NewsPhotos Photo Gallery: Maharashtra burns as Maratha reservation stir intensifies

Photo Gallery: Maharashtra burns as Maratha reservation stir intensifies

Maharashtra witnessed large-scale violence on Tuesday with protestors resorting to stone-pelting and arson during the ongoing Maratha agitation. One constable died and nine other policemen were injured after three agitators tried to attempt suicide.

Updated:Jul 25, 2018, 09:50 AM IST

Maratha Kranti Morcha had on Monday demanded an apology from Fadnavis

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The Maratha Kranti Morcha had on Monday demanded an apology from Fadnavis for alleging that some members from the community were planning violence at Pandharpur town in Solapur district, where the chief minister was earlier scheduled to perform puja at a temple on 'Ashadhi Ekadashi'. The outfit, which led the 'jal samadhi' protest in which Shinde died, is leading the agitation seeking reservation for the community in government jobs and education.

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Protests set tires ablaze on Majiwada bridge in Thane. (ANI photo)

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Best buses vandalised by protestors.

Shutters were down as Maratha community call for a state-wide shutdown

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Deulgaon Raja: Shops remain closed as Maratha community call for a state-wide shutdown demanding reservation for the community, at Deulgaon Raja in Buldhana district of Maharashtra. (Photo: IANS)

Maratha Kranti Morcha workers set ablaze a truck in Aurangabad's Gangapur

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Maratha Kranti Morcha workers set ablaze a truck in Aurangabad's Gangapur as a mark of their protest demanding reservation for Maratha community in government jobs and education (ANI photo)