Petition against ₹3,600-crore Shivaji statue gets 29k votes
An online petition against the Maharashtra government's ₹3,600-crore Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial was signed by over 29,000 people till Saturday evening. Addressed to PM Modi and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, the petition asks the government to stop "wasting" money on building the statue. "This is taxpayers' money... spend it on education, infrastructure, food..", the petition read.