Last Updated: September 01, 2023, 20:25 IST
Screengrab shows police lathi charging on the protestors in Jalna. (News18)
The protest turned violent leading to police using lathi charge as well as tear gas to disperse the protesting crowd
At least a dozen police officers were injured, after a protest — demanding reservation for the Maratha community in government institutions — turned violent as protestors resorted to stone-pelting in Maharashtra’s Jalna on Friday.
The protest took place in Antarwali Sarathi village of Ambad tehsil in Jalna, and police officers used lathi charge as well as tear gas to disperse the protesting crowd.
Apart from this, several vehicles were set on fire and were damaged, inlcluding the state transport buses.
The protest has been on since Tuesday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has reacted to the incident calling it “very unfortunate,” adding that an inquiry has been ordered for the same.
#जालना येथे मराठा आरक्षणासाठी सुरू असलेल्या आंदोलनातील आंदोलकांवर झालेल्या लाठीमाराची घटना अत्यंत दुर्दैवी आहे. जिल्हाधिकारी आणि पोलीस अधीक्षकांकडून या घटनेची माहिती घेतली असून चौकशीचे आदेश दिले आहेत. जनतेने शांतता राखावी, असे आवाहन मुख्यमंत्री @mieknathshinde यांनी केले आहे.— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) September 1, 2023
Taking to X (formally Twitter), CMO said, “The incident of lathicharge on the protestors in the ongoing protest for Maratha reservation here is very unfortunate. The Collector and the Superintendent of Police have taken information about the incident and have ordered an inquiry.”
