<p>Mumbai: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the opposition won’t sit quietly till the Mahayuti dispensation in Maharashtra is dislodged from power in the next two months and a new government is formed "on the ideals of Chhatrapati Shivaji".</p>.<p>Addressing party workers at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, Pawar slammed the state government over the collapse of the statue of the legendary warrior king in Sindhudurg district on August 26.</p>.PM Modi lauds Maharashtra govt's women-led development path as he sounds poll bugle in state .<p>He said those in power in the state have no “faith” in Shivaji Maharaj. The ruling Mahayuti comprises BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and NCP headed by Ajit Pawar.</p>.<p>“I assure you (party workers) that if you show your unity, then we will not sit quietly till the government in Maharashtra is changed in the next two months and a new government is formed on the ideals of Shivaji Maharaj that will safeguard the interests of people,” Pawar said.</p>.<p>The collapse of the 35-foot Shivaji statue at Rajkot fort in Malvan tehsil has triggered a firestorm in the state, with the opposition targeting the Mahayuti for “corruption” and “insult” to the icon.</p>.<p>Besides Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other state leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also apologised over the incident.</p>.<p>Pawar said there are allegations of corruption while constructing the statue but he has no evidence about it.</p>.<p>“But how does a statue collapse? This means the quality of the statue deteriorated. Shivaji had never been insulted the way he was under this government,” Pawar said.</p>.Sharad Pawar wonders if his Z plus security an attempt to get 'authentic information'.<p>The government says a new statue will be constructed but what about the damage that was done, he asked.</p>.<p>The NCP (SP) chief said “wrong and corrupt decisions” were taken while constructing the statue.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Pawar joined a protest march by the opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) from Hutatma Chowk to the Gateway of India in south Mumbai over the statue collapse.</p>.<p>Elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly will likely be held in October or November.</p>.<p>Attacking the Centre over the lateral entry scheme, which had triggered a political row recently, Pawar said the one in power won’t safeguard people’s interests. </p>
<p>Mumbai: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the opposition won’t sit quietly till the Mahayuti dispensation in Maharashtra is dislodged from power in the next two months and a new government is formed "on the ideals of Chhatrapati Shivaji".</p>.<p>Addressing party workers at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, Pawar slammed the state government over the collapse of the statue of the legendary warrior king in Sindhudurg district on August 26.</p>.PM Modi lauds Maharashtra govt's women-led development path as he sounds poll bugle in state .<p>He said those in power in the state have no “faith” in Shivaji Maharaj. The ruling Mahayuti comprises BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and NCP headed by Ajit Pawar.</p>.<p>“I assure you (party workers) that if you show your unity, then we will not sit quietly till the government in Maharashtra is changed in the next two months and a new government is formed on the ideals of Shivaji Maharaj that will safeguard the interests of people,” Pawar said.</p>.<p>The collapse of the 35-foot Shivaji statue at Rajkot fort in Malvan tehsil has triggered a firestorm in the state, with the opposition targeting the Mahayuti for “corruption” and “insult” to the icon.</p>.<p>Besides Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other state leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also apologised over the incident.</p>.<p>Pawar said there are allegations of corruption while constructing the statue but he has no evidence about it.</p>.<p>“But how does a statue collapse? This means the quality of the statue deteriorated. Shivaji had never been insulted the way he was under this government,” Pawar said.</p>.Sharad Pawar wonders if his Z plus security an attempt to get 'authentic information'.<p>The government says a new statue will be constructed but what about the damage that was done, he asked.</p>.<p>The NCP (SP) chief said “wrong and corrupt decisions” were taken while constructing the statue.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Pawar joined a protest march by the opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) from Hutatma Chowk to the Gateway of India in south Mumbai over the statue collapse.</p>.<p>Elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly will likely be held in October or November.</p>.<p>Attacking the Centre over the lateral entry scheme, which had triggered a political row recently, Pawar said the one in power won’t safeguard people’s interests. </p>