Maratha quota violence: CM Shinde orders probe in Jalna police lathi-charge

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday announced that Jalna district superintendent of police Tushar Doshi is sent on compulsory leave two days after protesters demanding Maratha quota were batoncharged triggering violence reported the PTICM Shinde said ADGP law and order Sanjay Saxena would probe the lathicharge incident and if required the judicial probe would be conducted as per the PTIAddressing a state function in Buldhana Maharashtra over 450 km from Mumbai CM Eknath Shinde also announced the transfer of two DYSPrank officers out of Jalna districtPolice had allegedly baton charged and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a violent mob in Antarwali Sarathi village in Jalna district on Friday after protesters allegedly refused to let authorities shift a man on hunger strike for Maratha quota to hospital the news agency reportedSeveral persons including 40 police personnel were injured and more than 15 ST buses were set ablaze in violence according to the PTIAdditional Director General of Police Law and Order Sanjay Saxena will probe the lathicharge incident If required we will also conduct a judicial probe Guilty will not be spared CM Shinde said reported the PTIMany opposition leaders had condemned police action while a demand was raised for state Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis resignationCM Shinde said since he was born in an ordinary Maratha family he can understand the pains of the communityHe assured the gathering that the state government is making efforts to grant the reservation to Marathas that will pass the legal testCM Shinde also came down heavily on former chief ministers Ashok Chavan Congress and Uddhav Thackeray Shiv SenaUBTChavan was the chairman of the subcommittee on Maratha reservation What did he exactly do during the twoandahalf years as the chairman of the subcommittee Shinde questionedWithout naming his predecessor Thackeray who was chief minister from November 2019 to June 2022 Shinde said those who had ridiculed Maratha morchas are now questioning us Shiv SenaBJP governmentSpeaking about the Jalna incident the chief minister said the information about who started hurling stones during the peaceful protest of the Maratha community is coming outWe will also come to know who is reaping political benefits out of such protest he saidCM Eknath Shinde said a discussion had been held with Manoj JarandePatil who was on hunger strike in Antarwali Sarathi village for Maratha quota and he was appealed to withdraw the fastI had asked him to withdraw the hunger strike We were going to take some decisions in this regard but violence erupted in Jalna he saidCM Shinde recalled that Marathas had observed restraint when rallies of lakhs of people were organised in Maharashtra for reservation during 201419 when Devendra Fadnavis was the chief ministerAgain I am appealing to them to not resort to violence he addedwith PTI inputs