Internet services suspended amid protests against the Maratha reservation in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Due to the Maratha reservation protest, internet services have been suspended in the rural and urban parts of Maharastra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district as of Thursday, November 2.

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Due to the deteriorating state of law and order brought on by the Maratha reservation protests, the authorities on Thursday suspended Internet services in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.

Amid the ongoing Maratha quota agitation, an official announced on Wednesday that the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district has decided to suspend internet services, including broadband and mobile.

According to the official on Wednesday, internet services via dongles, broadband, wireline, and fiber internet will be unavailable from 6 p.m. on Wednesday to 6 p.m. on Friday.

The official stated that the talukas of Gangapur, Vaijapur, Khultabad, Phulambri, Sillod, Kannad, Paithan, Soegaon, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar were all impacted by the order to suspend internet access, except the city of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

To preserve law and order, the services have been suspended in both rural and urban areas.

Following rioting and arson incidents, the district of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar decided to suspend internet service. On Wednesday, there were reports of protests and arson in other parts of Maharashtra.

Maratha farmers, lawyers, and members of Maratha Kranti Morcha (MKM) staged a protest in Latur city, arguing that Marathas should be granted reservations under the OBC category because, according to documents from the Nizam era and the pre-Independence period, they are Kunbis.

Everyone in the all-party meeting agreed that reservations should be made for the Maratha community. It was determined that the reservation must comply with legal requirements and not unfairly affect other communities, according to Eknath Shinde.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde gave an assurance following an all-party meeting that everyone agreed to give Marathas reservations, even as the state saw a surge in the Maratha reservation movement.

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