Barber community leaders mollified after CM expresses regret

A barber community organisation, which had taken offence at a statement made by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, today announced that it won't hold any protest on the issue, after Fadnavis expressed regret.

Maharashtra Nabhik Mahamandal president Kalyanrao Dale held a meeting in Indapur tehsil where the decision to cancel the proposed 'agitation' was taken.

While addressing a gathering in Kolhapur yesterday, Fadnavis said, "I had issued a letter when I realised that my comments had hurt the sentiments. I am not more important than the society. If sentiments are hurt, I express my apologies."

The chief minister had made the statement in question when taking a dig at the previous Congress-led government over its habit of starting many development works simultaneously and leaving them unfinished, drawing analogy with 'barbers' ways'.
 

In protest, the barber community leaders had announced a statewide road blockade agitation and mass tonsuring of heads ahead of the winter session of the state Assembly.

In a statement today, the organisation said no protest would he held.