Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue collapsed in a fort in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra on August 26, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has apologized for this incident. He said that in this regard I apologize to the 13 crore people of Maharashtra. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is our deity and the collapse of his statue like this within a year is a shock for all of us.
Ajit Pawar said in a public meeting during his Jan Samman Yatra in Latur district that action will be taken against the culprits, whether they are officials or contractors. Let us tell you that Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the statue on December 4 last year. Exactly 8 months after this, the statue fell on August 26. In this case, an FIR has been registered against the contractor of the statue construction work. The FIR has been registered after a complaint by the Public Works Department, which claimed that the construction of the statue was of poor quality and the nuts and bolts used in the structure were found to be rusted.