Mumbai, 01 July (HS): The legislators of the Maha

Vikas Aghadi staged demonstrations in front of the Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai,

demanding cancellation of the proposed Shaktipeeth Expressway. The MVA alleged

that the expressway is against the interest of the farmers, whose lands are

being acquired for the project.

Earlier tributes were paid to the late Chief

Minister Vasantrao Naik on his birth anniversary, at his statue in the Vidhan

Bhavan premises. The speakers recalled his contribution to the green

revolution.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar