The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Wednesday called for a `Maharashtra Bandh` on August 24 to protest against the alleged Badlapur sexual assault case on two young girls at a school in Thane district Maharashtra, the PTI reported.

MVA allies--Congress, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) headed by Sharad Pawar, took the decision after a meeting in Mumbai, said Vijay Wadettiwar, leader of opposition in the state assembly, according to the PTI.