Mumbai police on Wednesday detained a number of MNS workers gathered outside party chief Raj Thackeray's residence here, a day after the latter urged people to play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers wherever they hear loudspeakers blaring 'azaan', officials said.
Loudspeaker row: Hundreds of MNS workers detained in various districts of Maharashtra - The police detained some other MNS workers and took them to the Shivaji Park police station in a private taxi.
Mumbai police on Wednesday detained a number of MNS workers gathered outside party chief Raj Thackeray's residence here, a day after the latter urged people to play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers.
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MUMBAI: BMC on Monday filed an FIR at N M Joshi Marg police station against a restaurant and bar at Kamala Mills Compound (Lower Parel) for flouting Covid-19 norms. BMC said teams were on the lookout for violators. Assistant municipal commissioner (G South ward) Sharad Ughade said, “We filed an FIR and served YOUnion a show-cause notice, asking why its licence should not be suspended. We are writing to all restaurants in the area to ensure they follow Covid-appropriate behaviour.”
BJP MLA Ashish Shelar said despite CM Uddhav Thackeray’s orders, pubs in his son, Aaditya’s constituency (Worli) were operational beyond midnight. A video clip was circulated by Raj Thackeray-led MNS’s former corporator Santosh Dhuri alleging that norms were being flouted in Worli. Dhuri told TOI he was shocked to see youngsters crowding the pub on Sunday. “Is Covid restricted to koliwadas and chawls of Worli? Why should BMC not act against such spaces, where rules are no