Maharashtra Day 2018: VRAS Members Stage Protest in Nagpur, Demand Separate Vidarbha State; Several Protesters Detained
The Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS) took out Vidarbha March to Vidhan Bhavan and hoisted the Vidarbha flag there on May 1 which is celebrated as Maharashtra Day.
Nagpur, May 1: Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti members on Tuesday staged a protest on Maharashtra Foundation Day in Nagpur. The agitators were protesting with a demand of separate Vidarbha state. According to a report by ANI, several protesters have been detained by Police. To intensify its fight for separate Vidarbha state, various small pro-Vidarbha groups have started protesting.
The Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS) took out Vidarbha March to Vidhan Bhavan and hoisted the Vidarbha flag there on May 1 which is celebrated as Maharashtra Day. In April, the party had held a press conference held where VRAS activists said that after promising a separate state, BJP is now backtracking from its stand.
According to a report by TOI, activists led by Wamanrao Chatap, Shrinivas Khandewale, Ram Nevle, said at the press conference that the outfit has been staging protests and striving for separate Vidarbha but BJP is not giving any attention to the issue. “They are neglecting the problems faced by the farmers too. BJP promised to waive off the electricity bills of the farmers, generate employment for 2 crore youths etc, but even after four years they haven't taken any tangible step towards it”, a TOI reported quoted them saying.
The Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti also took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation drive alleging it closed three lakh businesses and blamed GST for creating chaos thus slowing down the economy. VRAS claimed Maharashtra is the most debt-ridden state in India and Vidarbha cannot progress in such a state. They put forth that separate Vidarbha is the only solution to all these issues.
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