Maharashtra bandh: Shiv Sena workers burn tyres on Eastern Express Highway

LIVE UPDATESPeople are supporting the bandh No action has been taken against the Union minister and his son who were involved in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence BJP is antifarmer and wants to crush them says Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Jayant Patil as per ANICongress leaders reach Raj Bhavan for their silent protestPic Soorya KarkeraShiv Sena workers burn tyres on Eastern Express Highway VikhroliMaharashtraBandh ShivSena workers burn tyres at Eastern Express Highway Vikhroli Video Rajesh Gupta pictwittercomYoD92iR7mumdash Mid Day mid_day October 11 2021Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar protest with Shiv Sena leaders at Worli nakaMaharashtraBandh Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar protest with ShivSena leaders at Worli naka on Monday Video 929bipinkokate pictwittercomU0S07GVhTbmdash Mid Day mid_day October 11 2021Police bandobast at Raj BhavanMaharashtraBandh Police bandobast at Raj BhavanVideo Soorya Karkera MumbaiPolice pictwittercomLiWPayvLxHmdash Mid Day mid_day October 11 2021Bus services were affected in Mumbai and neighbouring areas on Monday and most of the shops and commercial establishments remained closed in the wake of the bandh called across Maharashtra by three partners in the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government to protest the killing of four farmers in Uttar Pradeshs Lakhimpur Kheri districtCops outside a BEST bus depot during Maharashtra Bandh Pradeep DhivarAs buses of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport BEST the transport undertaking of the city civic body and many of the traditional blackyellow cabs remained off roads there were huge crowds on suburban railway stations to commute by local trains which were running as per schedulePic Satej ShindeThe three ruling allies Shiv Sena NCP and Congress have appealed to people to wholeheartedly support the bandh which began at midnight to express their solidarity with farmersIn the morning shops and other commercial establishments barring those engaged in selling essential items remained closed in MumbaiPic Satej ShindeWhile the BEST bus services were affected in the wake of the bandh the local trains considered as the lifeline of Mumbai were operating normally but running packed as road commuters shifted to suburban rail servicesAlso Read Maharashtra bandh BEST bus services shut in Mumbai after stone peltingOur services are running as per schedule Shivaji Sutar chief public relations officer of the Central Railway told PTIMost of the blackyellow cabs and autorickshaws were off roads in the metropolis as per transport union leadersThe blackyellow taxis are operating but their number is very less The taxi operations outside the city airport are unaffected said A L Quadros general secretary of the Mumbai Taximens UnionThe Metro rail services were also operating normally in the cityOfficials of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation MSRTC said their buses from Mumbai to other places were plying as per schedule and no untoward incident was reported anywhereRegional offices across the state have been informed to operate bus services in consultation with the district administration concerned and police after taking stock of the local situation an MSRTC official saidThere was heavy police deployment across the state capital in the wake of the bandhPolice personnel including women were on patrolling duty in every area of the city and no untoward incident was reported till now a police official saidThere was extra traffic police deployment on the city roads where people were mostly seen travelling in private vehiclesMany senior police officials were seen visiting the bandobast pointsAt railways stations also extra police force was deployedThe Mumbai Police earlier said they will deploy the maximum manpower at their disposal on the streets on Monday to prevent any untoward incident during the bandhThree companies of the State Reserve Police Force SRPF 500 Home Guard personnel and 400 men from the Local Arms units are already deployed as additional manpower for the ongoing Navratri festival security an official saidIn neighbouring Thane district shops and commercial establishments remained closed in the morning and roads at many places wore a deserted lookPublic buses remained off roads while a few autorickshaws were seen plying in some placesHeavy security was deployed in Thane city rural parts of the district neighbouring Navi Mumbai township and Palghar district officials saidActivists of the ruling allies carrying placards and banners took out morchas in Thane city Navi Mumbai Kalyan and Vasai towns and raised slogans to protest the killing of farmers in Lakhimpur KheriLocal leaders were seen requesting traders in some places to keep their establishments shutThe Thane Small Scale Industries Association in a release condemned the killing of farmers but said the industries and small traders were not in favour of the bandh as they were already facing losses due to the Covid19related curbsShiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut last week said his party will participate with full force in the Monday bandh in Maharashtra He said it was necessary to wake people up against the antifarmer policies of the Central governmentWITH PTI INPUTS