Union Home minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the first phase of ‘Shiv Srishti’, a theme park based on the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Pune, Maharashtra on Sunday.
Many dignitaries including Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis were also present on this occasion. Shah said that Shivaji Maharaj’s life was not inspired by the craving for power, but was motivated by the fight against atrocities committed for more than 100 years.
Starting from a small battle for Swaraj, Shivaji Maharaj became the Chhatrapati of a huge empire at the age of 50. This journey of Shivaji’s struggle did not stop even after 1680. Even after him, many Chhatrapatis and Peshwas came and they carried forward this tradition till1818.
Shah said that the struggle for Swaraj started by Shivaji Maharaj is continuing even today.
Shri Amit Shah said that the objective of Swaraj of Shivaji Maharaj was very clear. Shah said that Shivaji Maharaj had gone to the Mughal court in Agra with a request for peace, but after Aurangzeb insulted Hind Swaraj, Shivaji strongly protested. He was captured and put in the jail but Shivaji Maharaj successfully managed to escape.
