Maharashtra: Opposition Pressurises CM to lift Lockdown Restrictions

Pressure to lighten the lockdown restrictions in the state has intensified for Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray. Criticising the government for its indifference towards the pandemic, opposition parties including the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), Maharashtra Navanirman Sena and the BJP have taken an aggressive stance demanding relaxations in restrictions. Prakash Ambedkar of VBA said that people might not follow the lockdown rules anymore if the government itself did not ease it.