The Maratha Kranti Morcha has called for a bandh on Monday in Kalyan town of Maharashtra's Thane district to condemn the baton-charging of protesters in Jalna during their demand for Maratha quota (Pics/PTI)
Updated On: 2023-09-04 03:09 PM IST
Compiled by : ronak mastakar
In the wake of the bandh call, security in the town has been stepped up, an official in-charge at the Kalyan police control room said
Police baton charged and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a violent mob in Antarwali Sarathi village in Jalna district on Friday after protesters allegedly refused to let authorities shift to hospital a man on hunger strike for Maratha quota
Several persons, including 40 police personnel, were injured and more than 15 ST buses were set ablaze in the violence
On Monday morning, a number of activists of the Maratha Kranti Morcha moved around in Kalyan town appealing to shopkeepers and other public service providers, including auto-rickshaw drivers, to support the bandh
On Sunday, the Maratha Kranti Morcha activists protested against the Jalna incident by crushing pumpkins with their legs at the Shivaji Chowk in Kalyan
