Updated On: 21 August, 2024 02:53 PM IST | ronak mastakar
The party workers of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) staged a protest near Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar and Hindmata in Parel to condemn Badlapur sexual assault on Wednesday (Pics/Shadab Khan and Sameer Abedi)

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare also joined the protest outside Badlapur police station
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On Tuesday, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray demanded that the sexual abuse case of school girls in Badlapur be fast-tracked and speedy justice ensured to the victims

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Talking to reporters, Thackeray said on the one hand the state government is running the Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin scheme, but daughters of sisters are not safe
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He alleged politics was played over crime against women by targeting certain States

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"The (Badlapur) case should be fast-tracked and speedy justice should be ensured to the victims," he said
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Thackeray claimed the school where the girls were allegedly abused sexually was linked to BJP leaders

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Thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked railway tracks at Badlapur station over the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by the school sweeper in the washroom, leading to massive disruption of local train services and diversion of some long-distance trains
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Police broke up the protests after nine hours by lathicharging protesters at the railway station

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Reacting to the police action, the Leader of the Opposition in the state legislative council, Ambadas Danve, slammed the government and warned of the common people`s anger in Maharashtra
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