‘BMC set for parivartan, BJP to replace those who looted people,’ says Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at Mumbai Dahi Handi event
According to the schedule released by the Chief Minister’s Office, Devendra Fadnavis will visit 14 Dahi Handi events across Mumbai and Thane on Saturday.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state Minister Ashish Shelar during 'Dahi Handi' ceremony on the occasion of the ‘Janmashtami’ festival, in Mumbai, Saturday. (PTI Photo)Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Saturday said that “parivartan” (change) was inevitable in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
After symbolically breaking the clay pot at the Jambori Maidan Dahi Handi festival in Worli, Fadnavis stated, “In the coming BMC polls, we will bring the change by replacing those who failed and looted the people.”
Exuding confidence that the BJP-led Mahayuti will be able to defeat the combined forces of Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray, the chief minister said, “We are confident that the people will judge us on the development agenda. We are committed to serving the people.”
“The results are before the people… the number of mega projects which we have taken up across the city, namely coastal road, MTHL, Navi Mumbai Airport, BDD chawl housing, metro railways, etc…” he added.
The BMC has been under the Shiv Sena (UBT) for the last three decades. In 2017, the undivided Shiv Sena and the BJP contested separately despite being alliance partners in the state government. The BJP won 82 seats, just two seats less than the Shiv Sena’s tally of 84.
However, with a strained relationship between the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the BJP, the next BMC polls are expected to be a fiercely contested event.
At Ghatkopar, where BJP (MLA) Ram Kadam hosted the Dahi Handi event, Fadnavis lauded the theme.
The chief minister said, “This Dahi Handi at Ghatkopar is dedicated to our Armed Forces. It’s a salute to their courage and success. The Indian forces gave Pakistan a befitting reply by entering their territory and destroying their terror camps.”
“Operation Sindoor under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a historic achievement which has been rightly chosen as the theme of this Dahi Handi. It is a tribute to all those who fought bravely and made India proud,” he added.
The Dahi Handi is an annual celebration associated with Krishna Janmashtami. The Dahi Handi festival is organised by groups/ communities in their respective areas a day after Janmashtami. Young boys and girls form human pyramids to reach clay pots filled with milk, yogurt, and butter suspended from a height. The team that first breaks the pot is declared the winner.
State BJP president Ravindra Chavan said, “Dahi handi is a festival which brings people together for celebrations across communities, class, and parties.”
According to the schedule released by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Fadnavis will visit 14 Dahi Handi events across Mumbai and Thane on Saturday. It includes Worli, Bhoiwada, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Raghunathnagar (Thane), Tembhinaka (Thane), Bhiwandi, Dahisar, and Birivali.
Of these 14, at least four Dahi Handis are organised in Thane by Shiv Sena leaders.
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