MUMBAI: The
Maratha
Kranti Morcha called off the protest in Mumbai on Wednesday after violence at several places. Earlier, the protesters attacked buses and stopped local trains in Mumbai and the adjoining Thane city during the bandh called by Maratha outfits over their demand for reservation.
* Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) general body meeting adjourned to pay homage to Kakasaheb Shinde, the youth, who committed suicide during the Maratha quota stir
*Some people tried to escalate the protest by giving it a violent turn: CM Fadnavis
*The Maratha Kranti Morcha calls off protest in Mumbai after violence at several place.
*The bandh will go on till evening 5 pm in Thane: Maratha Kranti Morcha
*The protesters reunite and pelt stones at police near the Nitin flyover, Thane.
*The police in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Satara districts were on their toes to prevent any law and order problem during the bandh
*The vehicles heading towards Mumbai from the Nitin Flyover are stuck as they are unable to take a detour
*Nine public buses were attacked by agitators in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai, a transport official said
*Agitators threw stones on some buses in Mumbai, including Kanjurmarg and Bhandup areas, shattering window panes
*Protesters tried to block a road in
Mankhurd
suburb, but the police stopped them.They tried to burn a tyre on a road in Chandivali area and block roads in Jogeshwari and Kandivali, but the police dispersed them, an official said
*Maratha Kranti morcha blocked Western Express highway between Borivali and Kandivali
*Internet services were shut and state transport utility suspended its services
*Scores of passengers were left stranded after the state transport utility suspended its services
*Schools and colleges remained shut in Aurangabad and
Kolhapur
as a precautionary measure on Tuesday on account of bandh called by Maratha leaders
*Agitators blocked some areas including the key Teen Hatha Naka junction, resulting in huge traffic jams on city's main entry and exit points.