Pune bandh

Governor’s remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj upsets public sentiments Pune: In the bandh called by Maha Vikas Aghadi and various organisations in Pune, shops and markets to remain closed till 3 o’clock pm on December 13, 2022 following Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s statement insulting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Governor Koshyari labelled Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as an icon of ‘olden days’ and called Dr BR Ambedkar and Union minister Nitin Gadkari ‘icons of modern times’ which has created a new controversy. This remark by the Governor is getting sharp reactions from political parties across Maharashtra. As per information from reliable sources, essential services such as grocery, bakery and dairy product shops will function till 10 am tomorrow and then observe bandh till 3 pm. Medical shops will remain open during the bandh. Fatehchand Ranka, president of Federation of Traders Associations of Pune (FATP), said, “All the traders of Pune will be participating in the bandh. Various traders associations have declared their support for the Pune bandh and they will keep their shops closed till 3 pm on December 13.” Laxmi road which mostly has jewellery, clothes and footwear shops will too be supporting the band though it is a wedding season. Rahul Bora, president of the Laxmi Road Traders Association, said, “Laxmi Road and Market area has around 450-500 shops. All the shops will be participating in the bandh. After 3 o’clock the shops will be open for the people.” Ka...

Maharashtra Bandh Live: To condemn controversial remarks made by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, political parties and various organisations have called for a Pune bandh tomorrow, December 13.Several organisations including Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), AIMIM, Janta Dal, Vanchit Bahujan Agadi and Shetkari Kamgar parties will participate in the bandh. The Governor and Trivedi received a lot of backlash from several state sectors for their remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The parties have unanimously called for a bandh in the city because the Governor's comments on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj haven't resulted in any punishment. Maharashtra Mumbai Protest Live Updates Maharashtra, the opposition has opened a front against the ruling BJP (BJP) by raising the issue of 'insulting' Chhatrapati Shivaj Maharaj, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Hindu deities. On Saturday, the parties involved in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will protest and take out a march in Mumbai and demand an apology. An alert has been issued regarding this from the police to the administration. Maharashtra Pune Bandh LIVE UPDATES: Good response to peaceful bandh in Pune The Pune bandh called by various organisations against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s recent controversial remarks on Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj received good response on Tuesday as most marketplaces in the city remained shut and public transport services stayed off ...

PUNE: The Restaurants and eateries will stay closed till 3pm, while sales and service related to essential commodities like milk, vegetables, fuel, and public bus services will operate. “Our priority will be to ensure that law and order is not disturbed, and the protest is held peacefully,” district collector Rajesh Deshmukh told TOI on Sunday. “The city and the rural police have been told to be alert,” he added. Pune’s joint police commissioner Ravindra Shisve said they have been assured of a peaceful protest by representatives of all MVA allies. “We have deployed 5,000 personnel on bandobast and posted State Reserve Police Force (SRPF), special teams and Quick Response Teams at vantage points. We will ensure that commuting on roads is normal,” Shisve. Pimpri Chinchwad’s additional police commissioner Sanjay Shinde said they will ensure no shop that elects to stay open will not be forced to shut. “Two SRPF platoons and 1,000 police personnel have been deployed across the Pimpri Chinchwad jurisdiction. We will also ensure there is no confrontation between rival political parties,” Shinde said. Pune rural superintendent of police Abhinav Deshmukh said they would strive to ensure smooth traffic movement on state and national highways. “There will adequate deployment to ensure that essential services are not disrupted. Traders’ associations have already said they will close their shops voluntarily. Our local police stations are in contact with them,” he said. Local functionar...

Maharashtra bandh: Protesters storm Pune's IT hub at Hinjewadi, stone pelting reported across state A day-long bandh called by pro-Maratha groups across Maharashtra saw sporadic incidents of violence from across the state on Thursday morning, with most shops and commercial establishments, private schools and colleges shut. A day-long bandh called by pro-Maratha groups across Maharashtra saw sporadic incidents of violence from across Maharashtra on Thursday morning, with most shops and commercial establishments, private schools and colleges shut across the state. No incidents were reported in Mumbai. However, dramatic visuals on CNN-News18 showed protesters entering offices of IT companies in Pune's Hinjewadi area waving saffron flags, pelting stones and asked the employees to leave. Earlier, protesters had vandalised property at the Pune district collectorate. State-run buses did not ply in Pune and other places as a precautionary measure. In the Maratha protests between 18-27 July, both News18 reported incidents of stone pelting from Somwar Peth in Pune and Solapur on Thursday. Protesters also blocked roads in Budhgaon in Sangli, while in Mumbai, shops remained closed in Ghatkopar. WATCH: Scuffle breaks out between warkaris, police during a procession in Pune district 16-year-old girl from Maharashtra dances for 'five days straight' to break world record Maharashtra braced for the day-long shutdown on Thursday called by an umbrella organisation of pro-quota Maratha groups...

