Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to be installed near LoC in Kashmir; soil from his forts to be taken for Bhoomi Poojan

Srinagar, Feb 15: A statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj near Line of Control (LoC) by the ‘Amhi Punekar’ (We Punekar) NGO said on February 14, 2023. It will be installed at two places in the Kiran and Tangdhar-Titwal valleys of Kashmir.

The statue will be erected under the permission of Kupwara district collector Dr Sagar Dattatreya Doiphode in Kashmir. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Atakepar Smarak Samiti chief Abhayraj Shirole and We Punekar NGO president Hemant Jadhav have planned the initiative.

 

The objective of this initiative is to motivate the soldiers fighting the enemies by looking at his statue on a daily basis.

 

 

Hemant Jadhav said, "The Bhoomi Poojan of the statue installation work will be held by the end of March. The soil and water from Raigad, Torana, Shivneri, Rajgad, and Pratapgad forts, which have become holy by the footsteps of Shivaraya, will be taken to Kashmir for the Bhoomi Poojan by the Amhi Punekar NGO."

Abhayraj Shirole said, "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, with his tactics and daring deeds, drove away the enemies. Various countries around the world follow his guerrilla warfare techniques. The statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is being installed on the Indo-Pakistan border to provide inspiration to the Indian soldiers on the border with the ideals of Shivaraya and the motivation through the statue."

Notably, two statues of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj were established in Jammu and Kashmir in January 2022 by the Maratha regiment. One of these statues has been installed near the LOC at a height of 14,800 feet above sea level. Now, two more statues will be erected by Pune-based NGOs.