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Maharashtra bandh highlights: Maratha Kranti Morcha calls off protest in Mumbai

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 25, 2018, 22:54:36 IST

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Maharashtra bandh highlights: Maratha Kranti Morcha calls off protest in Mumbai

The Maratha Kranti Morcha called off its protest in Mumbai midway after violence broke out in the country's financial capital but incidents like stone pelting continued to be reported in suburbs and other district mainly Navi Mumbai till late evening. Here are the highlights

21:43 (IST) Jul 25

Around 27 Thane municipal transport buses including four AC buses were damaged in the violence during the Maratha Kranti Morcha protest

19:03 (IST) Jul 25

Violence erupts in Kalamboli node in Navi Mumbai, protesters resort to stone pelting

18:10 (IST) Jul 25

Protesters torch Koparkhairane police post in Navi Mumbai

17:53 (IST) Jul 25

Shiv Sena legislator Harshawardhan Jadhav tenders his resignation to Maharashtra assembly speaker Haribhau Bagade in protest of Maratha quota issue

17:31 (IST) Jul 25

Maratha agitation: Traffic disrupted on Mumbai-Bengaluru higway near Satara

The agitation for quota for the Maratha community turned violent in Satara city in western Maharashtra on Wednesday, with protesters disrupting the traffic on the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway

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17:28 (IST) Jul 25

Maratha bandh: Three policemen injured in violence

Violence marred the Maratha community's bandh on Wednesday as protesters threw stones at policemen in the in the neighbouring Navi Mumbai township and Satara district injuring three personnel.

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16:22 (IST) Jul 25

CM Devendra Fadnavis says that he is ready for discussions with protestors and the government is committed to giving reservation

16:17 (IST) Jul 25

Shiv Sena MLC Harshwardhan Jadhav threatens to resign if no decision is taken on the Maratha quota issue

15:53 (IST) Jul 25

Pro-quota Maratha group calls off Mumbai bandh

Maratha Kranti Morcha, an outfit spearheading agitation for for quota for the Maratha community in jobs and education, called off its Mumbai bandh on Wednesday.

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15:47 (IST) Jul 25

Protesters pelt stone at a bus in Thane

15:41 (IST) Jul 25

Three policemen were injured in stone pelting by protesters in Navi Mumbai and Satara

15:36 (IST) Jul 25

"We only wanted to prove that we are together and proved it. We never wanted protests to get violent and therefore we are calling off our bandh in Mumbai for today," Virendra Pawar, leader of the morcha said.

15:09 (IST) Jul 25

The Maratha Kranti Morcha calls off protest in Mumbai after violence at several place. Virendra Pawar of the outfit said people from outside were indulging in violence and giving a bad name to the protest. There were specific instructions to keep the

14:58 (IST) Jul 25

The bandh will go on till evening 5 pm in Thane: Maratha Kranti Morcha

14:45 (IST) Jul 25

The protesters reunite and pelt stones at police near the Nitin flyover, Thane.

14:41 (IST) Jul 25

Police dispersed the protesters from the entrance of the Nitin flyover after almost two hours of blockade.

14:13 (IST) Jul 25

The vehicles heading towards Mumbai from the Nitin Flyover are stuck as they are unable to take a detour

14:03 (IST) Jul 25

Protestors threw petrol filled bottles in a BEST bus and set it ablaze at Mankhurd. Firemen rushed to the spot and doused the flames but the seats and interiors of the bus were burnt, said a BEST official

13:49 (IST) Jul 25

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Mumbai: Miscreants pelted stones & set a bus ablaze in Mankhurd during #MarathaQuotaStir. Fire has now been extingu… https://t.co/MvQwL2W3wC
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