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“The new Shinde-Fadnavis government made it their first order of business to reverse the Thackeray government’s decision to stay the car shed. It led to WhatsApp forwards on how the car shed is important for Mumbai, but the fact is Aarey houses tribal people, along with flora and fauna,” points out graphic artist Vaibhav Adurkar. His artwork is a call for Mumbaikars to fight the good fight again. It depicts a fleeing, axe-bearing Fadnavis and a bleeding tree holding up another axe, symbolising the people-led resistance. “In 2019, it took a while to gather support but now, people are protesting every Sunday. There’s a lot of anger,” he shares.

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Sketching for the art and soul of Aarey

With the revival of the Aarey protests, much of the anger among supporters of the cause is directed towards the BJP and Maharashtra deputy chief minister (CM) 
Devendra Fadnavis, under whose regime the crisis has brewed. Take for instance, this black-and-white piece by artist and advertising professional Rohit Khedkar, which captures the politician hacking a tree with a lotus-shaped axe. “If something bothers me, then I try to use art to express it. The news of the car shed being redirected to Aarey was very disturbing. As artists, it’s our job to make art that helps to create some change or impact, even if it is in one person’s mind, since it’s easy for people to ignore such issues,” he points out.

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