Maharashtra Bandh tomorrow: Will schools, colleges, buses, metro remain open in Mumbai? All you need to know

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has called for a day-long ‘Maharashtra bandh’ on August 24 to protest against the alleged sexual assault on two young girls at a school in Badlapur of Thane district. Various MVA allies – Congress, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) headed by Sharad Pawar – took the decision after a meeting in Mumbai.