"We permitted the Shiv Sena to hold the cremation at Shivaji Park in good faith and on certain conditions. It was expected that after the cremation, the party would remove the temporary structure on its own. However , instead of dismantling it, the Sena is politicizing the issue. It's unfortunate and a breach of trust," chief minister Prithviraj Chavan told TOI.
According to reports, instructions have been issued to law-enforcing agencies to be prepared for a showdown over the matter.
Chavan expressed strong displeasure over the statements made by a section of senior Sena leaders, saying they were determined to construct a memorial at the park. "Taking cognizance of the sentiments of Sainiks, we had allowed the use of Shivaji Park for the funeral. But if some people want to challenge the government now, we will not allow them to take the law into their hands," he warned.
A senior BMC bureaucrat said while there has been a prolonged delay in the matter , both Chavan and municipal commissioner Sitaram Kunte will have to take a decision now in view of the army event at Shivaji Park. "We have to hand over the entire park to the army for its annual event on December 12. The BMC will have to take a decision before that date. If the Sena does not remove the temporary structure on its own by then, the civic body will be left with no option but to dismantle it," he argued.
Following an application by mayor Sunil Prabhu and Sena MP Sanjay Raut, the BMC had on November 18 granted special permission for the cremation at Shivaji Park. As there were no signs of the Sainiks dismantling the makeshift memorial, the BMC drafted a plan on November 25 for removal of the structure. However, the plan was delayed thrice after a senior Sena leader urged that the party be given some more time. When no action was taken even after a few days, Kunte served an ultimatum on both Prabhu and Raut, asking them to remove the structure or face the consequences. Raut, however, refused to do so.
The senior BMC bureaucrat said: "We were in the process of drafting a plan to remove the temporary structure on December 3 or 4. However, in view of Dr B R Ambedkar's death anniversary on December 6, the plan was postponed once again."
All along, the chief minister has maintained that there is no question of the government granting permission for construction of the Thackeray memorial at Shivaji Park.
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