Pune News Live Updates: Pune Bandh Today

Prominent Maratha organisation Sambhaji Brigade

along with other organisations and Opposition parties under the banner "Sarvdharmiya Shivpremi Punekar," 

They are planning a silent march on Tuesday as part of their call for a Pune-wide bandh in response to the recent controversy surrounding 

the alleged remarks of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and BJP leaders regarding Chhatrapati Shivaji. 

After a meeting in front of the Chhatrapati Shivaji statue on the ground of SSPMS in Shivajinagar

Koshyari stirred up controversy by comparing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to modern day icons like Dr. BR Ambedkar and Union minister Nitin Gadkari.

On Monday morning, autorickshaw drivers in Pune continued their strike because their demand to end the city's bike taxi service had not been met.