The Bombay High Court today struck a severe blow to the Shiv Sena group led by Eknath Shinde by allowing the Uddhav Thckeray led Shiv Sena to hold a Dussehra rally in Mumbai’s renowned Shivaji Park. The Shinde faction asked the court to delay making a decision on the petition until the claim to the party issue was resolved, but it was denied.
The Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde’s faction had previously been denied permission by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to host a demonstration for Dussehra in the renowned Shivaji Park due to law and order concerns voiced by the Mumbai Police. The Shinde group requested intervention when the Thackeray faction appealed the BMC ruling. The court ruled that the BMC order constituted a “clear abuse of the law and bona fide.”
Sada Sarvankar, a Dadar MLA and member of the Shinde group, argued that the petitionersthe Thackeray-led Shiv Sena were attempting to claim the party under the guise of the current case.
The Shiv Sena, which is led by Thackeray, applauded the ruling and expressed satisfaction that the judiciary had been upheld. The gathering this year, according to party spokeswoman Manisha Kayande, will be spectacular.
She insisted that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which had denied the clearance, had likely come under some pressure.
“Our confidence in the legal system is confirmed. The Dussehra gathering has been held at “Shiv-tirtha” (as the Sena refers to Shivaji Park) for many years, but this time the Shinde group and the BJP tried to put up barriers. Fortunately, the court dismissed it “Vinayak Raut, a Sena secretary, remarked
Since 1966, the Shiv Sena has held a demonstration on Dussehra every year. Since Sena is now divided into two parts and the demonstration was postponed in 2020 and 2021 owing to the Covid-19 outbreak, this year’s event is noteworthy.
In an attack on Shinde in August, Uddhav Thackeray claimed that the party was uncertain as to whether it would be granted permission for the event. Thackeray continued by stating that he would host a Dussehra demonstration in Shivaji Park no matter what.
“Shivaji Park in Mumbai will host the Shiv Sena’s Dussehra gathering. Shiv Sainiks will attend this event from all around the state. These technical details, such as whether the government would grant authorization or not, are unknown to us. The rally will go ahead. Whether or not other people choose to hold protests is irrelevant to us. Shiv Sainiks’ blood, not that of traitors, has given rise to the Shiv Sena “Speaking to party members, Thackeray had said. At the event, which will take place on October 5, he is anticipated to make a significant address about the advancements in Maharashtra.
The Bandra Kurla Complex Ground has already been given permission for the gathering by the dissident group, which is led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Shinde.
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