Maratha Kranti Morcha

Maharashtra bandh

#MarathaQuotaStir: Do you support the Maratha community's demand for reservation in government jobs? — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532530490000

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#MarathaKrantiMorcha: Visuals of lathi charge in Thane, earlier today. LIVE updates: https://t.co/WB68FawkEH https://t.co/CxvwJbx5QJ — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532525321000

BREAKING: Police shoot tear gas once again on protesters who

have gathered on the Mumbai-Pune expressway.

Protestors pelt stones on cops; Navi Mumbai Police tries to take control of the situation in Kalamboli.

#MarathaKrantiMorcha:: Maharashtra Police shoots tear gas on protesters who were blocking the Mumbai-Pune Highway… https://t.co/RxPxcqltCc — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532522047000

Protestors pelt stones on cops; Navi Mumbai Police tries to take control of the situation in Kalamboli.

Maharashtra: Harshvardhan Jadhav, Shiv Sena MLA from Kannad (Aurangabad) constituency, has offered his resignation… https://t.co/zmLOc5Ko9M — ANI (@ANI) 1532521567000

Mumbai Bandh

#MarathaKrantiMorcha: Here's all you need to know about the #MumbaiBandh https://t.co/EAQlQ67K9L — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532520444000

A woman, along with her wheelchair-bound child, moves past a burning tyre during a protest at Kopar Khairane, Navi Mumbai. Photo: PTI

Transharbour services between Thane and Vashi started on Transharbour lines started. @drmmumbaicr @m_indicator @RidlrMUM @mumbairailusers — Central Railway (@Central_Railway) 1532517114000

सकल मराठा समाजाशी सरकार सदैव चर्चेस तयार मुख्यमंत्री श्री देवेंद्र फडणवीस यांचे आवाहन https://t.co/FDqxElveph — CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) 1532517085000

Transharbour services between Thane and Vashi not yet started due to prevalent conditions at Ghansoli. We will keep… https://t.co/n02PAhngNY — Central Railway (@Central_Railway) 1532514623000

#MarathaKrantiMorcha: Traffic congestion in Thane relieved. LIVE updates: https://t.co/WB68FaeJg7 https://t.co/AnvzrLUdVA — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532512180000

#MarathaKrantiMorcha calls off bandh across #Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane. LIVE updates: https://t.co/WB68FaeJg7 https://t.co/6tlHwAb5tp — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532510672000

#MarathaKrantiMorcha: Heavy traffic in Vashi as protestors block Mumbai-Pune highway. LIVE updates:… https://t.co/1yoEZtKVV7 — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532508198000

#MarathaKrantiMorcha: #MarathaQuotaStir: Miscreants pelted stones & set a bus ablaze in Mankhurd during. Fire has n… https://t.co/07cqF8Yjno — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532507486000

#MarathaKrantiMorcha: At least 9 BEST buses have been damaged during #MarathaQuotaStir. Follow live updates:… https://t.co/mcoGgLU818 — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532505288000

Stone pelting near Kalamboli on Sion Panvel Highway #MaharashtraBandh https://t.co/sktMaMEf6I — TOI Mumbai (@TOIMumbai) 1532503052000

Due to unavoidable circumstances, train services between Thane-Vashi/Nerul on Transharbour line is not running. Fur… https://t.co/U969AiX1zE — Central Railway (@Central_Railway) 1532508530000

Mumbai: Workers of #MarathaKrantiMorcha block Eastern Expressway in Chembur during their agitation for… https://t.co/Cq1GiIUdVB — ANI (@ANI) 1532501081000

#MarathaQuotaStir: Rasta roko in #JVLR. https://t.co/WB68FawkEH https://t.co/gtEOKsIcS5 — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532501163000

#MarathaKrantiMorcha: Protesters start bike rallying towards Shivaji Park. Follow live updates:… https://t.co/JM6zYpmkM1 — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532499408000

#MarathaKrantiMorcha: #Marathas hold protests in different parts of the city. Heavy police protection deployed. The… https://t.co/BML8eRuL0j — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532498392000

#MarathaKrantiMorcha: Protesters try to block vehicular movement on Western Express Highway. Traffic reported near… https://t.co/reRqSCpJxK — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532497792000

Shops shut shutters in Mumbai's Worli Naka area

Visuals of #MarathaKrantiMorcha from Kurla. Live updates: https://t.co/WB68FawkEH https://t.co/mG1NspWITW — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532496910000

BEST buses damaged

#MumbaiBandh: Visuals from outside a petrol pump in Borivali East. https://t.co/Oj1ppzAWnn — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532494977000

#MarathaReservation protests: Workers of #MarathaKrantiMorcha block a local train in Thane https://t.co/cotagpKpzp — ANI (@ANI) 1532494415000

Clashes break out between two groups in Udgir in Latur district of Maharashtra when one group was forcibly trying t… https://t.co/9EtMxcvCK3 — ANI (@ANI) 1532495204000

