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Shoumojit Banerjee

Will review cases, police only used ‘mild force’ in Jalna against Maratha reservation protestors, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the State government would review the cases filed against Maratha quota agitation protesters and take appropriate action.

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Fadnavis, who is also the State Home Minister, said that the government was taking necessary action on the demand to withdraw cases filed in Jalna district against quota protestors agitating for Maratha reservation.

Alluding to the fracas between protestors and the police on September 1, Mr. Fadnavis said the police had used mild force against the Maratha protesters in Jalna, he said, adding that 79 police personnel and 50 persons were injured during the face-off.

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