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The Shinde faction now has a place to hold its Dussehra rally, but the Uddhav camp is yet to find a place for the annual Dussehra rally. MMRDA has allowed Shinde faction to hold Dussehra rally at BKC ground, while Uddhav camp’s application has been rejected. Now both the groups are waiting for permission in Shivaji Park.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) allowed the CM Eknath Shinde faction to hold a Dussehra rally at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), while rejecting the application of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena. MMRDA says that the plot has already been booked for some other function.
Shivaji Park Maidan has been the center of Shiv Sena’s politics for the last 6 decades.
Waiting for permission in Shivaji Park
Rebel Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale had applied for permission for the Shinde faction’s rally in BKC, while the Shiv Sena’s application for Uddhav-led Shiv Sena was given by MP Arvind Sawant. At the same time, the decision of BMC is yet to come on the applications of both the groups to hold a rally at Shivaji Park in Dadar.
An MMRDA official said- We have given permission to Shinde faction and they have also paid the rent. The application of Uddhav-led Shiv Sena was not accepted as the plot they had sought was already booked by some other company. Both the groups had applied for different plots inside the BKC ground.
BMC seeks legal opinion on Dussehra rally application at Shivaji Park
The BMC has sought legal opinion on applications received from two groups for organizing Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park. An official said a report has been sought from the BMC’s G-North ward, which houses Shivaji Park, on how the permission for the previous Dussehra rallies was given. The application of one of the groups may be approved for Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park this week.
Uddhav Thackeray says that his party has been organizing Dussehra rally for 56 years.
Sawat said – first come, first serve formula should be used for Shivaji Park
Uddhav faction MP Arvind Sawant said that just as the MMRDA used the first-come, first-served formula to allow the Shinde faction to rally in BKC, similarly the BMC should use the same formula for Shivaji Park, so that We get permission.
Sawat said- We do not have any faction, we are Shiv Sena. An application was made from the Indian Kamgar Sena to get permission for the BKC ground. Now I have come to know that MMRDA has given permission to Shinde faction. He had filed application earlier, so he got permission first. This criterion has been prescribed by MMRDA.
He said- If you implement such criteria, then we should get permission to organize Dussehra rally in Shivaji Park. We have filed an application earlier to organize Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park. If we are denied permission there, we will decide the strategy ahead.