Mumbai: Shiv Sena UBT staged a massive protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park in Dadar on Monday, targeting the Mahayuti government over alleged corruption involving its ministers. Several supporters of Uddhav
Thackeray gathered near the public park, raising slogans and demanding the dismissal of what they called 'tainted and corrupt' ministers.
Videos shared on the party’s official social media handles showed protestors holding bundles of cash and bags, symbolising the alleged corruption by Mahayuti ministers. In a post on X, the party wrote, “The Mahayuti government’s tainted and corrupt ministers must be sacked! | Maharashtra Jan Aakrosh Andolan.”
महायुती सरकारच्या कलंकित आणि भ्रष्टाचारी मंत्र्यांची हकालपट्टी झालीच पाहिजे! | महाराष्ट्र जनआक्रोश आंदोलन | सहभाग - पक्षप्रमुख मा. श्री. उद्धवसाहेब ठाकरे | छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज पार्क, दादर, मुंबई - #LIVE https://t.co/IsuQhGlwkE
— ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) August 11, 2025
महाराष्ट्र जनआक्रोश आंदोलन! pic.twitter.com/geyb1VdNBW
— ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) August 11, 2025
महाराष्ट्र जनआक्रोश आंदोलन! pic.twitter.com/N1Xi1Alho8
— ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) August 11, 2025
The Uddhav Thackeray-led faction had earlier announced state-wide protests on Monday, alleging large-scale corruption during the tenure of the previous Eknath Shinde-led government. Demonstrations began at 12 noon outside all district collector offices, while Thackeray himself led the central protest at Shivaji Park, accompanied by senior leaders of the party. In Mumbai, protests were also staged outside various government offices.
महाराष्ट्र जनआक्रोश आंदोलन!
— ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) August 11, 2025
ह्या जनआक्रोशाला महायुती उत्तर देणार का? pic.twitter.com/Axd6os4LUs
महाराष्ट्र जनआक्रोश आंदोलन!
— ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) August 11, 2025
महायुतीच्या कलंकित मंत्र्यांविरोधात जनतेचा आक्रोश! pic.twitter.com/KCdQbBoVgJ
Allegations Against Former Ministers
In an official statement, Sena UBT accused former minister Sanjay Rathod of being involved in a Rs 60-crore scam, Dhananjay Munde of irregularities in Rs 1,500-crore procurement deals, and Manikrao Kokate of causing losses in oilseed procurement. The party further alleged that then deputy chief minister, now chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis ignored repeated complaints about these corruption cases.
“Instead of safeguarding public money, ministers are busy filling their own coffers,” the statement said. It added that the ongoing agitation aimed to expose “corrupt and anti-people” policies of the Mahayuti and to alert citizens about how their tax money was allegedly being looted.
