In Photos: Uddhav, Sharad Pawar lead MVA protest in Mumbai

Updated On: 01 September, 2024 12:46 PM IST | Divya Nair

Leaders of the opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Sunday held a march from the iconic Hutatma Chowk to Gateway of India in south Mumbai to protest against the collapse of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Maharashtra`s Sindhudurg district. (Pics/Atul Kamble)

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<p>NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar and Congress leader Nana Patole arrive at Hutatma Chowk on Sunday morning. Pawar, 83, walked a portion of the route before entering his vehicle, as the march made its way to its final destination at the Gateway of India, a couple of kilometres away</p>

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NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar and Congress leader Nana Patole arrive at Hutatma Chowk on Sunday morning. Pawar, 83, walked a portion of the route before entering his vehicle, as the march made its way to its final destination at the Gateway of India, a couple of kilometres away

<p>MVA said the protest has been organised to express the outrage of Maharashtra`s citizens over the statue`s collapse, just eight months after its unveiling by PM Modi in December 2023</p>

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MVA said the protest has been organised to express the outrage of Maharashtra`s citizens over the statue`s collapse, just eight months after its unveiling by PM Modi in December 2023

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Chhatrapati Shahu from the Congress and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar during the protest march to Gateway of India

<p>Participants in the march carried placards condemning the collapse of the statue and shouted slogans against the Eknath Shinde-led state government, holding it accountable for the incident</p>

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Participants in the march carried placards condemning the collapse of the statue and shouted slogans against the Eknath Shinde-led state government, holding it accountable for the incident

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Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MP Sanjay Raut

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Mumbai Congress head and MP Varsha Gaikwad holds a small statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj during the protest at Hutatma Chowk on Sunday

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