NCP protests on ‘gaddar din’; workers detained
NCP national working president Supriya Sule asked whether the state was still a democracy. “We are going to protest today marking this a traitors’ day. Let the police come and arrest us. We are ready for that,” said Supriya Sule.
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NCP national working president Supriya Sule asked whether the state was still a democracy. (File) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday alleged that its workers were detained by the Mumbai police to stop them from agitating against the state government by celebrating “Gaddar Din (Traitor day)”.
“Our youth wing working president Mehbub Sheikh and other workers were picked up by police and kept in the police station for an entire day to stop them from agitating. In a democratic system, every individual and a political party has a right to protest but the present state government seems hellbent on denying this fundamental right,” said NCP state president Jayant Patil.
NCP national working president Supriya Sule asked whether the state was still a democracy. “We are going to protest today marking this a traitors’ day. Let the police come and arrest us. We are ready for that,” said Sule.
Last year on June 20, present Chief Minister Eknath Shinde along with a few MLAs went to Surat, marking the beginning of rebellion within the Shiv Sena. NCP workers marked this day by protesting on the streets on Tuesday to which the police objected.
When asked why Congress did not participate in the protest, Patil said that it was the NCP’s event. “The protest was organised by the NCP. Nobody should draw conclusions on the absence of the Congress,” he said.
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole too said that his party was not invited to the protest as it was held by the NCP alone. “Whenever there is a joint action, we will surely join it. We were not informed about today’s protest,” he said.
Patole said that the Supreme Court order has proved that the present government is unconstitutional. “We are concerned about the national issues such as violence in Manipur, price rise, corruption of the state and central government. The monsoon is delayed and farmers may face losses. The party will continue to highlight these issues,” said Patole.
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