Mumbai: Complaint filed against woman who confronted BJP leader for blocking road during protest

The Mumbai Police on Friday said that a complaint has been filed against a woman who confronted Bharatiya Janata Party leader Girish Mahajan and police personnel for blocking a road during a protest march on Tuesday, PTI reported.

The complaint was filed at the Worli police station on Wednesday by a person.

The incident had taken place when the protest by the ruling Mahayuti coalition in the state led to traffic congestion in the Worli area. The protest was to be held at the Jambori Maidan.

The woman reportedly stepped out of her vehicle, and was heard asking Mahajan, a state minister, and police officers not to block the road and protest at a ground instead.

The woman, whose identity is unclear, said that she had been stuck in the traffic and had to pick up her child. She told a police officer that she had been waiting in traffic for more than an hour.

When Mahajan asked her to calm down, the woman asked him to “get out of here”.

“What is wrong with you?” she had asked. “There are hundreds of people waiting. There’s an empty ground there.”

She asked the police to clear the traffic.

In August, the Maharashtra government had designated Azad Maidan as the only venue for all protests in South Mumbai.

The woman had been praised by social media...

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