Curfew in Maharashtra's Beed after Maratha quota protesters set buildings ablaze
1 year, 1 month ago

Curfew in Maharashtra's Beed after Maratha quota protesters set buildings ablaze

India Today  

A curfew has been imposed in Maharashtra's Beed, after the agitation for Maratha reservation intensified on Monday. The homes of two Nationalist Congress Party MLAs and a former minister were set on fire as the opposition party Shiv Sena demanded convening a special session of Parliament to discuss demands for the Maratha reservation. The protesters set on fire the home of MLA Sandeep Kshirsagar, a member of Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction, in Beed district. Earlier in the day, another NCP MLA Prakash Solanke in Beed district was also vandalised and set on fire by agitators. Amid violence, BJP MLA Laxman Madhavrao Pawar and NCP District President Rajeshwar Chavan resigned today in Beed.

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Maharashtra: Violence in Jalna, Beed, Pune over Maratha reservation, Manoj Jarange Patil ends strike after govt files curative petition in SC
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The contentious issue of Maratha reservations has once again taken the central stage in Maharashtra politics as Lok Sabha and Assembly elections draw near. Notably, in May 2021, the Supreme Court overturned the state government’s reservation of jobs and education for the Maratha community, citing, among other things, the 50% cap on total reservations. Image- Zee News Following the Supreme …

Maratha quota stir: 49 arrested after violence, situation under control in Beed
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Maratha quota stir: 49 arrested after violence, situation under control in Beed

India Today  

Police have arrested 49 people in connection with the violence in Maharashtra's Beed district during the ongoing agitation for Maratha reservation, an official said on Tuesday. On Monday morning, the residence of NCP MLA Prakash Solanke at Majalgaon town in Beed district was set on fire and stones were hurled at it by a group of quota agitators, police earlier …

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