Women from the Maratha community are demanding the removal of criminal cases registered against Maratha protestors by the state. If cases against stone pelters in Kashmir were retrieved, why can't the Maharashtra government do the same for Maratha protestors? questioned protesting women activists sitting at Azad Maidan on Thursday.
Earlier, Maratha community’s agitation demanding reservation took a violent turn leading to arrests of several protestors and criminal cases were registered against them.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured to withdraw the criminal cases registered against the agitators. However, the state government has failed to follow on their promise. Thus, the women activists have been protesting to press their demands.
We are aware that the issue regarding Maratha reservation is in the jurisdiction of court. However, for our demand to remove criminal cases against the Maratha protestors, that can be fulfilled by the CM, we have called for this protest. We want the CM to take strong action against the police who assaulted the youth involved in earlier protests,” Protestor Rupali Patil clarified.
In Parbhani, the police rushed in the houses of women activists and physically assaulted them,” alleged Rupali Patil.