Maharashtra Day 2023: On this day in 1960, the Bombay Reorganisation Act came into effect, creating Maharashtra, following many protests in support of the new state.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday flagged off a bike rally from August Kranti Maidan to Shivaji Park in Dadar, on the occasion of 63rd Maharashtra Foundation Day.
Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday extended his greetings to the people of the state on Maharashtra Day and said that '105 people sacrificed their lives to establish the state.'