Over 2,500 Cops, Drones: Large Safety At Mumbai’s Azad Maidan For Maharashtra CM’s Oath – News18
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Preparations in full swing are underway at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan for the swearing-in of Maharashtra’s new chief minister on December 5.
Preparations underway at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan (Video screengrabs/IANS)
A heavy safety has been positioned at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, the place the chief minister of Maharashtra is about to take an oath on December 5 (Thursday). In keeping with sources, the Mumbai Police have deployed greater than 2,500 cops on the website as a big crowd is predicted to assemble.
Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule has been overseeing preparations for the ceremony and visited the venue in south Mumbai on Monday.
Mumbai: Mahayuti leaders arrived at Azad Maidan in Mumbai to take inventory of the preparations forward of the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s oath-taking ceremony, scheduled to happen on fifth December pic.twitter.com/CE76CctTVC— IANS (@ians_india) December 3, 2024
Armed forces, a job power, and different businesses could be current to handle the group.
Moreover, the venue has been declared a no-flying zone for Wednesday and Thursday, and the police personnel have been deployed at a number of high-rise buildings to maintain a watch.
#WATCH | Preparations underway at Azad Maidan in Mumbai for Maharashtra Chief Minister’s oath-taking ceremony, scheduled to happen on fifth December.Senior leaders of NDA and several other Chief Ministers are more likely to take part within the oath-taking ceremony. pic.twitter.com/5suWr7qQmb
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2024
Drones have been additionally anticipated to be deployed to maintain a vigil on the oath ceremony.
On Wednesday, sources instructed CNN-News18 that the state’s Caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has agreed to tackle the Deputy Chief Minister’s submit. Nevertheless, there have been additionally indications that the Mahayuti allies – Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Occasion (NCP), and the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) might squabble over portfolios.
It was additionally probably that the Shinde Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction will every get a deputy chief minister’s berth, sources mentioned.
MAHARASHTRA CM’s OATH: WHO ALL ARE EXPECTED
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is predicted to attend the occasion, information company PTI reported.
Invites have additionally been prolonged to the chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of the Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA)-ruled states.
Moreover, central ministers, governors and key central BJP office- bearers are additionally anticipated to be current, PTI quoted BJP sources as saying.
The BJP has additionally invited non secular leaders, artists and writers from throughout the state.
“The swearing-in ceremony will showcase the spirit of the Mahayuti alliance whereas honouring Maharashtra’s cultural variety,” a senior chief mentioned, in line with PTI.
THE MAHARASHTRA DEADLOCK
BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis is being thought-about the frontrunner for the chief minister’s submit. Nevertheless, the Mahayuti alliance has but not introduced a reputation.
In the meantime, a state BJP legislature occasion’s assembly is scheduled to happen on Wednesday.
The saffron occasion recorded its best-ever electoral efficiency by profitable 132 seats within the 288-member Maharashtra legislative meeting within the November 20 elections. The Mahayuti coalition received a complete of 230 seats.
