PM visit: 'Emergency-like' situation in Solapur, says Cong MLA

A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Solapur, Congress leader and local MLA Praniti Shinde Tuesday claimed "Emergency-like" situation prevailed in the city and alleged that protests were not being allowed against the government.

Shinde claimed cable TV will be shutdown in view of Modi's visit, adding that democracy was being "murdered" in Solapur.

Shinde also claimed that the prime minister's visit may even get cancelled given the opposition to it.

She claimed the prime minister's routes had been changed thrice with intelligence agencies having inputs about protests on issues such as farm loan waiver and reservation.

"Cable TV will be banned tomorrow. Cell phone jammers too would be used. There is a report in a newspaper that cable TV will be banned and there is almost Emergency-like atmosphere here (in Solapur)," she told a regional TV news channel.

"Democracy has been murdered and insulted here just because the prime minister is going to come. Opposition is part of democracy, but we are not being allowed to register (our protest)," she alleged.

Claiming the route the Prime Minister was supposed to take in Solapur has been changed in view of protests, Shinde added, "The visit may even get cancelled as there is lot of opposition."