Protestors set a bus on fire, MSRTC suspends services in Jalna

Maratha protesters Fire in state transport bus At Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk in Tirthapuri town of Ambad taluka, an official in Jalna, Maharashtra, said on Monday. As a result, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has suspended bus services in Jalna until further notice, after a police complaint was lodged by MSRTC’s Ambad depot manager.

“Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation has stopped its buses in Jalna till further notice,” MSRTC was quoted as saying. A complaint was filed at a local police station by MSRTC’s Ambad depot manager after a bus was allegedly burnt by Maratha agitators. A police complaint has been filed.” ANI report said.

According to the report, the Maratha community has been opposing the state government for many years. Maratha quota issue,

In February, the Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passed the Maratha Reservation Bill, which sought to increase reservation for Marathas to 10 percent above the 50 percent limit.

Even though the quota law was passed by the Assembly on February 20, Maratha reservation campaigner Manoj Jarange Patil has continued his hunger strike, demanding that the ‘Sage Soiree’ ordinance notification be implemented within two days. Failure to do so may lead to more unrest among the majority group on February 24.

Patil, a prominent face of the Maratha quota issue, expressed unhappiness 10 percent reservation billClaiming that it failed to meet their expectations.

Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashok Chavan has questioned the need for continued protests now that the administration has fulfilled all the requests.

Chavan told ANI, “He (Manoj Jarange Patil) knows why he is agitating? What we are saying is that when the government has fulfilled all their demands by bringing this law, then there is no point in protesting.” No need.”

Meanwhile, Congress leaders and leaders of opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar The workers were urged to protest peacefully and maintain law and order. He further said, “Everyone knows who groomed Manoj Jarange Patil, whose people used to go to Manoj Patil, whose OSDs used to meet Manoj Patil. Maharashtra government ministers used to meet workers. What he has sown, Cutting.”

with ANI input