In response to the recent assault on a Marathi-speaking bus driver in Chitradurga, Karnataka, Shiv Sena (UBT) workers staged a protest in Pune’s Swargate area on Saturday night, blackening buses bearing Karnataka number plates. The attack in Karnataka allegedly occurred because the driver did not converse in Kannada, ANI reports.

According to ANI, the Pune police have taken cognisance of the protest and assured that action will be initiated against those responsible for defacing the vehicles.