By Admin 
There has been an uproar over the removal of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj from a government office complex in Pune, Maharashtra. Various organizations protested on this issue on Monday, after which the administration had to reinstall the statue at its original place.
The protesting organizations opposed the removal of the bust of the 17th century Maratha warrior king on the grounds that it was part of the heritage structure.
What is the whole matter?
In fact, the statue of the Maratha king was removed from the Tehsildar office premises in Shukrawar Peth area of the city on Saturday. After which protest arose. Seeing the increasing protests, the administration came on the back foot.
Earlier in the day, the administration had clarified that since the office is being shifted to another place, the statue has been removed respectfully and will be reinstalled in the new premises.
The administration reinstalled the statue
However, by evening, the administration took a soft stance and said that the statue was being reinstalled at its original place. Officials said there was no intention to hurt anyone’s sentiments. Since the office was shifted the statue was removed.
Shiv Sena (ubt) raised questions
Sanjay More, president of the Pune city unit of Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), said the statue was removed on Saturday night. This building is a heritage structure and yet the statue was removed from here. Was necessary permission taken to remove it? Action should be taken against such officers and employees.
Looking at the stance of Shiv Sena and the local people, it is believed that this matter will heat up further and the BJP led NDA government will be surrounded. At present, politics does not seem to be stopping on this issue.