Ajit Pawar apologises to people for Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday apologised to people of Maharashtra for the collapse of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Malvan fort in coastal Konkan region.

“Be it officials or contractors, action will be taken against those guilty,” Ajit



Pawar said at a public meeting during his Jan Sanman Yatra in Latur district.

“Shivaji Maharaj is our deity. I apologise to the 13 crore people of Maharashtra for the collapse of his statue,” Pawar said. The collapse of the statue within a year (of installation) is shocking, he added.