Maha: Pro-statehood outfit announces May 1 Vidarbha bandh

An outfit demanding statehood for

Maharashtra's Vidarbha on Sunday said it would enforce a bandh on May 1 in the region.

The Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS), in a press release, said the May shutdown will be part of the "first phase" of the "action plan" for 'Vidarbha Mission 2023'.

VRAS convener Ram Neole said the outfit would request people of the region to participate in the shutdown and make it a success.