Pune bandh: Protesters damage eight city buses

PTI

Pune, 28 December 2010: About eight city buses were damaged by agitators as Shiv Sena-BJP sponsored Pune Bandh, called to protest against the removal of the statue of Dadoji Kondadev, a historical figure, started on a violent note on Tuesday.

The saffron alliance had given a call for Bandh today after NCP—Congress ruled Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) removed the statue of Dadoji from the sculpture at ’Lal Mahal’ on Monday, pursuant to a resolution passed by the civic body to that effect.

 

 

The agitators also tried to disrupt rail traffic at Lonavala on Mumbai—Pune section of the central railway, sources said.

Police who have stepped up security measures in the city and district, detained some Sena workers as part of the preventive measures.