On his arrival at the venue, Gandhi paid floral tributes to the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and visited the memorial of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray and paid his respects

In a rare occasion, Rahul Gandhi is joined by mother Sonia and sister Priyanka Gandhi for the public rally at Shivaji Park, which is said to be start of the election campaign for the INDIA bloc

Other INDIA bloc leaders present at the rally are, VBA leader Prakash Ambedkar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Jharhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti, NC leader Farooq Abdullah among others

INDIA alliance will form next govt at Centre, said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin at bloc's rally in Mumbai

We have to keep India safe for all people, irrespective of religion, Ex-Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah said

At the rally, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav said that governments are being toppled with help of ED and CBI by the ruling party

Yadav also said that the fight is against the ideology of hate, not personally against PM Narendra Modi or Amit Shah

AAP leader and Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "We are all here together because we don't fear going to jail. To win, we have to fight," he said

Bharadwaj added that electoral bonds have exposed the BJP and people should be made aware of it

VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar also spoke at the rally, highlighting his full support to MVA and INDIA bloc at large amid tensions on seat-sharing for Lok Sabha elections

The prominent INDIA bloc leaders, Rahul Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar spoke at the end of rally briefly

Rahul Gandhi said that he was compelled to launch his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to highlight rising unemployment, inflation and hatred in society

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said that when people unite, dictatorship ends (targeting the Modi government)

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said that Mahatma Gandhi gave 'Quit India' call from Mumbai, and INDIA bloc leaders should also from Mumbai vow to oust BJP from power