Vidarbha Rajya Aghadi Sangharsh Samiti activists were detained by Nagpur police ahead of a planned ‘black flag’ protest during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the city. The activists were advocating for a separate Vidarbha state, citing issues of regional neglect and high electricity costs in a region that is actually power surplus. The protest aimed to draw attention to the longstanding demand for statehood in Vidarbha. The activists’ detention underscores the ongoing tensions surrounding the statehood issue in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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