Pune Feb 25 PTI The workers of the Shiv Sena Nationalist Congress Party NCP and Congress would stage a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit here on March 6 local leaders said on Friday The three parties are part of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition in Maharashtra The protest will be against the prime ministers statement in Parliament blaming the Maharashtra government for the spread of coronavirus the leaders said City NCP chief Prashant Jagtap and his Congress counterpart Ramesh Bagwe made the announcement here To win votes in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections prime minister Narendra Modi made remarks in the Lok Sabha suggesting that Maharashtra spread COVID-19 in other states This was an insult to the state Therefore as Modi is likely to come to Pune on March 6 the three parties will stage Go Back Modi agitation the NCP leader said The prime minister is expected to visit Pune on March 6 for the inauguration of Metro rail service but there has been no official intimation about his program yet The agitation will be held at all key crossroads in the city and protesters will wear black clothes Jagtap said The three MVA parties on Friday held a joint protest here against the arrest of state minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case PTI SPK ARU KRK KRK

Pune Dec 30 PTI A revolver belonging to Pune city Congress president and former Maharashtra minister Ramesh Bagwe was allegedly stolen along with five live rounds from his car police said on Thursday The incident took place between December 25 and 27 in the city police said The revolver and the five rounds worth Rs 1 lakh were kept in a compartment near the front passenger seat of the vehicle a police official said An unidentified person allegedly opened the door of the car and stole the revolver and the rounds he said We have registered a case against an unidentified person under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code IPC and investigation is on the officer from Khadak police station said Bagwe said he realised that the revolver was missing on December 27 following which he approached the police and lodged a complaint PTI SPK NP NP