Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Maharashtra on Friday. After inaugurating projects worth Rs 76,000 crore at Sidco Ground in Palghar, he apologized for the case of the fall of Shivaji’s statue in Sindhudurg on August 26.
Modi said “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not just a name for me and my friends. For us, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not just a Maharaja. For us, he is revered. Today I bow down before Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and apologize to him.”
महाराष्ट्र की धरती पर आते ही आज मैंने सबसे पहले मेरे आराध्य देव छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज के चरणों में सिर झुकाकर क्षमा मांगी। पिछले दिनों सिंधुदुर्ग में जो हुआ, उसके लिए मैं उनसे भी क्षमा मांगता हूं, जो छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज को पूजते हैं। pic.twitter.com/WKOREc3VYz
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 30, 2024
Before the Prime Minister, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar have also apologized. Before the PM’s program, opposition leaders protested in Mumbai over the fall of the statue. Police have also detained Congress leaders.
In Palghar, PM Modi inaugurated several projects worth Rs 76,000 crore at Sidco Ground. This also includes the Vadhavan Port Project. After the inauguration, Modi said – Development of Maharashtra is my biggest priority. Today Maharashtra is playing a very big role in the progress of India, but it is unfortunate that the anti-Maharashtra parties always tried to put a brake on your development.
Modi said “Our country needed a big and modern port for trade with the world for years, Palghar in Maharashtra is the most suitable place for this, but this project was kept pending for 60 years. Some people were not allowing such an important work to start.”