

READ: Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Union minister's son Ashish Misra sent to judicial custodyĭubey, who has also filed a few Public Interest Litigations (PIL) before writing this letter, prays that the court should take "cognizance and protect the fundamental rights of the citizens of Maharashtra". Such action would directly infringe the rights guaranteed to a citizen under Articles 19(1) (d) and 21 of the Constitution of India." The letter vehemently opposed the move by the state government saying, "My Lord, it is the failure of the state government for taking appropriate action and measures which is responsible for securing the peaceful function of day to day affairs of every individual of the state of Maharashtra, their lives and properties of members of society. Unfortunately, it's declared that only essential services will be open," the letter said. Such a bandh, called by Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi, indirectly shows that the government of Maharashtra is calling for bandh. "People of Maharashtra came out from the Covid-19 pandemic and are fighting for survival. The letter written by lawyer Atal Bihari Dubey stated that "due to bandh, citizens of Maharashtra will remain within their homes, fearing adverse consequences". The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the ruling coalition of the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the Congress on Saturday said that bandh had been called to show that the state was with the farmers of the country.ĪLSO READ: Ruling MVA alliance calls Maharashtra Bandh today in solidarity with farmers: All you need to know

Taxis and autorickshaws wait outside Andheri Railway Station after Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus union supported the Maharashtra bandh called by Congress-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance to protest against the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.Ī lawyer from Mumbai has written a letter to the Bombay High Court's Chief Justice Dipankar Datta requesting him to take suo motu cognizance of the Maharashtra government's call for a bandh to express solidarity with the farmers unions protesting against the farm laws passed by Parliament in 2020.
