Newly appointed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday announced a high-level inquiry into the skyward firing, lathi charge and assault on those protesting over reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education in Jalna.
On August 29, Maratha activist Manoj Jarange went on a hunger strike demanding reservation for the Maratha community in Antarwali Sarathi village in Jalna. “The trouble began when police tried to shift Jarange to a hospital on doctors’ advice. The agitation turned violent as some persons targeted State transport buses and private vehicles,” a police official said.
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