India, Aug. 15 -- Civil society groups, non-profits and opposition parties in Maharashtra have planned a coordinated movement against the controversial Maharashtra Special Public Security (SPS) Bill, passed by the state legislature recently.

At a joint conference on Thursday, leaders of these groups and political parties announced a chain of protests, starting with September 10 and October 2, when they will mount a joint agitation across Maharashtra.

Civil society groups also urged MPs and MLAs from the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to hold at least one protest rally in their respective constituencies after the October 2 agitation. The idea is to keep up the pressure on the Mahayuti government, to force it to reconsider its decision on the bi...