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Dussehra 2024: Live Updates and Political Showdown
**Mumbai witnesses a fierce political showdown between the two Shiv Sena parties ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections.**
## Latest Updates:
### Heavy security deployed and traffic advisories issued for major cities.
**Delhi, Noida, Mumbai and other major cities have deployed heavy security and issued advisories to help avoid traffic delays during Dussehra celebrations on Saturday.**
### President Murmu and PM Modi to attend Dussehra event in Delhi.
**President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi will attend the Dussehra programme organised by the Shri Dharmik Leela Committee in Delhi on Saturday.**
### Shiv Senas hold rallies in Mumbai, marking the beginning of the assembly election campaign.
**The two Shiv Sena factions, UBT and Shinde, addressed their respective rallies at Shivaji Park and Azad Maidan, sounding the poll bugle ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections.**
### Riot police deployed in Mumbai for safety and security.
**Riot police have been stationed in Mumbai to maintain order during the rallies of the two rival Shiv Sena factions.**
### RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat addresses Vijay Dashami event in Nagpur.
**RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat spoke at the Vijay Dashami Utsav in Nagpur, highlighting the importance of cultural unity and the threats faced by India.**
## Additional Updates:
* The tallest Ravan effigy is constructed in Dwarka sector 10, Delhi, ahead of Ravan Dahan.
* Shiv Sena (UBT) calls for burning “demonic attitudes” in Vijaya Dashami message.
* RSS leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi calls for respecting all languages in India.
* President Murmu highlights the importance of truth and morality in Vijay Dashami message.
## Political Scene:
* The Dussehra rallies mark the beginning of the campaign for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.
* Both Shiv Sena factions are vying for the support of voters and aim to be the dominant force in Maharashtra politics.
* The rallies also showcase the growing political rivalry between Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde.
## Reference:
NDTV, The Hindu, Times of India, Hindustan Times
