Prakash Ambedkar claims 3500 Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi workers detained in Maharashtra

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Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar claimed that nearly 3,500 of his party workers were detained ahead of the July 23 statewide bandh in Maharashtra.
The bandh was called to protest the Centre's education policies and alleged police action against students and agitators in Delhi, including claimed use of pellet guns.
Ambedkar also alleged that no action was taken over the NEET paper leak and that a section of the RSS was trying to provoke a confrontation with VBA workers.
These are his allegations, made while urging people across Maharashtra to join the agitation.

Actual scale of the July 23 bandh and official confirmation of the reported 3,500 detentions
Any government or police response to the detention and pellet gun allegations
Whether other political leaders in Maharashtra join or comment on the bandh

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