Sharad Pawar Appeals for Withdrawal of Maharashtra Bandh

Sharad Pawar, president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has appealed for the withdrawal of Maharashtra bandh planned by the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to protest against a sexual assault incident in Badlapur. This follows a Bombay High Court ruling restraining any such bandh.

In a significant development, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar has called for withdrawing the Maharashtra bandh scheduled for Saturday. This comes in light of a Bombay High Court order.

The bandh was initially planned by the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to protest the sexual assault of two four-year-old girls in a Badlapur school in Thane district. The High Court, however, restrained political entities from calling for the bandh.

Pawar emphasized the need to respect the judiciary while acknowledging the public's anger over the incident. He mentioned that due to time constraints, appealing to the Supreme Court was not feasible, urging respect for the High Court's decision.

(With inputs from agencies.)