Visuals from marketplaces in Pimpri show that all the shutters of shops were down except those of essentials. Several protesters from the Maratha community took out a rally and raised slogans against alleged police atrocities against the protesters.
The deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis, ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting, met CM Eknath Shinde and were seen leaving the CM residence during the wee hours on Wednesday.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Secretary Pankaja Munde expressed her concern over the lathi-charge in Jalna where protesters were demanding reservation for the Maratha community, and said that a fair investigation should be done at the government level.
The Maharashtra government on Monday tendered an apology for the lathicharge during a protest over Maratha reservation in Jalna and appealed for peace.
Shiva Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Monday took a dig at the Maharashtra government over a police lathi-charge on protesters in Jalna who were demanding reservation for the Marathas and called the government "shameless".
Amid tension in Maharashtra's Jalna after a lathi charge on protestors over the Maratha reservation, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday apologized on behalf of the Government.
The protestors in Jalna protesting for Maratha reservation said that there is no longer a need to visit Mumbai and talk to the government as they have conveyed their demands to Maharashtra government delegation. The government has called us for discussions in Mumbai but we don't feel a need
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, Sanjay Raut took a dig at the Maharashtra government over police lathi-charge on protesters in Jalna demanding reservation for the Marathas.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray on Monday left for Jalna to meet the protestors protesting for the Maratha reservation. The Rasta Roko movement also got started in multiple locations and Raj Thackeray has been stopping and meeting the people.
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis talking to Jarange Patil over a call assured him that those who are responsible for the unfortunate incident of Jalna will be brought to justice, informed Deputy CMO.