Pune: Though NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday appealed to MVA partners to call off the proposed Maharashtra bandh on Saturday, the veteran politician said CM Eknath Shinde should not have seen people’s protest against the Badlapur incident “through a political lens”. “The Maharashtra bandh was called by the MVA to highlight the public sentiments against the increasing atrocities against women and children in the state. What occurred in Badlapur was extremely shocking.
It is also quite worrisome to know that the minor girl was sexually abused on the campus of an educational institution. After Badlapur, there have been incidents in other parts of the state too,” he said. “People of Maharashtra are extremely angry with such incidents.
Society needs to wake up to such incidents to avoid repeat of such cases. Everyone has to take responsibility to make society safer,” he said. Responding to the claim by Mahayuti members, including the chief minister, that the protest in Badlapur was “politically motivated”, Pawar said, “The chief minister should not have made such a statement.
There was no politics involved in the protest. It was pure anguish of the citizens. It is unfortunate that cases are registered against the peaceful protestors.
The govt, especially its home department, should have been more sensitive in handling the issue.” We also published the following articles recently Shinde should not have seen Badlapur protests through political lens: Pawar NCP chief Sharad Pawar urged MVA partners to call off the Maharashtra bandh following the Bombay High Court's order labeling it unconstitutional. The bandh was originally planned to protest against the Badlapur school sexual assault incident and rising crimes against women and children.
Pawar stressed respecting the judiciary while emphasizing public outrage over the incidents. Badlapur protest politically motivated, to defame govt & Ladki Bahin scheme: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated the Badlapur protest over an alleged sexual assault was politically motivated, with many protesters coming from outside the area. Despite governmental promises of strict action and a fast-track court trial, the demonstration caused significant disruption.
Shinde accused the opposition of exploiting the event to undermine government initiatives like the Ladki Bahin Yojana. Badlapur sexual abuse: 'BJP holds list of rape incidents during MVA regime to counter Bandh call' The BJP responded to Uddhav Thackeray's call for a Maharashtra Bandh to protest a minor's sexual assault in Badlapur. Chitra Wagh of BJP's Mahila Morcha said the true target was the governments Ladki Bahin scheme.
She highlighted actions taken by the government, including the suspension of accused officers, to address the incident..
