Maratha protest enters Day 4: Heavy traffic jam on the roads, police deployed
Maratha protest enters Day 4: Today is the fourth day of the Maratha reservation movement. The protesters are raising slogans on the roads. Meanwhile, heavy traffic was seen on the roads due to Monday being a working day. The police is deployed on the roads and is trying to keep the situation under control, but the growing echo of the Maratha movement is now taking a toll on the pace of the city.
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Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil is currently agitating for the demand of Maratha reservation. On Friday, he started a hunger strike at Azad Maidan in Mumbai. After this, Monday is the fourth day of his hunger strike. Due to the movement, there is a jam on the roads.
Protest continues for the fourth day
This is the fourth day of Maratha reservation. But, today being Monday, this is the first working day after the movement started. Today is the first day when the fire of the movement has tried to stop the pace of the city. Due to this protest, chaos on the streets of Mumbai. There is traffic jam everywhere and the protest of the protesters continues on the roads.
Heavy traffic jam on roads
Mumbai Police has deployed riot control squad along with a large number of soldiers on all the major routes entering the city so that the situation can be kept under control. But, due to the working day and the ongoing agitation, there is a traffic jam on the roads. While the police is trying to stop the protesters, the protesters are not listening to the police. Especially women have come out on the streets in large numbers. They allege that the police is treating them like terrorists.
Protesters raised slogans on the roads
A protester said, " we went to take a bath for a while. Now that we have returned, the police are not letting us go ahead. We are women, not terrorists." The pictures captured in the cameras clearly show that the protesters are seen clashing with the police. They are sitting on the road and raising slogans. "Ek Maratha, Lakh Maratha!"
Police deployed
On the other hand, Mumbai Police is trying to convince the protesters peacefully. They are being stopped and sent back so that the general public does not face any problem. At many places, the police tried to open the roads for the working people. But, the road blockade by the protesters has worsened the situation.
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Mumbai Police is trying to keep the situation under control, but the increasing echo of the Maratha movement is now taking a toll on the pace of the city. Now it remains to be seen whether the administration and the protesters move towards a compromise or the situation will worsen in the coming days.
State government can hold an important meeting
Manoj Jarange is on a hunger strike. Due to this, there is concern about his health. Doctors examined him last night. Also, now he is going to give up water as well. Doctors said that Jarange's giving up water is serious for his health. Meanwhile, it has also come to light that the state government can also hold an important meeting regarding this movement.
What is the demand?
Manoj Jarange is demanding reservation. He said, we are only demanding that we should be given eligibility under the Kunbi category We should get our fair share of the quota on the basis of caste. He is demanding 10% reservation for Marathas in the OBC category.
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