Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister has criticised the opposition for its “pettiness”. (Photo: PTI)
Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister on Friday slammed the opposition for its “pettiness” over the collapse of the Shivaji statue in Sindhudurg after Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologised to people of Maharashtra who were affected by the collapse.
Speaking to the media on Friday, Fadnavis said, “The opposition only sees politics in the incident, they cannot see beyond politics. The Prime Minister has openly apologised to all Shivaji devotees. Playing politics over this is the pettiness of the opposition. We do not need the Congress certificate.”
Earlier, PM Modi, while addressing a gathering at Malvan in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, apologised for the incident.
“Those who consider Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as their deity and have been deeply hurt, I bow my head and apologise to them. Our values are different. For us, nothing is greater than our deity,” PM Modi said.
A 35-foot-high statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the state’s Sindhudurg district collapsed on August 26.
It is noteworthy that in December last year, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the 11-metre-high Shivaji statue on the coast of Maharashtra. Less than nine months later, the statue collapsed.
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First published: August 31, 2024 | 8:45 a.m. IS
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