9 suicides in one day in support of Maratha reservation

Nine more people, including a woman, committed suicide on Tuesday demanding Maratha reservation in Maharashtra. So far, 25 people have committed suicide in 13 days from 19th to 31st October. The movement that started in September this year has turned violent in more than 8 districts. This number is the highest since the number of suicides committed during the Mandal movement of 1990.

After the violent incidents in Beed on 30 October, the fire of protest has now reached Mumbai. Two unidentified people vandalized the convoy vehicle of Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif in front of the official residence of the MLAs in Colaba area on Wednesday morning. Police have arrested 3 people.

Today is the 8th day of the hunger strike of Jarange Patil, who started the movement this year demanding Maratha reservation. Jarange warned and said – Maharashtra government should call a special session and decide on reservation. Otherwise this movement will happen across the country. He has even warned of giving up water if the decision is not taken.

CM Shinde will hold an all-party meeting today, Raut said - we were not invited
The interim report of Justice Sandeep Shinde Committee was approved in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday itself. However, the government rejected the demand of Manoj Jarange Patil, who was on hunger strike, to give reservation to all Marathas.

CM is going to hold an all-party meeting today. Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction) leader Sanjay Raut said that his party has not been invited to this meeting. He said that we have 16 MLAs and 6 MPs, but instead of calling us, such parties have been called which do not have even a single MLA. However, leader of opposition in the Legislative Council Ambadas Danve has been called from the Uddhav faction.

Shinde's Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Bornare has resigned. 10 MLAs from the three parties included in the government have also started a fast demanding calling a special session of the assembly.

Today's Updates

• Movement leader Manoj Jarange said that he will take full reservation, not half. No matter what force comes, the Marathas of Maharashtra will not stop. MLAs and MPs should stay in Mumbai till they get reservation.
• CM Eknath Shinde said that the Maratha community agitates in a very peaceful manner, the government is paying attention to who is instigating and committing arson.
• MNS President Raj Thackeray wrote a letter to Manoj Jarange Patil asking him to leave the fast. He said that the politicians have nothing to do with the demand for which you are fasting.
• Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis met Governor Ramesh Bais at Raj Bhavan at 11 am on Tuesday. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had gone to Raj Bhawan on Monday night and met the Governor.
• Beed Collector Deepa Mudhol-Munde said that the situation was not good late on Monday night, but now the situation is under control. All shops and markets are closed.
• Uddhav Thackeray said in Mumbai on Tuesday that no solution has been found yet on Maratha reservation. Make your way to the reservation, we are with you. If necessary, call a special session of Parliament.

On October 31 also, incidents of arson took place in many cities.
The protesters blocked the Mumbai-Pune Express for 6 kilometers on Tuesday. Incidents of arson also took place in these cities. After Beed and Majalgaon, the Panchayat body office of Jalna was set on fire on Tuesday.

After Beed city, which was most affected by the movement, the administration has also imposed curfew in Osmanabad. Internet has been shut down in Beed. In Jalna city also, three people tried to commit suicide in the last 12 hours. The protest has been going on here for 13 days.

13 buses of the State Transport Corporation have been vandalized. Due to this, 30 out of 250 depots had to be closed. Pune-Beed bus service has been stopped after stone pelting. On Monday night, about a thousand people entered the Beed depot and vandalized more than 60 buses.