The Nagpur police have arrested two Vidarbha activists who attempted to enter the Vidhan Bhavan while carrying the Vidarbha flag. The activists were associated with the Vidarbha Dhadak Morcha, which planned to hoist the flag of a separate Vidarbha at the Vidhan Bhavan
For the past 119 years, there has been a persistent demand for the formation of a Vidarbha state across various platforms. The Vidarbha State Movement Committee has intensified this demand through continuous public agitation over the past 12 years. On August 10, a decision was made in a Nagpur meeting to hoist the flag of an independent Vidarbha state at the Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur.
The committee is going to blow the trumpet again with the slogan “Maharashtrawadi Chale Jao” to warn the new government for the formation of Vidarbha state and to end injustice to the citizens of Vidarbha. Before this protest, the workers of the committee gathered at Yashwant Stadium on August 10 at 12 noon. After that all the office bearers and The activists left for the Vidhan Bhavan through a long march, but before that, the police stopped the march 1 km from the Vidhan Bhavan.