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Determination Conference against Public Security Act held in Mumbai

Mumbai, Aug 14 (UNI) The Committee for Struggle Against the Public Security Act organised a Determination Conference at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre here today.
The event was attended by Congress state president Harshavardhan Sapkal, NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule, MP Anil Desai, MLA Vinod Nikole, Ajit Navale, Bharat Patankar, Prakash Reddy, Ulka Mahajan, Bhalchandra Kango, Uday Bhatt, Comrade Prakash Reddy, Rajendra Korde and others.
Speaking on the occasion, Harshavardhan Sapkal described the Public Security Act, introduced by Devendra Fadnavis, as a Public Insecurity law.
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