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The Opposition successful Maharashtra criticised the ruling confederation connected Tuesday (February 17, 2026) for blanketing Mumbai with hoardings to invited French President Emmanuel Macron, alleging that the show represents an inappropriate politicisation of a authorities visit.
Political parties and citizens connected societal media besides sought enactment against the hoardings which they said were enactment up successful contravention to the Bombay High Court bid against them.
Objections person been raised by leaders from absorption parties regarding posters enactment up by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and the Shiv Sena faction led by Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. They reason that the hoardings blur the lines betwixt authorities protocol and governmental propaganda. The reception of a overseas caput of state, they assert, falls strictly wrong the domain of authoritative authorities procedure.
“The reception of a visiting dignitary is simply a substance of authorities protocol, not a level for governmental parties to showcase themselves. By putting up these posters, they are projecting Mr. Macron arsenic though helium were a person of their ain enactment oregon the country’s President,” elder Shiv Sena (UBT) person Sanjay Raut stated. The Opposition has called upon the authorities to guarantee that established diplomatic courtesies are upheld passim the French President’s visit.
The Opposition has besides raised ineligible objections to the hoardings, contending that they interruption the Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act of 1995. Queries person been directed to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, seeking clarification connected what steps are being taken to region the unauthorised banners and whether enactment would beryllium initiated against those who erected them.
