Mumbai: Mumbai Deputy Commissioners of Police Mahendra Pandit and Jayant Mane met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Saturday ahead of the proposed Sunday march in Mumbai.
On July 27, a joint protest march has been organised by the Thackeray cousins in support of the NEET protesters, further demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The march will begin at Shivaji Park in Dadar and conclude at Siddhivinayak Temple.
Police meet Raj Thackeray
Visuals from outside MNS chief Raj Thackeray's residence have been circulating on social media as a tense situation grips the city following the announcement of the march.
Meanwhile, Raj Thackeray, who has urged citizens to join the morcha, took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, “On the coming July 27, against the chaos in the NEET exam, the ongoing student agitation regarding it, and the government's ongoing attempt to crush that agitation, we are taking out a 'Tricolour March'. You must have already been informed about this by the leaders of both our parties and from the central offices.”
Tricolour march message
Thackeray, further elaborating on the symbolism of the Tricolour in the march, asserted that the 'Tricolour March' is to protest against the Central government in New Delhi and the actions of the Delhi Police under its orders. “At the same time, this march is for those students who are firmly standing up without giving the government the slightest regard—for them, for their families, and to show those who cannot come to Delhi or express their protest by coming to Mumbai that the entire Maharashtra stands firmly behind you,” the post read.
Furthermore, writing about the march, Thackeray also made it clear that this is a completely apolitical march and therefore, no flags of any party and no slogans in support of the leaders of any political party will be seen or heard during the march, keeping its focus solely on extending support to the student protesters.
“There will be a protest against the government, and slogans in support of the students and young men and women across the country. Even though Uddhav and I will be the convenors of the march, no one should raise slogans in our names either. We must keep in mind that this is the students' march, and I have not the slightest doubt that you will indeed keep that in mind,” Thackeray wrote in his post.
Warning against disruption
Moreover, during a joint press conference with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Raj warned miscreants to stay away from the upcoming morcha if they intended to disrupt the peaceful protest march against the government. “We will beat them up, just like we did in Delhi.”
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