You have a government at the centre, why is there no memorial?: Sambhaji Raje Chhatrapati

Maharashtra: In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed Jal Puja of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s memorial in the Arabian Sea. However, the work of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s memorial has not been completed yet, so now Swarajya Party leader and former MP Sambhaji Raje Chhatrapati has become aggressive. Today he has entered the Gateway of India in Mumbai to inspect the memorial. During this, the police tried to stop him. During this, Sambhaji Raje Chhatrapati attacked the government by asking some questions. “You have a government at the center, you also have a government in the state, you also performed Jal Puja at the memorial. Then why was the memorial not built?”

Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati asked. “We have not come to Mumbai to do any agitation. Actually we want to take the issue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s memorial in the Arabian Sea to the 13 crore people of the state. We do not want to take the law in our hands in any way. We do not want to do anything outside the law. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj established Hindu Swaraj. He should keep his Gadkot fort in order. So I have been trying for 15 to 20 years. Raigad Authority was established on Raigad Fort. I forced the government for this. For the first time in 75 years, the improvement of Raigad Fort has started”, Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati said. “At that time, all the leaders wished that there should be a big memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Mumbai.

In 2010, the then Chief Minister had said that there should be a memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at this place. Then in 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced that we will commemorate Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Arabian Sea. Also, just before the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections in 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed Jal Pujan. When Prime Minister Modi comes to perform Jal Pujan, it means you have all the permissions. Also, the Prime Minister of the country will not come for Jal Pujan. I was also present at that place. I also appreciated it. Then the way Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s memorial stood. I do not want to compare. However, Jal Pujan was performed for the memorial in 2016 and a committee was also formed for it. However, what happened after that?” asked Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati.