Pune bandh News
Pune Bandh On Thursday: The bandh in parts of Pune has been called in response to a recent incident of a police lathi-charge on fasting activists demanding Maratha reservation in Jalna.
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.
Pune district police will deploy three companies of the State Reserve Police Force and a team of the Rapid Action Force in sensitive areas during the protest by the Maratha Kranti Morcha.
Several private schools remained shut in Pune as a precautionary measure despite there being no official holiday being declared for educational institutions.
The shutdown received a mixed response in Pune since morning.
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