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Nagpur prepares for Assembly 'Winter Session', Multiple Protests Planned

Nagpur, Dec 7 (UNI) The opening day of the Maharashtra Assembly's winter session here is set to witness multiple protests, marches, hunger strikes and even self-immolation bids, authorities said.
The one -week session, beginning from Monday, has drawn activists and organizations from across the state seeking to present their demands to the government.
Police sources confirmed that information has been received regarding four protest marches, two self-immolation warnings, fifteen sit-ins and nine hunger strikes on the first day itself.
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