2 min learnPuneAug 1, 2026 12:13 PM IST
The Pune Congress on Saturday alleged that the police had barred the celebration from protesting alongside Union Residence Minister Amit Shah’s journey route. Spokesperson Gopal Tiwari additionally claimed that notices had been served to a number of Congress leaders and employees and the police have been “making an attempt to detain them earlier than the occasion.”
Shah arrived in Pune early on Saturday to honour Nationwide Safety Adviser Ajit Doval with the Lokmanya Tilak Puraskar at an occasion within the night. The Congress had deliberate to indicate black flags, increase slogans, and demand Shah’s resignation as he made his approach to the venue.
“The Pune police informed us to not protest on the route by way of which Shah’s cavalcade will move. We now have been informed to protest almost a kilometre away from the venue,” Tiwari informed The Indian Categorical.
The Congress accused Shah of being accountable for the lathi cost on the protesting college students at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. “The protesting college students have been crushed up by the police at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Even pellet weapons have been used in opposition to them. A number of college students have been injured and needed to be hospitalised. All this occurred as a result of the Residence Minister directed the police to beat up the scholars who had determined to march to Parliament,” Tiwari mentioned.
Pune Congress president Prashant Jagtap accused Shah of “hiding within the darkness of evening” to keep away from Opposition protests and parliamentary debate. “As an alternative of attending Parliament and replying to the Opposition expenses, he stayed away. Now, he has time to attend an occasion. When our youngsters have been protesting, he remained hidden. When the Opposition tried to query the federal government in Parliament, he hid. Now, when Congress determined to protest, he hid himself within the darkness of evening,” Jagtap mentioned.
“Now, the police wish to shield him from our protests. The Residence Minister of the nation wants safety…He ought to resign and go house,” he added.
Shah was acquired on the airport by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar met him on the resort.
