The Maratha Kranti Morcha has called for a State-wide bandh on Tuesday after a young protester committed suicide in Aurangabad district on Monday. The morcha is leading protests in several parts of the State over the Maratha reservation issue. The outfit, which led the ‘jal samadhi’ protest in which Kakasaheb Shinde died, is leading the agitation seeking reservation for the community in government jobs and education. Shinde’s death had triggered a fresh set of protests in several parts of Maharashtra, with Opposition leaders seeking to put the onus on the BJP-led government in the state, according to PTI. In the last few days, protests have take place in Buldhana, Akola, Parali, Washim and even in Mumbai. Support for 'bandh' in Sangli district, total shutdown in Beed State transport buses in Hatkanangle in Western Maharashtra's Kolhapur district were damaged around noon on Tuesday, The Hindu correspondent Shoumojit Banerjee reports. The 'bandh' is also seeing overwhelming support in Sangli district, with thousands of Maratha community youths on the streets, demanding immediate quota implementation and castigating Fadnavis govt for tardiness There are some major traffic snarls in Jamkhed tehsil in Ahmednagar due to roadblocks, while there is a total shutdown in Beed and Osmanabad districts in Marathwada. Both government as well as private establishments downed shutters in response to the 'bandh' call. The bus stops in Beed wear a desolate look as 400-odd State buses are stranded sans passengers. Raj Thackeray cuts short Marathwada tour The Maratha reservation agitation has forced Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray to cut short his tour of Marathwada. Acceding to police exhortations, Mr. Thackeray cancelled his tour of Beed district mid-morning on Tuesday and returned to Aurangabad. Another youth attempts suicide Another youth, identified as Jagannath 'Guddu' Sonawane, jumped into a stream in the district's Kannad tehsil on Tuesday morning for the cause of Maratha reservation, reports The Hindu correspondent Shoumojit Banerjee. According to reports, Mr. Sonawane has been rescued from the shallow stream and is undergoing treatment at a local hospital. Activists stage bike rally Members of Maratha community hold bike protest rally on crowded Laxmi road, Pune. | Photo Credit: Mandar Tannu Intra-city commute is likely to be thrown awry as a result of the shutdown in Pune. Morcha activists will stage bike rallies throughout Pune city during the day, said Shantaram Kunjir, the Morcha's Pune co-ordinator. Emotional scenes at Shinde's funeral There were emotional scenes on Tuesday at the funeral of Kakasaheb Shinde, the 27-year-old youth who died by suicide, protesting delays over a reservation quota for the Maratha community. Irate crowds raised slogans against the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government and the Shiv Sena MP from Aurangabad, Chandrakant Khaire, who was heckled by protestors while trying to attend the funeral Fearing the wrath of the demonstrators, Mr. Khaire, a four time MP, was forced to beat a hasty retreat from the funeral spot. While the State administration has ordered Gangapur Tehsildar Chandrakant Shelke and Police Inspector Sunil Birla to go on forced leave, the Aurangabad committee of the Maratha Kranti Morcha says it is not satisfied with the govt.'s decision. Speaking to The Hindu from Aurangabad, Morcha convenor, Ravindra Kale said: "Both officials must be suspended immediately. We also demand Rs. 50 lakh as compensation for Shinde's family." Buses cancelled State Transport buses along the Pune - Aurangabad route have been cancelled in wake of the intensity of the protest. According to reports, nearly 60 Maharashtra State Transport buses have damaged or torched by irate protestors in the last three days Keeping in mind the inconveniences to the lakhs of 'warkaris' (devotees) stranded in the temple town of Pandharpur (in Solapur district) on the occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi , the Morcha has called for activists not to disrupt public transport in western Maharashtra districts and cities, namely Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur and Pune. Fadnavis forced cancel temple visit After the Maratha Kranti Morcha’s warning that it would not permit Maharashtra Chief Minister to hold prayers in Pandharpur, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said he had cancelled his July 23 visit to the temple town in view of the safety of lakhs of devotees gathered on ashadhi ekadashi. “I have decided to cancel my engagement bearing in mind the security of 10 lakh warkaris present in Pandharpur. For several years, it has become a custom for the CM to perform pooja. I have been going there for the last three years. But some organisation has objected to it this year for certain reasons. However, its method of seeking their demands by holding the warkaris hostage is improper,” Mr. Fadnavis said in Mumbai. The suicide Kakasaheb Shinde (27) jumped into the Godavari river to protest increasing delays by the government in announcing a reservation quota for the Maratha community. Lifeguards pulled Mr. Shinde out and took him to a civic hospital nearby, where he was declared ‘dead before admission’. The suicide sparked furious reactions from the Marathas, who refused to accept his body. Agitators staged a rasta roko on the Aurangabad highway on Monday, vandalised several vehicles including government ones. Protesters also demanded a criminal case be filed against Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the incident, and demanded ?50 lakh as compensation for the deceased’s family. (With inputs from Shoumojit Banerjee and PTI)

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