After Uddhav Thackeray government withdraw cases filed in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence and Maratha reservation agitation, Maharashtra Minister Satej Patil informed that criminal cases filed against Aarey metro car shed protestors will be withdrawn within 30 days.
This comes after the protestors who have cases filed against them met Satej Patil, Minister of State (MoS) for Home, on Thursday.
“I spoke to the protestors regarding this issue and assured them that the cases registered against them will be withdrawn and the word given on behalf of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government will be kept alive. There is a due process to withdraw the cases. The cases will be withdrawn in the coming month,” Patil said.
In October 2019, the Mumbai Police had filed criminal cases against several protestors including students and activists. The protestors had come out to oppose the felling of trees in Aarey colony for the construction of metro 3 car shed.
The matter was heard by the Supreme Court which ordered a stay on the felling of trees. However, the authorities had already cut down several trees.
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The three-party alliance MVA government had assured that the cases registered against the protestors will be withdrawn. The Uddhav Thackeray government assumed office on November 28 last year after Shiv Sena formed the government with Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
Earlier on Thursday, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh informed that the state government has withdrawn 348 cases registered in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence and 460 cases filed in the Maratha reservation agitation.
“We have withdrawn cases registered in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence and Maratha agitation. Of the 649 cases registered in Bhima Koregaon violence, the state government has withdrawn 348 cases. Of the 548 cases registered during Maratha agitation, 460 cases have been withdrawn,” said Anil Deshmukh.
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The process to withdraw other cases in both the matters was underway, Deshmukh added.
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