PUNE: BJP’s alliance partners NCP and Shiv Sena on Monday came down heavily on its Rajya Sabha MP Medha Kulkarni for leading a protest and ‘purifying’ the site at Shaniwarwada where a group of Muslim women recently offered namaz. The NCP, which is led by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, demanded that a police case be filed against her for trying to disturb communal harmony. Members of NCP’s Pune city unit held a protest against Kulkarni outside Shaniwarwada on Monday. NCP spokesperson Rupali Thombare, who led the agitation, said, “There was no need for Kulkarni to protest over some Muslim women offering namaz in Shaniwarwada.” The video was filmed around 1.45pm on Saturday and was shared on social media handles. It triggered a protest by Kulkarni and members of other rightwing out

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