Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 5 : Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sunil Tatkare on Monday spoke about the 'Gauravshali Maharashtra Mahotsav 2025' and said that there had been many struggles beging the establishment of the state.
He paid tribute at the Gateway of India with water he carried from across the country.
Speaking to the mediapersons, NCP MP Sunil Tatkare said, "Maharashtra was established in 1960 by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru... there were a lot of struggles behind the formation of Maharashtra...we have paid tribute at the Gateway of India with water we carried from across the country..."
'Gauravshali Maharashtra Mahotsav 2025' is organized by Rashtravadi Congress Party on the occasion of 65th Maharashtra Day this year. This festival honours the rich culture, food culture, art, literature, music and glorious history of Maharashtra.
Earlier, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement at Hutatma Chowk on the occasion of the 65th Maharashtra Foundation Day in Mumbai.
"Maharashtra Day is an important occasion for India's most progressive state. Maharashtra, which follows the path shown by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Balasaheb Ambedkar, is determined not to stop. Our effort is to make it a trillion-dollar economy," CM Fadnavis said.
He added that details of a new 100-day development initiative will be announced soon.Meanwhile, in Pune, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar unfurled the national flag at the City Police Headquarters Parade Ground.
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also unfurled the flag at Saket Maidan in Thane and paid homage to the martyrs of the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement.
Samyukta Maharashtra Parishad was the predecessor organisation 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.
In another ceremony held in Mumbai, Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais also hoisted the national flag and paid homage to the state's foundation day.
Furthermore, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also unfurled the flag at Saket Maidan in Thane and paid homage to the martyrs of the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement.
Samyukta Maharashtra Parishad was the predecessor organisation 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.