Maratha Quota Stir: Bus Services Suspended in 5 Maha Districts; 55 Miscreants Identified | Key Points – News18

As the violence erupted and escalated in parts of Maharashtra over the Maratha Quota demand, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday met Governer Ramesh Bais and briefed him about the situation and what security measures are being taken to curb the violence.

The chief minister also assured Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil that his government was committed to ensuring reservation for the Maratha community and asked him to appeal for peace in the state.

A curfew has been imposed in Maharashtra’s Dharashiv district and Beed after the agitation turned violent and protesters indulged in arson and vandalism to target the residences of two NCP MLAs and a municipal council building.

Meanwhile, the state government has identified 50 to 55 people involved in the violent incidents in the last few days.

• Bus services in 5 districts- Parbhani, Dharashiv, Latur, Jalna and Nanded districts have been suspended completely for the next 3-4 days.
• Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday met Governer Ramesh Bais and briefed him about the situation.
• Shinde also called activist Manoj Jarange over the phone and assured a concrete decision on reservation for the Maratha community during the state cabinet’s meeting to be held later in the day.
• A curfew has been imposed in Maharashtra’s Dharashiv district and Beed after the agitation turned violent.
• Internet services were also been shut in Beed in central Maharashtra, an official said.
• KKRTC has suspended its bus services to Maharashtra after one of its buses was set on fire by protesters at Omerga in the state during the ongoing agitation for the Maratha reservation.
• Several opposition leaders, including Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, demanded the Centre resolve the issue of Maratha reservation by calling a special session of Parliament.
• The state government has identified 50 to 55 people involved in the violent incidents in the last few days.
• The police on Tuesday stepped up security at the Mantralaya, the residences of the chief minister, ministers and other politicians.
• Maratha Quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil also urged for a special assembly session to declare reservations for the Maratha community.
• Two MPs and one MLA of the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra have tendered their resignation so far.
• Pro-Maratha quota protesters on Tuesday blocked the Mumbai-Bengaluru Highway in Pune city of Maharashtra and burnt tyres.
• The Maratha Kranti Morcha (MKM) on Tuesday denied that it has given a call for a Pune bandh and said that it has asked the community to hold agitations peacefully and not resort to any extreme steps.
• Police have registered an FIR against several people for vandalising the office of BJP MLA Prashant Bamb in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.