All vegetable vendors shut at Mulund market in Mumbai due to bandh (Pic: Sanjay Hadkar) #MaharashtraBandh https://t.co/oRh3yZaWiS — TOI Mumbai (@TOIMumbai) 1532493175000

Lalbaug market shut

Mumbai: A group of Maratha Kranti Morcha workers request with folded hands, the shopkeepers in Bandra to shut their… https://t.co/8a3rhGL80E — ANI (@ANI) 1532493205000

A few protesters stopped the trains on UP fast line at Jogeshwari at 9.16 hrs. However, they were removed from the… https://t.co/AI3AJ2ytH6 — Western Railway (@WesternRly) 1532492542000

Visuals from Majiwada bridge, Thane #MaharashtraBandh https://t.co/6kAlBZ5EDT — TOI Mumbai (@TOIMumbai) 1532490365000

Protesters stop a BEST bus outside Jogeshwari station. Video by Satyajit Desai

#MarathaKrantiMorcha: Visuals from outside Jogeshwari Station. Follow live updates: https://t.co/WB68FawkEH https://t.co/Hl0sP6b61t — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1532491478000

#MarathaReservation protest: A Thane Municipal Transport(TMT) bus vandalised in Wagle estate area of Thane.… https://t.co/Wmdy885EeJ — ANI (@ANI) 1532490481000

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#Maharashtra: Police deployed outside BJP office in Mumbai in wake of #MarathaReservation protests https://t.co/3aKKvR7Xkz — ANI (@ANI) 1532489269000

Private cabs and autos being stopped from going ahead in #Kandivali #MumbaiBandh https://t.co/OG4CaE2joD — Supriya Nair (@sup_3) 1532484663000

#MarathaReservation protest enters day 2: Visuals from Thane's Teen Haath Naka. #Maharashtra https://t.co/3eaOT1ziUi — ANI (@ANI) 1532488975000

#Maharashtra: Visuals from parts of Mumbai as strike called by Maratha Kranti Morcha enters the second day. https://t.co/xmKqDv1t7Q — ANI (@ANI) 1532485120000

Thehas called for a bandh in Mumbai and adjoining areas on Wednesday by Maratha outfits demanding reservation for the community in Maharashtra. Yesterday, after the protest turned violent there, was stone pelting and several vehicles were torched in Aurangabad and adjoining districts of Maharashtra.One police constable lost his life while 9 others were injured in a suicide attempt by three agitators. The outfit had called forafter a twenty-seven-year-old Kakasaheb Shinde had jumped off a bridge over Godavari river in Aurangabad. He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead.DCP Deepak Deoraj, PRO, Mumbai Police, said that all the necessary deployments have been made in Mumbai. He said, " The situation should be brought under control at the earliest. The CM should invite prominent representatives from the community participating in the protest for talks and start the process of resolving the stand-off. There was never any law and order issue."The Maratha Kranti Morcha said that essential services like water supply, fire brigade, ambulance services, hospitals, school and colleges, school buses are exempted from the bandh.: Traffic relieved on Mumbai-Pune ExpresswayNCP voiced support for the demand of the Maratha community, saying justice should be done to them, during the Zero Hour of the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament. Supriya Sule said the protests are disrupting law and order in the state and hence requires the attention of the state and central government. She also pointed out that BJP had said in its election manifesto that Marathas will be granted reservation.: Protesters disrupted the traffic earlier today on the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway.Sion-Panvel highway has been blocked due to Maratha Arakshan Andolan at Kalamboli junction and Vashi. We are trying to control the situation as early as possible. We are sorry for the inconvenience regretted. As situation gets under control, we will clear the traffic: Navi Mumbai PoliceFire has been doused. No casualties have been reported.Central Railway announces that UP and DN services between Thane and Vashi has been shut.Video by Nilesh WairkarAt some places in Mumbai, protesters raised slogans against Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Public Works Department Minister Chandrakant Patil for allegedly insulting sentiments of the Maratha community.The suburban railway services on the western, central, harbour and trans-harbour lines were not affected, officials said.Shortage of Ola and Uber cabs on road. In most localities residents unable to book any cab on the app as they are unavailable. Those plying have surge price upto 2x (TOI)Though the Maratha agitation for reservation has intensified in Maharashtra, the Backward Class Commission would take at least four more months to give its report on the issue. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis held two meetings on Tuesday in Mantralaya to take stock of the schemes meant for the welfare of the community and instructed officials to speed up the process. READ MORE

BEST bus service is working in Mumbai today. However, protesters pelted stones on two Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses near Navi Mumbai's Ghansoli this morning. BEST bus services from Airoli to Vashi have been completely stopped today. From Mulund, bus services towards Vashi are being run till Airoli.NCP president Sharad Pawar had asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to hold talks with representatives of the Maratha outfits to end the ongoing stand-off over the quota demand.In a statement issued, Pawar lamented that instead of taking the grievances of the community seriously, the chief minister and certain ministers have given provocative statements.