Taking a serious cognisance of a shocking incident in which "Pakistan Zindabad" slogan was allegedly raised at a protest organised by the Popular Front of India (PFI) in Pune, the Maharashtra Government on Friday said that stringent action would be taken against the culprits behind the incident.
Within hours after the a video clip showing a PFI activists raising a "Pakistan Zindabad” at protest organised in front of the Pune district collector’s office surfaced on social media, there was wide-spread uproar in the political circles over the issue with both ruling and Opposition party leaders demanding stringent action against those shouting pro-Pakistan slogans in Pune.
On their part, both chief minister Ekanth Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the State Home portfolio, said that the state government would not spare those who indulged in shouting pro-Pakistan slogans in Pune.
The incident took place during a demonstration organised by the PFI in front of the district collector office to condemn the recent nationwide raids on the outfit and the arrest of its activists.
During the Pune protest, the police registered an offense and detained 41 PFO activists. The PFI had organised the protest without taking any permission from the Pune district administration.
Soon after the protest in Pune, a video clip that went viral on the social media showed that "Pakistan Zindabad" were raised at least on two occasions when the PFI activists were being taken away into a police van during the course of the protests. Chief Minister Shinde said, “We will take stringent action.”