Workers of the Mumbai unit of Youth Congress staged a flash protest on August 30 and displayed black flags to Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s convoy during his visit to the city. The party workers said that the black flags were displayed due to the recent Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse and alleged corruption in the making of the structure at Rajkot Fort in Sindhudurg district. 

A 35-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Navy Day celebrations on December 4 last year, collapsed earlier this week causing a huge political uproar. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi targeted the Mahayuti government over the Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse and allegations of corruption also surfaced.