Political parties
stage protests in Pune
CITIES Updated: Oct 05, 2020 18:48 IST
PUNE: Even as the city is in the
grip of rising Covid-19 cases and the administration is taking steps to ensure
that social distancing norms are followed, main political parties on Monday hit
the streets by holding protests on various issues.
The Congress staged agitation at
Balgandharva chowk demanding the resignation of Uttar Pradesh chief minister
Yogi Adityanath and justice for the 19-year old Dalit woman of Hathras (UP),
who died after being allegedly gang-raped.
Congress’ city unit president
Ramesh Bagwe, minister of state Vishwajeet Kadam, party secretary Mohan Joshi,
former city Congress president Abhay Chhajed, leaders Sanjay Balgude and Gopal
Tiwari took part in the protest.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
carried out an agitation at Food and Drug Administration (FDA) office located
at Guruwar peth against the hoarding and black marketing of life-saving
Remdesivir injection for Covid-19 patients.
BJP’s youth wing president
Raghvendra Mankar led the protest.
The BJP demanded that the Food and
Drug Administration office should monitor the supply and prices for this
injection as four companies who are manufacturing the injection are citing
different rates.
The party alleges that instead of
keeping adequate stock of the injection for Pune city, the government is
shifting the supply to other districts.
The BJP also carried out a morcha
at Swargate water station office. BJP’s former MLA Yogesh Tilekar led the
protest citing that residents of Katraj and surrounding areas are not getting
adequate water supply.
Maratha leader and MLA Vinayak Mete
has also threatened to stage protest in the city demanding reservation for
Maratha community in public employment and education.
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