Maharashtra bandh News
The Bombay HC restrained political parties or individuals from proceeding with a Maharashtra bandh over the sexual assault incident, on August 24 or any future date, saying such a protest will paralyse normal life.
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Friday appealed for withdrawal of Saturday's Maharashtra bandh called by the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
A division bench comprising Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar directed the Maharashtra government to take all necessary measures to prevent the bandh.
Maharashtra Bandh August 24: Maharashtra's August 24 bandh, called by opposition parties, will not affect schools, metros, or hospitals, as the state government has not issued any notification.
Maharashtra Bandh was spurred by a recent case of sexual assault involving two minors at a school in Badlapur, Thane district.
The call comes at a time when doctors across the country are protesting demanding their safety after the brutal rape and murder case of a trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College.
Violence has been going on in Maharashtra for the past several days. Now stones have been pelted at a Hindu temple in Jalgaon area of Maharashtra. After which section 144 has been imposed for 2 days. Watch this special report.
The autorickshaw unions have demanded that the 'bike taxi' service, operated by Rapido, an app-based aggregator, be stopped in Pune. Rapido Bike Taxi is a platform where people can book a bike ride on a mobile app.
Several Maratha groups and opposition parties have called for a shutdown in Pune today
"It's an insult to Maharashtra. All parties, except BJP, have supported the shutdown", says NCP's Pune president Prashant
The police would deploy seven and a half thousand policemen to prevent any untoward incidents
Maharashtra Bandh 13 December Live Updates: The political parties have unanimously called for a bandh because no action has been taken against the Governor for his remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
The violence that took place in Tripura two weeks ago and its effect was seen in Amravati, about 2500 km away. In about 3 districts of Maharashtra, Nanded, Malegaon, Amravati, there was fierce violence, vandalism, and attack on police.
Maharashtra bandh was observed today
Transport, businesses were impacted
BJP called the agitation hypocrisy
BEST on Monday said that eight of its buses were vandalised in different areas of Mumbai.
Maharashtra is observing a state-wide Bandh on Monday in protest against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident
Congress leaders and workers held 'maun vrat' throughout the country demanding the resignation of MoS Home Ajay Kumar Mishra.
Maharashtra is likely to witness a massive protest today as political parties like Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress have called a state wide bandh. This and more in today's news capsule.
MVA govt in Maharashtra has called for a statewide bandh on Monday.
They have made the call to protest against the killing of farmers in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri.
3 companies of SRPF, 500 Home Guards and 700 men from Local Arms units have been deployed at strategic points.
Mumbai Police said strict patrolling will also be held.
MVA called for Maharashtra bandh on October 11 over Lakhimpur violence
The state cabinet expressed regret over death of farmers
Five police personnel were injured in stone pelting by protesters in Chandni Chowk.
The tension started when Aurangabad Shiv Sena leader Ambadas Danve arrived at the protest site in Kranti Chowk to join the protesters.
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