Maha: MNS workers detained for protest over power bills

When contacted, officials from Kranti Chowk police station said 36 party workers were detained and brought to police station. Meanwhile in Nashik, MNS workers took out a protest march from the party office to the district collectorate.

At least 36 workers of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) were detained by the Aurangabad police on Thursday after they tried to take out a protest march over the issue of inflated power bills. The MNS had planned a protest march from Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Chowk to the Collector's Office in the city.

The police had denied permission for the march on Wednesday, an official said. "We had planned a march to protest against inflated electricity bills. However, we were stopped by the police. We were detained and brought to a police station," the party's district chief Suhas Dashrathe told PTI.

The party will continue agitating over the inflated power bills issued to consumers in the state, he added. When contacted, officials from Kranti Chowk police station said 36 party workers were detained and brought to police station.

Meanwhile in Nashik, MNS workers took out a protest march from the party office to the district collectorate. The party workers submitted a memorandum of demands to district collector Suraj Mandhare.

During the march, the agitators shouted anti- government slogans and warned of "MNS-style" agitation if their demand of providing relief to consumers is not met..