On Thursday, the protests at Vidhan Bhavan continued. MLAs of the Shiv Sena faction of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde targeted former minister Aaditya Thackeray by displaying a banner against him on the steps of the Maharashtra state assembly in Mumbai. The monsoon session has been on going at Vidhan Bhavan where the two factions has been protesting against each other. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar
Updated On: 2022-08-25 04:06 PM IST
Legislators from the Shinde faction carried banners with the message: "Yuvrajanchi disha chukli" (the prince missed his path) on the steps of the Vidhan Bhavan where the state legislature session is currently underway. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar
Aaditya Thackeray and some legislators of the Congress and NCP shouted slogans demanding that a "wet drought" be declared in Maharashtra to provide relief to farmers who lost their standing crops in the recent heavy rains and floods. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar
MLA Bharat Gogawale told reporters that if legislators of the Shinde group are targeted repeatedly, they would not sit with folded hands. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
Aaditya Thackeray was also seen shouting the slogan "50 khoke...chidle boke" (50 boxes...angry cats), implying that 50 MLAs got money to revolt against the party led by his father Uddhav Thackeray. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar
Aaditya Thackeray has been touring the state to garner support of the party cadre, following the rebellion by a group of MLAs. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar
