The opposition continued to target the ruling Mahayuti government over the Badlapur sexual assault case with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray saying those who called public protests politically motivated are abnormal. Meanwhile, in a new twist, the parents of the accused claimed that their son has been falsely implicated in the case. “Those who feel there is politics behind the Badlapur protest are either abnormal or protectors of the culprits,” Thackeray said.
The Sena (UBT) chief’s attack was apparently aimed at chief minister Eknath Shinde’s claims that the protest was politically motivated and most of the protesters had come from outside. “Does Shinde approve this dastardly act? To protest the incident, we have announced a Maharashtra Bandh on August 24. There is no political motive behind the bandh called by the opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on August 24.
It is aimed at creating awareness that the security of women should be a priority and also awakening the government. The bandh is the manifestation of anger," he said. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday had alleged that the protest at Badlapur station over the alleged sexual assault on the two girl students was politically motivated with an aim to malign the state government and those involved in it were mostly outsiders.
Meanwhile, the parents of the accused have claimed that their son was innocent and he had been framed. They also claimed that the accused had some medical issues in his.
