Surat: The union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH) and Daman on Monday observed bandh in honour of its late leader and Member of Parliament (PM) Mohan Delkar who ended his life by suicide in a Mumbai Hotel, exactly a month ago, on March 22.
The bandh call was given by Adivasi Vikas Sangathan to pay tribute to Delkar and bring to justice those who forced the leader to take the extreme step. The roads wore a deserted look in Silvassa and other villages across the union territories as shops, commercial establishments joined the bandh call.
Mohan Delkar (58), an independent MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, was found hanging by the ceiling fan of his room at a hotel in the Marine Drive area of Mumbai on February 22. He had left behind a suicide note. Mumbai Police had lodged an FIR against the accused including union territory's administrator and former Gujarat home minister Praful Patel and a probe is on.
Mohan Delkar had contested as an independent in the 2019 Lok Sabha election and won for the seventh time.
According to sources, local BJP unit and union territory administration tried their best to ensure that people do not join in the bandh call but to no avail. A day before, the BJP's Daman unit had also issued a statement asking people not to observe bandh and to continue their routine work.
Delkar supporters and tribal leaders organized a public meeting on Monday evening in Silvassa to pay tribute to the departed leader. The public meeting witnessed a big crowd.