Maharashtra Congress Leaders Held For Protesting In Mumbai Demanding Dharmendra Pradhans Resignation
Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal and Vijay Wadettiwar were detained by Mumbai Police while protesting in Mumbai.
The protest demanded Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over alleged police action against students at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
Congress leaders and workers attempted to march towards the BJP office at Nariman Point but were stopped by police.
Senior Congress leader Husain Dalwai accused the government of misusing police force and suppressing democratic dissent.
Mumbai Police deployed heavy security outside the Maharashtra Congress headquarters, Tilak Bhavan, due to anticipated protests by both Congress and BJP.
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