After the Bombay High Court took a strict stand on the Maharashtra strike call given by the opposition parties, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance has decided to cancel its strike call for August 24.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday expressed his disapproval of a Bombay High Court order barring political parties from calling for a rally. He, however, confirmed that the opposition MVA bloc has withdrawn its plan to shut down Maharashtra on Saturday, which was in response to a sexual abuse case at a school.
Addressing a press conference, Thackeray announced that though the MVA has called off the August 24 rally following the Supreme Court order, leaders and workers of opposition parties will continue to protest against the Mahayuti government by wearing black bands over their mouths across the state. The former chief minister, whose party is a key member of the MVA, said he would also participate in the protest. “We do not agree with the Supreme Court order on the rally,” Thackeray said.
Earlier in the day, the Bombay High Court restrained political parties or individuals from proceeding to hold a rally in Maharashtra over the sexual assault incident, on August 24 or any future date, saying such a protest would paralyse normal life.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar stressed that if political parties and individuals are not prevented from going ahead with the planned rally on Saturday, it could lead to significant losses, not only in terms of economy and business, but also in essential services and basic amenities, including healthcare, which should be prevented.
The MVA alliance, which includes the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP), had called for a statewide shutdown on August 24 to protest the alleged sexual assault of two kindergarten girls at a school in Badlapur, Thane district.
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