People want change, says Sharad Pawar ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections

Referring to the reaction of the people over the Badlapur incident Nationalist Congress Party NCPSCP supremo Sharad Pawar said that there is uneasiness among the people for a political change in Maharashtra reported news agency ANIThe voting for 288 assembly constituencies will be held later this yearSpeaking at a press conference at the partys regional office in Mumbai Sharad Pawar said Maharashtra Assembly elections are ahead Meetings are being held People of Maharashtra want change reported ANIPawars comments come in the wake of a protest in Badlapur Thane district following an alleged sexual assault on two minor girls which he cited as a clear indicator of the current political situationHow strong is the reaction of the people when a serious incident happens An example of this was seen yesterday in Badlapur This means that there is a lot of uneasiness among the people Pawar outlined reported ANII saw an example yesterday of how people react strongly People want change and we want to change the state he said reported ANIThe sexual assault incident has created massive outrage among the people in Badlapur On August 17 police arrested a school attendant for alleged assaultOn August 16 the Election Commission of India ECI announced the schedule of elections in Haryana and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir that will be held from September 18 to October 1 while the schedule for Maharashtra Assembly elections is yet to be announcedDuring the press conference Chief Election Commissioner CEC Rajiv Kumar said that the high demand for security forces in Jammu and Kashmir is the primary reason for not holding Maharashtra Assembly electionsEarlier the Central government accorded Z category Central Reserve Police Force CRPF armed security cover to Sharad PawarMinistry of Home Affairs has issued the order to the CRPF considering a recent threat analysis report shared with the ministry by the intelligence bureau The CRPF personnel will soon provide its elite Z VIP security cover to the 83yearold politician round the clock at his residence and during his travel across IndiaMeanwhile NCP SP Chief Sharad Pawar has sided with the candidates agitating in Pune demanding postponement of the MPSC prelims exam scheduled for August 25 warning that he would join the protest if the government doesnt clarify its stand reported PTIMany jobseekers preparing for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission MPSC preliminary exam have been protesting since Tuesday night demanding a different date as it clashes with a banking exam on the same dayWith inputs from ANI and PTI