Via PTI
MUMBAI: Amid ongoing political turmoil in Maharashtra led to by way of a rise up within the Shiv Sena, Mumbai police on Thursday beefed up safety on the celebration headquarters Shiv Sena Bhavan and Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s personal place of abode `Matoshree’ right here.
Town police commissioner Sanjay Pandey met CM Thackeray at Matoshree to talk about the legislation and order scenario, stated an legitimate.
With senior Sena chief Eknath Shinde and no less than 37 celebration MLAs rebelling in opposition to the celebration management, there’s a chance of violent response amongst Sena supporters within the town, the police legitimate stated.
As Mumbai is a Shiv Sena bastion and likewise the nerve centre of political trends within the state, police are taking precautions to keep away from any untoward incidents at the streets, he stated.
Previously, town had witnessed outbursts of anger by way of the Sena cadre when leaders like Chhagan Bhujbal or Narayan Rane give up the celebration.
But even so Matoshree in Bandra and Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar, safety at different vital places together with Mantralaya (administrative headquarters of the state govt) and Raj Bhavan was once additionally stepped up.
On Thursday, indignant Shiv Sena supporters blackened {a photograph} of Mahim MLA Sada Sarvankar, who has joined Shinde’s staff in Guwahati, on a banner, scribbling `Gaddar’ (traitor) throughout it.
Safety has additionally been larger on the apartments and places of work of revolt MLAs, and police have been deployed out of doors all of the Shiv Sena `shakhas’ (native places of work).
Safety of the place of abode of BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis in Nagpur was once additionally larger, an legitimate stated.