Shah to confer Maharashtra's highest honour on social activist Appasaheb Dharmadhikari
Apr 16, 2023
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 16 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Sunday confer social activist Appasaheb Dharmadhikari with the state's highest civilian honour 'Maharashtra Bhushan', at the Maharashtra Bhushan Awards at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also arrived at the award ceremony.
Shah reached Mumbai on Saturday evening where he will hold a key meeting with senior party leaders.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, BJP Mumbai president Ashish Shelar, Tourism minister Mangalprabhat Lodha, along with other party MPs and MLAs, welcomed Shah at the Mumbai airport on Saturday.
The Home Minister was in Rajasthan earlier on Saturday where he addressed a public meeting.
According to sources, Shah will hold a meeting with BJP leaders of the state unit and discussions will centre around the party's strategy for the upcoming elections. The meeting will take place at Sahyadri State Guest House. There will also be discussions about Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, other civic polls and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, sources said.
Shah is also likely to hold a meeting with CM Shinde to discuss a strategy around the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance and the functioning of the state government.
