Overview
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Maharashtra assembly that the Union Government has approved a grand statue at the terminus.
- The statue is included in the master plan for the revamped Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
- Fadnavis said installation will proceed once the new station plan secures the required clearances and moves to execution.
- He clarified that a recent reply from the Union Minister of State for Railways related to an older layout and not the current redevelopment blueprint.
- The announcement followed a demand by Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Bhaskar Jadhav and comes as parties position on Shivaji’s legacy before expected BMC polls, with earlier delays flagged by MP Arvind Sawant.