Maratha Reservation: Agitators Burn Tyres on Pune-Bengaluru Highway Near Navale Bridge in Pune, Traffic Affected (Watch Photos and Videos)
On Tuesday, the agitators burned tyres on Pune-Bengaluru Highway near Navale Bridge, resulting in a traffic jam. The movement of vehicles is affected near the site of the protest.
The demand for reservation by the Maratha community has sparked violence in Maharashtra, with protesters targeting the houses and offices of some legislators, as well as government buildings. On Tuesday, the agitators burned tyres on Pune-Bengaluru Highway near Navale Bridge, resulting in a traffic jam. The movement of vehicles is affected near the site of the protest. Several photos and videos of the demonstration have surfaced on social media. The agitation intensified after Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil sat on an indefinite fast from October 25 at Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district as part of the second phase of the protest. Maratha Reservation Protest: Situation Under Control as Curfew Imposed in Parts of Beed, 49 People Arrested in Connection With Violence.
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#WATCH | Pro-Maratha reservation agitators continue their protest on the Pune-Bengaluru highway near Navale bridge in Pune city pic.twitter.com/dp9HBWb4Q2
— ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2023
Agitators Burn Tyres on Pune-Bengaluru Highway
Pune: #NavleBridge Shut By Maratha Reservation Protesters pic.twitter.com/Yc3GROSjtu
— Punekar News (@punekarnews) October 31, 2023
Protest Turns Violent
मुंबई-बंगळूरु महामार्गावर नवले ब्रीज परिसरात मराठा समाजाचे आंदोलन, घोषणाबाजी करत आंदोलकांनी महामार्ग बंद केला. गाड्यांच्या रांगा (छायाचित्र- कल्याण आवताडे)#Pune #MarathaProtest pic.twitter.com/rRS7mKRqJI
— Lokmat (@lokmat) October 31, 2023
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