MUMBAI: Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray is protesting exterior his celebration headquarters at Dadar alongside together with his household and different celebration leaders in opposition to the Badlapur sexual abuse case, carrying black masks.
Following the Bombay excessive court docket order on Friday, the MVA had known as off its Saturday’s statewide bandh and determined that every one its politicians would put on black badges and masks and resort to a sit-in strike throughout the state.
The MVA leaders — Shiv Sena-UBT, Congress, NCP (SP) — are protesting throughout the state in opposition to the Badlapur incident. Sharad Pawar plans to take part in a protest close to the Ambedkar statue in Pune, whereas Congress’s state president Nana Patole plans to participate in a protest in Thane, CM Eknath Shinde’s turf.
Final week two four-year-old women have been sexually abused at Badlapur. Their mother and father complained to the college authorities, however no motion was taken. Subsequently, the mother and father of the ladies approached the Badlapur police station to lodge a case round midday on August 16 however have been made to attend for 12 hours. Afterwards, the police registered the FIR and arrested the accused.
On Tuesday, individuals protested in opposition to the incident, stopping prepare providers at Badlapur station, which attracted the eye of senior govt authorities and senior politicians. After the rail roko , the police had booked round 1,500 protestors for disrupting prepare providers for round 10 hours and arrested a few of them.
Chief minister Eknath Shinde assured that the accused could be tried in a fast-track court docket to make sure swift punishment and known as the protest on the railway station was politically motivated. The MVA introduced a statewide bandh on Saturday in opposition to the incident however withdrew it following the excessive court docket order on Friday.
(The sufferer’s identification has not been revealed to guard theri privateness as per Supreme court docket directives on circumstances associated to sexual assault)
