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While the Shiv Sena (UBT) termed the comments as ‘anti-Maharashtra’ and an ‘insult to the people of Konkan’, the anti-Barsu refinery committee demanded that either Fadnavis should prove his allegations or should tender an apology. | Mumbai news

Either the police cannot differentiate between free speech and hate speech, or believe that opinions contradicting the ruling establishment must be shut down.

The protest against the proposed petrochemical refinery was intensified after April 25, when the Ratnagiri police imposed curfew in the Barsu- Solgaon and other villages and started the soil testing at a site by banning the entry of villagers in the area.

In what is viewed as a softening of stance, the Maharashtra government on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court that it will immediately withdraw prohibitory orders against 8 activists banning their entry to the villages where the proposed Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd project is being planned.

In what is viewed as a softening of stance, the Maharashtra government on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court that it will immediately withdraw prohibitory orders against 8 activists banning their entry to the villages where the proposed ...

Villagers from Rajapur taluka have been protesting against the proposed refinery contending it was violative of their fundamental rights.

The Maharashtra Government on Thursday agreed to withdraw prohibitory orders against eight villagers from Ratnagiri, who were leading protests against the multi-billion project of Ratnagiri Refinery &...

The protest also sparked a political slugfest in Maharashtra with the Mahavikas Aghadi leaders slamming the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government for using force to suppress dissenting villagers, while Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis blamed the opposition for playing politics over the issue.