Several schools in Pune, particularly pre-primary and primary, remained closed while others reported lower turnout in view of bandh called by various political parties. Schools from suburbs reported poor attendance as transportation was an issue. In some cases, parents also did not send their children to school anticipating trouble on account of the bandh. (HT PHOTO) Schools from suburbs reported poor attendance as transportation was an issue. In some cases, parents also did not send their children to school anticipating trouble on account of the bandh. Pune Band was called on Tuesday to condemn controversial remarks made by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi. The bandh was called by various opposition parties and social outfits including Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena), and Sambhaji Brigade. Sanskriti School in Undri sent a message to parents about their campus being closed. “Kindly note that school has declared a holiday on Tuesday as some organisations have called for a bandh in Pune. As a precautionary measure, keeping in mind the safety and security of our children, the above decision has been taken,” a message sent to parents by Sanskriti School stated. Medha Sinnarkar, principal at Laxmanrao Apte Prashala said that the students from primary school did not turn up. “The classes till standard 8 have reported very less turnout as the rickshaw and the ...

• • • Pune Bandh Today: Roads Closed Due To Silent March; Check Alternate Routes, Other Details Here Pune Bandh Today: Roads Closed Due To Silent March; Check Alternate Routes, Other Details Here This bandh is called in order to condemn the statement made by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari about Maratha warrior King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Pune Bandh Today: Roads Closed Due To Silent March; Check Alternat Routes, Other Details Here (Image: Twitter @LetsUppMarathi) Pune Bandh Today: A bandh has been called by Mahavikas Aghadi and several organisations in Pune on Tuesday (December 13). This bandh is called in order to condemn the statement made by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari about Maratha warrior King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Governor Koshyari called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj an icon of “old times” and called Dr BR Ambedkar and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari “icons of modern times”, sparking controversy. And as a mark of the protest, a silent march will be held from the Sambhaji Maharaj statue at Deccan gymkhana to Lal Mahal Tuesday morning. During the silent march, the traffic on several routes will be disturbed, depending on the situation. Therefore traffic police have issued an advisory advising commuters to avoid certain routes die to road closure. Pune Bandh Today: Roads Closed For Traffic • Lakshmi Road – Sonya Maruti Chowk to Alka Talkies Chowk (From the start of the procession till passing Belbaug Chowk) • Shivaji Road – S.Go. Barve Chowk to Belbagh Chowk ...

PUNE: The wife of the mechanical engineer (49), whose partially burnt body was found on May 31 near Shikrapur, was arrested on Monday night, along with their daughter's boyfriend (23), on the charge of plotting and executing his murder. The engineer's daughter (17), a Standard XI student, was detained after the district rural police claimed to have established her role also in the murder. Her arrested boyfriend, a techie, recorded a confession in this connection, the police said. The body of the mechanical engineer was found at Sanaswadi near Shikrapur, along the Pune-Ahmednagar highway. The rural police on Tuesday claimed to have cracked the mystery behind the case. Inspector Pramod Kshirsagar of the Shikrapur police said, "Investigations revealed that the mechanical engineer worked with a Pune-based private company and stayed with his wife and daughter in a housing society at Wadgaonsheri. He was against his daughter's relationship with the techie, but his wife supported it." Kshirsagar said, "The engineer's wife runs a private coaching class. All was not well between the couple. They would often quarrel over the affair of their daughter. Frustrated over his constant opposition to the relationship, his wife and daughter hatched a plot with the help of latter's boyfriend." Citing the confession of the girl's boyfriend, the police inspector said, "On May 30, they bludgeoned the engineer with a blunt object and inflicted sharp injuries on him in the Wadgaonsheri flat. The t...

The Pune bandh called on Tuesday by various opposition parties and social outfits including the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sambhaji Brigade drew moderate response as several establishments remained closed and the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML), too, anticipating violence, decided not to run buses on certain routes. Shops closed at Laxmi road due to Pune bandh on Tuesday. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO) Most shops, markets and commercial establishments and some schools and colleges preferred to remain closed. After the bandh ended at 3 pm, most markets and shops across the city reopened. The Pune Traders’ Union, which includes those selling groceries and other items, supported the bandh. Members of the union said that they would keep establishments closed till 3 pm. Nitin Pandit, president, Tulshibaug Market Shop Owners’ Association, said, “There was a complete bandh here at Tulshibaug market, which is one of the major markets in Pune city. We had supported the bandh as no one will accept derogatory statements about our national idols, and it is also necessary and the responsibility of every political party and organisation to be more responsible while speaking on a public forum.” Fatehchand Ranka, president, Federation of Traders’ Associations of Pune (FATP), said, “Our association had extended full support to today’s bandh and accordingly, we kept shops across the city closed till 3 pm. After the bandh timing, eventually, the shops st...

• • • • Shops in Pune to stay shut till 3 pm on December 13 as traders' body backs bandh against Gov Koshyari's Shivaji remark Shops in Pune to stay shut till 3 pm on December 13 as traders’ body backs bandh against Gov Koshyari’s Shivaji remark Several Opposition parties have called for a Pune bandh on December 13 against the remarks made by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and other BJP leaders against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Shops in Pune will remain shut till 3 pm on December 13 with the Federation of Trade Association of Pune (FATP), a traders’ body, deciding to participate in the bandh called by Opposition parties against the controversial remarks made by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and other BJP leaders against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Fattechand Ranka, the president of FATP, said that representatives of the political parties had met FATP office-bearers and requested support. “Following this, FATP held its own deliberation and decided that on December 13, shops in Pune will remain shut till 3 pm to support the bandh call,” Ranka said. Several Maratha organisations, including Sambhaji Brigade, Muslim organisations, including All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and Kul Jamaat Tanjeem, and Ambedkarite organisations will participate in the bandh.