Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde Narrowly Escapes As Stage Collapses During Dahi-Handi Celebrations
During Janmashtami celebrations in Maharashtra, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde narrowly escaped injury as a stage collapsed in Ghansoli.
On Janmashtami, Dahi-handi celebrations were organised at a large scale in several parts of Maharashtra. State's Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde participated in several events in Thane and other parts. During one of the celebrations in Ghansoli, Shinde narrowly escaped as the stage fell due to crowd.
Panic spread among the crowd and Shinde was swiftly taken to a safe spot. The incident happened at a Dahihandi event in Ghansoli on Saturday night
A video of the entire incident emerged and it shows that when Shinde was coming down from the stage after the event, huge crowd of workers gathered on the stage and due to the excess weight, the stage suddenly collapsed.
No injuries were reported.
Both Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde attended multiple Dahi Handi celebrations across Mumbai and Thane on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami 2025.
They shared the videos and photos of several gatherings on their X accounts.
Janmashtami, celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Krishna, saw troupes of young men and women forming human pyramids to break dahi handis (pots of curd) suspended in the air with ropes.
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