Uddhav calls for Opposition's unity against public security bill

After opposing the Mahayuti government's order to make Hindi the third language in schools, which was eventually revoked on Sunday, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has turned his focus towards the controversial Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of branding anyone who opposes it as "anti-national" and "urban naxal".

- Saurabha Kulshreshtha

MUMBAI:

The Shiv Sena (UBT) chief on Monday participated in a protest against the bill at Azad Maidan, organised by left-wing parties such as the Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP), the Communist Party of India (CPI), and the CPI (Marxist). Addressing a crowd of hundreds of people, he said that the draft of the bill has provisions for stringent action to suppress dissident voices, and urged the Opposition to maintain unity in its fight against the proposed law.