The Pune unit of the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) staged a protest against right-wing leader Sambhaji Bhide on Wednesday over his remarks on women's attire. They demanded legal action against him, reported PTI.

As per a PTI report, at a program during 'wari' (the annual pilgrimage procession) in Maharashtra's Pune city on June 30, Bhide commented that women wearing "dress material" should not participate in the 'Vat Savitri' puja (performed by married women).