Maharashtra Governor pays tributes to the martyrs of Samyukta Maharashtra movement

End Date:31.12.2019

Maharashtra Governor pays tributes to the martyrs of Samyukta Maharashtra movement

Mumbai, 21st Nov : Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari today visited the Hutatma Smarak in Mumbai and offered tributes to the martyrs of Samyukta Maharashtra movement.

The Governor placed a wreath at the Martyrs’ Memorial and stood in silence in memory of the martyrs who laid down their life in the agitation for Samyukta Maharashtra.

Mayor of Mumbai Vishwanath Mahadeshwar, Additional Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte, Director General of Police, Maharashtra Subodh Jaiswal, Commissioner of Police Sanjay Barve and senior government officials also paid their respects at the Martyrs’ Memorial. It was on 21st of November in the year 1955, that people agitating peacefully were fired upon.