Bombay HC Bars Political Parties From Declaring Maharashtra Bandh
Bombay HC Bars Political Parties From Declaring Maharashtra Bandh
The Bombay High Court has prohibited any political parties or individuals from calling for a bandh in Maharashtra. This decision was made following an announcement by the opposition coalition, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), to observe a statewide bandh on August 24. The MVA’s call for a bandh was in response to the alleged sexual assault of two young girls at a kindergarten in Badlapur, Thane district.
On August 17, the police arrested a school attendant accused of sexually abusing the two girls in a school toilet. According to the complaint, the parents of the victims were made to wait for 11 hours at the Badlapur police station before their grievances were acknowledged.
The incident has sparked public outrage, leading to thousands of protesters blocking railway tracks at Badlapur station and storming the school building earlier this week.
