String of statues prepared in Maharashtra, 10 brand-new ones simply this year

Artist’s impression of Shivaji memorial prepared in Arabian Sea MUMBAI: Even as the debate over the collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji statue in Malvan continues to have its fallout with the carver jailed today and the opposition still making claims of corruption, mismanagement and a rush to get the statue set up before the May 2024 Lok Sabha surveys, assures made over the years show that statues and memorials have actually been the order of business for succeeding federal governments in the state, and the pattern has actually just gotten speed recently. While the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai, costing Rs 3,500 crore and released in 2018, has actually not seen much development, lots of brand-new memorials have actually been revealed in the last 2 state budget plans. With assembly elections approaching, the state govt revealed 10 brand-new memorials in this year’s spending plan, the chief one being the Swarajyarakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj monolith in Shirur, for which the govt stated it will invest Rs 270 crore. The state govt likewise revealed memorials for icons from numerous neighborhoods like Sant Jagnade Maharaj from the Teli neighborhood, Lahuji Vastad Salve from the Matang neighborhood and Veer Jiva Mahala from anoth
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