Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde paid tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement at Hutatma Chowk on the occasion of the 64th Maharashtra Foundation Day in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar unfurled the national flag on Maharashtra Foundation Day at Pune Police Headquarters.
Earlier, former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief, Uddhav Thackeray, party MLA Aaditya Thackeray and other party leaders paid tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement.
Uddhav Thackeray said, “Those who laid down their lives for Mumbai, it our duty to pay our courtesy to them.”
Samyukta Maharashtra Parishad was the predecessor organization of Samyuktha Maharashtra Samithi created with the claim for a distinct Marathi-speaking state out of the State of Bombay with Bombay as its capital. It was established on November 1, 1955 under the leadership of Keshavrao Jedhe in Pune.
Meanwhile on Tuesday, Eknath Shinde named the two candidates for the remaining seats of Mumbai, South Mumbai and Mumbai North West. The Shiv Sena nominated Yamini Jadhav as its candidate for Mumbai South Lok Sabha seat. Jadhav will face sitting Sena UBT MP Arvind Sawant.
Yamini Jadhav was among the 39 MLAs who pledged support to Shinde when he revolted against Uddhav Thackeray in June 2022. Jadhav is a first-time MLA and is a former corporator. She is the wife of former standing committee chairman of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Yashwant Jadhav.
Sena also named another MLA Ravindra Waikar as its candiate for Mumbai North West seat. Waikar recently crossed over to the Shinde faction. He will be up against MVA candidate Amol Kirtikar the son of former MP Gajanand Kirtikar. Mumbai North West comprises Jogeshwari East, Dindoshi, Goregaon, Versova, Andheri West and Andheri East assembly segments. Waikar represents Jogeswari East.