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Dussehra highlights: Adityanath leads Shobhayatra in Gorakhpur, says 'Ram lalla...'
Dussehra: President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi attended the Dussehra programme organised by Shri Dharmik Leela Committee at Madhav Das Park, Red Fort.
Dussehra: Delhi, Noida, Mumbai, and other major cities have deployed heavy security and issued advisories to help avoid traffic delays during Dussehra celebrations on Saturday. There will also be a political showdown in Mumbai as the two Shiv Senas have announced rallies to sound the poll bugle ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections....Read More
As nine days of festivities across India come to a head, the police have issued traffic advisories for key areas in Mumbai, Delhi, Noida, and other cities where Durga immersions, Ravana Dahan, street plays, and more could obstruct the roads.
Dussehra has also set the playing field for a political battle between Shiv Sena and Shiv Sena (UBT) in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The two rival factions are vying for voters' support and claiming the legacy of the late Bal Thackeray, ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections.
While the Shiv Sena (UBT) will hold its rally at the historic Shivaji Park in Dadar, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will address his party at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai.
The Dussehra rally is a long-standing Shiv Sena tradition upheld by its founder Bal Thackeray at Shivaji Park since the 1960s and later carried on by Uddhav Thackeray.
Post the party split, the Dussehra rally was held by the Eknath Shinde-led Sena at the MMRDA ground in Bandra Kurla Complex and later Azad Maidan.
Fleets of 3,000 buses each are expected to ferry in workers from across the state for both party factions, leading to large-scale crowds. The Mumbai police have pledged more than 12,000 personnel for the Dussehra rallies and the immersion of Durga idols, an official told the news agency PTI.
Dussehra live updates: Uttarakhand CM Dhami attends Vijayadashami celebrations in Dehradun
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the Dussehra Mahotsav program at Parade Ground Dehradun on Saturday. On this occasion, the Chief Minister greeted thousands of people and wished them a Happy Dussehra.
Dussehra live updates: CM Adityanath leads Vijayadashmi Shobha Yatra in Gorakhpur
Dussehra live updates: Delhi CM Atishi takes part in Dussehra celebrations
Dussehra live updates: UP CM Adityanath says ‘we are lucky generation’
“It is our generation who has been able to see Ral Lalla 'Virajman' in Ayodhya after 500 years. Today all the saints who must be looking at the Ram Temple must be happy that their struggle was successful. Our mentality should be optimistic and dedicated to the nation. Our personal gain should not come in the path of our country,” UP CM Yogi Adityanath said.
Dussehra live updates: Sanjay Raut on Haryana elections result at Vijayadashmi event
Addressing the party's Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said, "In the Haryana elections, the EC website showed Congress getting 72 seats in the morning, but in the afternoon, the BJP formed the government. How did this miracle happen? This is only EVM fraud, nothing else, but this will not happen in the Maharashtra elections."
Dussehra live updates: Former Prez Ram Nath Kovind attends Vijayadashami event in Delhi
Dussehra live updates: 'Chhatrapati Shivaji a vote bank for Mahayuti,' says Uddhav
Addressing the party's Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said, “It (Mahayuti government) built the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj only for votes and that statue collapsed, but I want to tell you and promise you that when we come to power, we will build a temple of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in every district of Maharashtra. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is a vote bank for them, but for us he is God.”
Dussehra live updates: Rajasthan CM attends Vijayadashami celebrations | Watch
Dussehra live updates: Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor participate in Vijayadashami event
Dussehra live updates: CM Shinde hails MVA govt in Maharashtra
“Earlier everyone thought that the Shinde government would fall in 2-3 months but the government completed 2 years. If the (Maha Vikas Aghadi) government had not been removed, Maharashtra would have been left far behind,” CM Eknath Shinde at the Dussehra rally.
Dussehra live updates: Sonia Gandhi applies tilak on forehead of Ram Leela artists | Watch
Dussehra live updates: HP CM Sukhu burns effigy of Raavan
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday burnt the effigy of Raavan through a remote on the occasion of Dussehra at Shimla's Jakhu temple.
Dussehra live updates: Rahul, Sonia Gandhi attends Ram Leela at Delhi's Red Fort | Watch
Dussehra live updates: Eknath Shinde begins Vijayadashami address
Dussehra live updates: ‘This year’s Dussehra is special…', Chhattisgarh CM
“This year's Dussehra is special because after so many years Lord Ram has finally moved to the temple from a tent...And as Dussehra is the festival of victory over injustice, we all should pledge to make the state a developed crime-free state,” Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai.
Dussehra live updates: ‘Khokla govt’, Aditya Thackeray attacks Shinde govt
“The real Shiv Sena is here. I am proud that this party is named after my father Uddhav and my grandfather Balasaheb Thackeray. They (theMahayuti government) do only corruption in the government, you all have to stop it and vote for us and show them the power of Maharashtra. They are a 'Khoka' government,” said Aditya while addressing theDussehra rally at Shivaji Park.
Dussehra live updates: Aditya Thackeray begins Vijayadashami address to Maharashtra
Dussehra live updates: Eknath Shinde to address Vijayadashmi rally shortly
Dussehra live updates: Uddhav Thackeray arrives at Shivaji Park
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray arrives at Shivaji Park in Mumbai to attend the party's Dussehra rally.
Dussehra live updates: Eknath Shinde Sena's rally underway at Azad Maidan
Dussehra live updates: Raavan Dahan in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar | Watch
Dussehra live updates: Prez Murmu, PM Modi attend Ram Leela event at Red Fort
Dussehra live updates: Rahul Gandhi, Sonia to attend Ram Leela event at Delhi's Red Fort
Dussehra live updates: Rajnath Singh on significance of ‘Shashtra Puja’
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India has never attacked any country out of hatred or contempt but if its interests are threatened, “we will not hesitate to take a big step.”
"Shastra Puja' is a clear indication that if need be, the weapons, and equipment will be used with full force," Singh added.
Dussehra live updates: Gujarat CM performs Shastra Pujan in Gandhinagar
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday performed Shastrapujan on the occasion of Vijayadashami in Gandhinagar.
