citiesUpdated: Jan 25, 2020 00:32 ISTMore than 300 protesters, who participated in the Maharashtra bandh called by the Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi against CAA and NRC, were detained by the Thane Police Commissionerate for trying to disrupt law and order. The bandh received a lukewarm response in Thane. “We detained 316 people from Thane, Kalyan, Dombivli, Bhiwandi and Ulhasnagar,” said an officer. Rajabhau Chavan, VBA co-ordinator, staged a rasta roko at Teen Hath Naka junction, but only a few people turned up. Atul Mhatre, 45, a protester, said, “Only if we continue to protest will our voices be heard.”Dalit leader Sunil Khambe, too, tried to stage a rasta roko.

Source: Hindustan Times January 24, 2020 18:56 UTC