Maratha reservation: Protests over quota intensify; CM calls all-party meet; internet suspended and more. 10 Points
Maratha quota agitation which took a violent turn in some parts of the state. Since the last few days, incidents of violence were witnessed in many parts of the state. The State-run bus services have been completely suspended in five Marathwada districts while curfew and Internet shut-down have been imposed in parts of Beed where the houses of political leaders were targeted by protesters.
For today's meeting Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray has not been invited. Sanjay Raut has also confirmed that none of his party MPs and MLAs have not been invited except for Ambadas Danve who is the leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council. 1.
Pro-Maratha reservation protestors burn tyres on Pune-Bengaluru highway near Navale bridge in Maharashtra's Pune city. Police have booked approximately 400-500 people. 2.
Maratha quota agitators vandalised NCP leader Hasan Mushrif's SUV parked in south Mumbai on Wednesday morning. Police said two men raised slogans of ‘Ek Maratha, lakh Maratha’ for Maratha reservation. 3.
The workers' union at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj market yard has called for the shutdown of the market for one day. All businesses and trade under APMC have been shut down today to support the Maratha reservation demand by Manoj Jarange Patil. Speaking to news agency ANI, Workers Union president Santosh Nagare said, "...Maratha people should get the reservation.
Manoj Jarange Patil has been sitting on a fast for the past 8 days. To support him, we called a meeting, and we decided to keep this market shut for one day... Daily, 20,000 to 25,000 people come here...
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