Activists of Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan staging a march in Sangli on Wednesday demanding withdrawal of cases against their leader Sambhaji Bhide. Children join protestsHundreds of SPH activists, including children, were seen holding huge placards of Bhide Guruji while bill boards expressing support for the Hindutva leader dotted the cityscape. Today’s rally in support of Bhide was to counter the ‘Elgaar rally’ in Mumbai on Monday led by Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) chief Prakash Ambedkar and supported by several Ambedkarite parties, demanding Mr. Bhide’s immediate arrest. In Pune, despite no permission to hold the march, Mr. Bhide’s followers gathered in large numbers near the Mutha river. At the Pune gathering activists raised slogans in support of Mr. Bhide’s and other Hindutva leaders Milind Ekbote and Dhananjay Desai.

Source: The Hindu March 28, 2018 19:07 UTC