“The protest was politically motivated because the protesters were not local residents. The local residents who were part of the protest could be counted on fingers,” he said.He said state minister Girish Mahajan agreed to all demands of the protestors but they were still not ready to relent.”This means they just wanted to malign the government,” he said.According to him, some protesters were carrying placards mentioning the ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana’, his government’s flagship financial assistance scheme for women.The placards said they did not want the monthly sum of Rs 1,500 but protection for their girls.The protestors blocked the rail route which led to suspension of rail services between Badlapur to Ambernath for over 10 hours.”Does anyone protest like this? The stomachache the opposition is suffering from due to this scheme is visible from yesterday’s protest,” Shinde said.
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