NEET leak row: Uddhav, Raj Thackeray announce joint protest march on July 26
Thackeray brothers announced a July 26 protest march in Mumbai against the police action on student protesters and the NEET paper leak, with Congress leaders also expected to participate.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray on Thursday announced a morcha in Mumbai on July 26 over the alleged police action against student protesters and the NEET paper leak.
The two leaders said the march was being organised to “convey the angst” of students and their parents. Uddhav Thackeray said he had spoken to Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi about the protest, and that leaders of the Maharashtra Congress would also join it.
Addressing a press conference, Uddhav Thackeray said the government was ruthless, but added that students were no longer afraid of anyone. “Will the prime minister take responsibility for policemen who assaulted students and tore the clothes of women protesters?” he asked.
Raj Thackeray said the morcha would start from Shivaji Park and end at Siddhivinayak temple. He said no political flags would be displayed during the protest. He also said the government had gone on the back foot as the students’ agitation had assumed massive proportions. “We will thrash anyone who tries to disrupt our peaceful protest in Mumbai on July 26,” he said.
Mumbai has been witnessing protests in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party-led students’ agitation in New Delhi. On Monday, Delhi Police lobbed tear gas shells and wielded sticks on Parliament Street as thousands of protesters marched towards Parliament, where MPs had gathered for the first day of the Monsoon Session.
The July 26 morcha, announced by Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, is aimed at voicing the anger of students and parents over the NEET paper leak and the alleged police atrocities on protesters.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray on Thursday announced a morcha in Mumbai on July 26 over the alleged police action against student protesters and the NEET paper leak.
The two leaders said the march was being organised to “convey the angst” of students and their parents. Uddhav Thackeray said he had spoken to Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi about the protest, and that leaders of the Maharashtra Congress would also join it.
Addressing a press conference, Uddhav Thackeray said the government was ruthless, but added that students were no longer afraid of anyone. “Will the prime minister take responsibility for policemen who assaulted students and tore the clothes of women protesters?” he asked.
Raj Thackeray said the morcha would start from Shivaji Park and end at Siddhivinayak temple. He said no political flags would be displayed during the protest. He also said the government had gone on the back foot as the students’ agitation had assumed massive proportions. “We will thrash anyone who tries to disrupt our peaceful protest in Mumbai on July 26,” he said.
Mumbai has been witnessing protests in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party-led students’ agitation in New Delhi. On Monday, Delhi Police lobbed tear gas shells and wielded sticks on Parliament Street as thousands of protesters marched towards Parliament, where MPs had gathered for the first day of the Monsoon Session.
The July 26 morcha, announced by Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, is aimed at voicing the anger of students and parents over the NEET paper leak and the alleged police atrocities on protesters.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray on Thursday announced a morcha in Mumbai on July 26 over the alleged police action against student protesters and the NEET paper leak.
The two leaders said the march was being organised to “convey the angst” of students and their parents. Uddhav Thackeray said he had spoken to Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi about the protest, and that leaders of the Maharashtra Congress would also join it.
Addressing a press conference, Uddhav Thackeray said the government was ruthless, but added that students were no longer afraid of anyone. “Will the prime minister take responsibility for policemen who assaulted students and tore the clothes of women protesters?” he asked.
Raj Thackeray said the morcha would start from Shivaji Park and end at Siddhivinayak temple. He said no political flags would be displayed during the protest. He also said the government had gone on the back foot as the students’ agitation had assumed massive proportions. “We will thrash anyone who tries to disrupt our peaceful protest in Mumbai on July 26,” he said.
Mumbai has been witnessing protests in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party-led students’ agitation in New Delhi. On Monday, Delhi Police lobbed tear gas shells and wielded sticks on Parliament Street as thousands of protesters marched towards Parliament, where MPs had gathered for the first day of the Monsoon Session.
The July 26 morcha, announced by Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, is aimed at voicing the anger of students and parents over the NEET paper leak and the alleged police atrocities on protesters.
