Huge crowd pours in for MVA’s Halla Bol rally as leaders demand removal of Maharashtra Guv

In a show of strength, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents in Maharashtra took out a protest march in Mumbai on Saturday against the Eknath Shinde government. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Former CM Uddhav Thackeray waves at his supporters as he walks from Byculla to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus as part of MVA's Halla Bol rally on Saturday. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

One of the major demands of MVA's Halla bol rally was the removal of Governor B S Koshyari for "insulting" iconic personalities, including Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

A demonstrator carries a dummy donation box with a slogan hitting out at the Shinde government. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray post MVA's Halla Bol rally (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Speaking at the ‘Halla Bol’ rally near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray accused the Eknath Shinde-led government of being ideologically bankrupt. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

MVA leaders share stage after conclusion of the Halla Bol rally at CSMT. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

NCP chief Sharad Pawar and state Congress president Nana Patole spoke at the rally held near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), where the protest march concluded. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Highlighting the Maharashtra-Karnataka border issue, Thackeray said, “Samyukta Maharashtra has not yet been achieved. Karvar, Nipanni, Belgaum are not in Samyukta Maharashtra and we will not rest till we get them.” (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)