IN PHOTOS: AIDWA stages protest in Mumbai over food security

Updated On: 12 September, 2023 06:26 AM IST | Sanjana Deshpande

Scores of women gathered in Azad Maidan area of Mumbai in Tuesday to stage protest over demands related to food security and rationing. Pic/PTI

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Scores of women gathered in Azad Maidan area of Mumbai in Tuesday to stage protest over demands related to food security and rationing. Pic/PTI

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CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat was leading the protest which was organised by All India Democratic Women`s Association (AIDWA). Pic/PTI

<p>The women thronged the roads near Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters and Azad Maidan. Several police personnel had to be deployed to control the crowd.  Pic/PTI</p>

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The women thronged the roads near Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters and Azad Maidan. Several police personnel had to be deployed to control the crowd. Pic/PTI

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AIDWA`s office is in South Mumbai and the women initially wanted to protest on the footpath there but they were denied permission. Pic/FilePhoto

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The police asked the association to instead stage agitation at Azad Maidan--the designated spot. Pic/FilePhoto

<p>Reportedly, a delegation from the protestors met Maharashtra Food and Civil Supply Minister Chhagan Bhujbal at Mantralaya, the secretariat and put forth their demands related to the rationing system. Pic/FilePhoto</p>

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Reportedly, a delegation from the protestors met Maharashtra Food and Civil Supply Minister Chhagan Bhujbal at Mantralaya, the secretariat and put forth their demands related to the rationing system. Pic/FilePhoto

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