Mumbai, July 21 -- Escalating tensions over alleged unchecked state high-handedness, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) National President Adv. Prakash Ambedkar has announced a state-wide 'Maharashtra Bandh' on Thursday.
The shutdown has been called in fierce protest against the police brutality, indiscriminate lathi-charge, and use of prohibited pellet shells against students staging a peaceful demonstration in New Delhi.
Denouncing the aggressive police action, Ambedkar launched a scathing attack on the administration, drawing parallels to historical atrocities.
"Delhi Police used pellet shells against protesting students yesterday, something explicitly banned by the United Nations. Coupled with water cannons and savage lathi-charges, it fee...