of the sculpture discussion has not slipped through the cracks. Regular public interviews are making this more apparent, as communicated by the informed class.