JD(S) has given a call for Malegaon bandh on November 14, to protest the visit of Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.
MALEGAON: Janata Dal (Secular) has given a call for Malegaon bandh on November 14, to protest the visit of Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to the power loom town. In a meeting held on Friday night, JD(S) headed by former MLA Nihal Ahmed decided to show black flags to Deshmukh. Deshmukh is visiting Malegaon to perform bhoomi-pooja of the proposed 200-bed civil hospital, announced during the visit of Congress president Sonia Gandhi on September 9.
Earlier, the Chief Minister's visit scheduled for October 31 had to be cancelled after JD(S) opposed it. The September 8 blasts had claimed 31 lives and injured over 250 people.