The NCP (SP) chief said, “There is not a single day in Maharashtra when there is no news of atrocities against women. The government should take this incident seriously. The government is saying that the opposition is doing politics, calling it politics shows how insensitive the government is.”
Pawar, along with other leaders of the opposition party Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), participated in a silent protest in Pune and condemned the government’s response to the incident. He argued that dismissing the opposition’s outrage as political stunts was a sign of the government’s insensitivity.
Pawar said, “The Badlapur incident has damaged the image of Maharashtra in the country.”
“The incident in Badlapur is a serious issue. This incident is shocking, so reactions are coming from different places,” Pawar had told news agency ANI on Friday.
In response to the crime, the MVA had planned a statewide ‘Maharashtra Bandh’ on August 24 to protest the incident. Despite the Bombay High Court’s decision to ban protests, Pawar and other MVA leaders wore black bands and gathered in Pune to demand justice.
This incident happened in Badlapur. Thane district When a male attendant at a local school allegedly sexually assaulted two 4-year-old girls. The act sparked widespread outrage, leading to massive protests in the city on Tuesday. Thousands of people took to the streets, blocking roads and railway tracks.
