Protesters Detained Outside Murlidhar Mohol’s Pune Residence As CM Devendra Fadnavis Was Inside
Pune: Maratha community activists were detained by police after raising slogans outside Union Minister Murlidhar Mohol’s residence in Pune on Wednesday. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was inside the residence when the protest took place. Police moved in soon after the activists began raising slogans and detained them outside the residence. The incident comes amid the ongoing Maratha reservation…
Pune police detained Maratha community activists outside the residence of Union Minister Murlidhar Mohol on Wednesday, as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was inside the house. The protest occurred while the Maratha reservation agitation led by Manoj Jarange continued. Jarange, who is heading towards Mumbai, has been on an indefinite hunger strike demanding Maratha reservation benefits for eligible Marathas with Kunbi genealogical links.
The protest comes amid heightened tensions, as Jarange’s supporters plan to move towards Mumbai, where the Mumbai Police have denied permission for an indefinite protest at Azad Maidan. Fadnavis had previously stated that the government accepted and acted upon 12 of Jarange’s 13 demands, while one demand faces a legal obstacle.
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