No Maharashtra Bandh on August 24? Sharad Pawar Requests Political Parties to Call Off Statewide Shutdown Over Badlapur Incident After Bombay High Court Order

Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar has called for the withdrawal of the planned statewide bandh in Maharashtra on August 24, 2024. The request comes after the Bombay High Court declared the bandh unconstitutional. Pawar, in a tweet, explained that the bandh was intended to draw attention to the Badlapur incident and was deemed a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. However, with the court ruling against it and an urgent appeal to the Supreme Court not feasible due to time constraints, Pawar has urged political parties to respect the judicial decision and cancel the bandh. No Maharashtra Bandh on August 24? Bombay High Court ‘Restrains’ Political Parties From Calling for Statewide Shutdown.

Sharad Pawar Requests Political Parties to Cancel Strike

बदलापूर घटनेच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर उद्या दि. २४ ऑगस्ट २०२४ रोजी राज्यव्यापी सार्वजनिक बंदचे आवाहन करण्यात आले होते. त्या दोन अजाण बालिकांवर झालेला अत्याचार हा अतिशय घृणास्पद होता. परिणामी समाजातील सर्व स्तरांतून याबाबतीत तीव्र लोकभावना उमटल्या. या बाबीकडे सरकारचे लक्ष वेधण्याचा हा…

— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) August 23, 2024

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