Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) President Prakash Ambedkar on Thursday claimed that the Maharashtra Bandh called in support of students protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar received an overwhelming response across the state, and asserted that the agitation would continue until the Centre announces a concrete roadmap to prevent examination paper leaks. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Ambedkar thanked the people of Maharashtra for supporting the 48-hour bandh called to protest the alleged police lathi charge on students at Jantar Mantar and to express solidarity with the ongoing agitation. He claimed that citizens and various organisations participated in the bandh across several districts, including Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nanded, Latur, Kolhapur, Dharashiv (formerly Osmanabad), Gondia, Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Jalgaon, and Nashik. According to Ambedkar, the bandh also received support from the Congress, Left parties and various social organisations. Criticising the Centre, Ambedkar alleged that the government was attempting to suppress the students’ protest at Jantar Mantar instead of engaging in dialogue. He also expressed apprehension that action could be taken against the protesters’ social media accounts and urged …