Mumbai: Uddhav Thackeray and Other Party Leaders Stage Protest Over Badlapur Incident, Says "Yesterday the Court Showed That..." (Watch Video)

Amid heavy rainfall, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, along with party leaders and workers, staged a protest in Mumbai on Saturday against the alleged sexual assault of a minor girl at a local school in Badlapur. Addressing party workers during protest, Thackeray criticised the government for its handling of the situation and expressed frustration over the delay in judicial proceedings. 

सरकारमध्ये हिंमत नाही. गुन्हेगारांना ते पाठीशी घालतायंत. pic.twitter.com/lZU8Urp0ZA

— ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) August 24, 2024

The Maharashtra govt is standing with the culprits instead of taking action against them: Uddhav Thackeray on Badlapur incident

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 24, 2024

Visuals from Mumbai Protest

लेकीबाळींच्या सुरक्षेसाठी आमचा लढा सुरूच राहणार! | #निषेध#आंदोलन | सहभाग - पक्षप्रमुख मा. श्री. उद्धवसाहेब ठाकरे | शिवसेना भवन, दादर, मुंबई - #LIVEhttps://t.co/Swd87bRdWm

— ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) August 24, 2024

#WATCH | Maharashtra: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, along with party leaders and workers, stage a protest in Mumbai against the Badlapur incident, where minor girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at a local school pic.twitter.com/fihyMg4rnw

— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2024

गुन्हेगारांना पाठीशी घालणाऱ्यांचा,
पाठीशी घालणाऱ्या निर्ढावलेल्या सरकारचा
निषेध..निषेध..निषेध..! pic.twitter.com/GbtB1pVZDH

— ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) August 24, 2024

आजचं आंदोलन विकृती विरुद्ध संस्कृतीचं आहे. pic.twitter.com/lS4PJ2oild

— ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) August 24, 2024

Thackeray asked his party workers to run a signature campaign with the slogan ‘Bahin Surakshit tar Ghar Surakshit’ (home is safe if sisters are secure).

गावागावात, शहरात ‘बहीण सुरक्षित, घर सुरक्षित’ अशी स्वाक्षरी मोहीम घ्या! pic.twitter.com/DDCBeWsdkL

— ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) August 24, 2024

"When the government felt that Maharashtra would remain closed, they sent their followers to the court. Our case has been in the Supreme Court for the last two years, and dates are being given. We are confident that we will get justice. Yesterday the court showed that the court can take a decision so quickly, " Thackeray said as quoted by ANI.

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"On one hand, the sister is being tortured and these people are tying rakhi. The Shakti Act that we had made has been sent to the President. I want to appeal to the President to pay attention to the Shakti Act that has been sent to your office and that law should be implemented in Maharashtra as soon as possible," he added.

In Pune, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, along with Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders, including MP Supriya Sule, led a silent sit-in protest at the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar against the Badlapur incident. During the protest, Sharad Pawar said, "There is not a 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."

Visuals from Pune Protest

#WATCH | Maharashtra: NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar, along with Maha Vikas Aghadi party leaders and workers, with black bands tied on their arms, continue protest amid rainfall in Pune against the Badlapur incident, where minor girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at a local school pic.twitter.com/WbXaIzq5Za

— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2024

The MVA had initially planned a half-day strike for Saturday but changed it to a statewide sit-in protest with black flags and bands across the mouth, arms, and wrists after the Bombay High Court intervened. The protests did not disrupt normal life across the state. The leaders, including Pawar, Thackeray, and Congress leader Nana Patole, said that they respected the court’s order but stressed their continued demand for the arrest of the accused.

Protests also occurred in various locations across Pune district and other parts of Maharashtra.