Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar unfurled the tricolour in Pune to mark the Maharashtra Day 2025 celebrations, on Thursday. The states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were carved out of the erstwhile Bombay state in 1960 (PICS/X)
Updated On: 2025-05-01 06:18 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
The Deputy CM also paid tributes to the martyrs of the Samyukta Maharashtra movement
A parade was organised by the police at the Police Parade Ground in Shivajinagar. The state also witnessed a host of other events to mark the day
Later, the deputy CM, along with Union Minister and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol, inaugurated a flyover constructed between Rajaram Bridge and Funtime Theater on Sinhagad Road in Pune
The flyover is set to reduce traffic congestion in Pune and provide a faster and safer travel experience to the commuters, Pawar stated
"This project will ease traffic on Sinhagad Road and increase convenience in the daily lives of the locals," the Deputy CM wrote in a post on X
