The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is pulling all stops to make a grand success of its "Vajra Muth" (Clenched Fist) rally at BKC grounds in Mumbai on May 1, which is celebrated as both Maharashtra Day and May Day.
๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐
Workers of all three constituents of the MVA viz Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have been mobilising people for the rally for the past one week. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray, Mumbai Regional Congress Committee president Bhai Jagtap and other leaders have personally appealed to the people to assemble at the BKC grounds on Monday at 5.30 p.m.
๐ ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ถ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฎ๐ท๐ถ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ด๐ฝ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐
The MVA had organised successful programmes earlier in Sambhaji Nagar and Nagpur. The theme is "Save the Constitution". MVA leaders contend that the BJP governments, both at the Centre and the state, are not only neglecting crucial issues concerning the people, but also trampling on their democratic rights, the recent event being police lathicharge and use of teargas on protesters at Barsu, who are opposing the $44 billion refinery and petrochemicals complex.
However, there is no complete unanimity among the MVA partners on the oil refinery issue. While the Shiv Sena (UBT) is fully opposing it, the NCP is not taking a clear stand. NCP leader Ajit Pawar said he was for development, but at the same time the local people's concerns should be addressed by the state government. Monday's rally will be addressed by Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya, Bhai Jagtap, Jayant Patil of NCP and others. Sharad Pawar is also most likely to address. However, it is unclear if Ajit Pawar will speak.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐
The "Vajra Muth" rally is taking place in the backdrop of reports that the Supreme Court may soon pronounce its much-awaiting judgement on the disqualification of MLAs supporting chief minister Eknath Shinde. Fadnavis and other BJP leaders have been maintaining that the judgement will not adversely affect the government since the numbers are in its favour. In any case, the BJP has kept a "Plan B" ready (that of getting support from Ajit Pawar) in case there are any complications.
