Maratha quota agitation: Curfew lifted in Beed; no relaxation in Dharashiv

  • | Wednesday | 1st November, 2023

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The Beed administration has lifted the curfew imposed in parts of the district following the violence during the Maratha quota agitation on Monday. Prohibition orders will still be in effect in the district, located in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, and internet services remain suspended to maintain law and order.There is no relaxation in curfew in Dharashiv district at the moment.The Beed police have registered more than 30 offenses and arrested 99 individuals in connection with the violence.The curfew in Beed district was revoked by the district administration at 6 am on Wednesday. However, prohibitory orders still remain in place. "Internet services are still shut in Beed," stated Collector Deepa Mudhol Munde.Curfew is still in effect in Dharashiv district, and a decision to lift it will be made after a review by the administration. On Tuesday, prohibitory orders were also imposed in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district and Nanded district to ensure smooth transportation.Maharashtras Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Sanjay Saxena visited Beed district on Tuesday to assess the situation after the large-scale violence during the Maratha quota agitation. The Beed police have registered more than 30 offenses and arrested 99 individuals in connection with the violence. The situation is currently under control.ADG Saxena will submit a report about the situation to the government. The residence of Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar group) MLA Prakash Solanke at Majalgaon town in Beed was set on fire, and stones were thrown at it by a group of quota agitators on Monday morning. The group also set a car parked at the residence ablaze after an audio clip of the MLA, in which he purportedly spoke about the Maratha quota agitation and made a veiled comment on quota activist Manoj Jarange, went viral.Later, the protesters set fire to the first floor of the Majalgaon Municipal Council building. Another group of protesters entered the residential premises and office of NCP MLA Sandeep Kshirsagar in Beed city and set them on fire on Monday evening. The residence of former Maharashtra minister Jaydutt Kshirsagar in the city was also torched.Police used tear gas shells to disperse a mob that had gathered outside the residence of NCP leader Amarsingh Pandit.

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