Pune Bandh On Thursday: The bandh in parts of Pune has been called in response to a recent incident of a police lathi-charge on fasting activists demanding Maratha reservation in Jalna.
Multiple shops pulled down their shutters across various markets in the city as they observed the bandh. "It s an insult to Maharashtra. All parties, except BJP, have supported the shutdown," said NCP s Pune president, Prashant Jagtap. Pune Bandh: NCP Calls for Shutdown Against Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari’s Remark on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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The autorickshaw unions have demanded that the bike taxi service, operated by Rapido, an app-based aggregator, be stopped in Pune. Rapido Bike Taxi is a platform where people can book a bike ride on a mobile app.