22 Feb 2021 | 05:58 PM UTC
India: BJP calls off protests in Maharashtra State originally scheduled on Feb. 24 /update 1
Bharatiya Janata Party calls off protests originally scheduled for Feb. 24 in Maharashtra State, India.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has canceled a series of demonstrations it had originally planned to hold across Maharashtra State on Feb. 24 to demand the ruling Shiv Sena government provide electricity bill waivers to consumers. BJP leaders have cited rising concerns about COVID-19 activity in the state as the reason for calling off the action.