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Shiv Sena has been holding Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park since its inception.
Mumbai:
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Tuesday said whether or not the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) approves it, it will hold the party’s annual Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park ground here. A delegation of Shiv Sena leaders led by former Mumbai Mayor Milind Vaidya met BMC officials to inquire about the status of their application for permission to hold the rally. “Whether we get permission or not, Shiv Sena workers of Balasaheb Thackeray will gather at Shivaji Park for the rally. The administration should allow or deny us. We are very firm on our decision (to hold the rally at Shivaji Park).
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“Even if we do not get a reply, Balasaheb’s Shiv Sena workers will gather at Shivaji Park for the Dussehra rally,” Vaidya said. Both the Uddhav Thackeray-led group and the rival camp led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, both Has sought permission to organize Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai. Shiv Sena has been holding Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park since its inception. BMC has not yet taken any decision on this issue. Both the factions have also applied for permission to hold a rally at the MMRDA ground of Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) as an alternative. Last week, the Shinde camp got permission to hold a rally at BKC.
Meanwhile, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar said that the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena should be allowed to hold a rally at Shivaji Park and if permission is not granted then it should take recourse to law. “If the BKC ground is made available for the Shinde camp, the Uddhav Thackeray-led group should be allowed to hold a rally at Shivaji Park,” Pawar said. Let the state hear the views of both these sides (in their respective rallies).
(This news has not been edited by NDTV team. It has been published directly from Syndicate feed.)
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