Beed: In the midst of the continuing demand for Maratha reservations in Maharashtra, a group of supporters advocating for the cause set fire to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) office in Beed city on Monday.
#WATCH | Maharashtra | Maratha reservation agitators set fire to the NCP office in Beed City earlier this evening. Later they also set residences of NCP MLA Sandeep Kshirsagar and state's former minister Jay Kshirsagar on fire. Details awaited.#Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/n9vU0YC78X
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Moreover, the protesters also set fire to the residences of NCP MLA Sandeep Kshirsagar and the state’s former minister, Jay Kshirsagar.
Beed District Collector Dipa Mudhol Munde has issued prohibitory orders under CrPC 144(2) in the 5 kilometres’ radius area from district headquarters and all taluka headquarters in the district.
Earlier, NCP MLA Prakash Solanke’s residence in Maharashtra’s Beed was also set on fire by a group of pro-Maratha reservation protestors. Solanke said that he and his family were safe adding that there was a huge loss of property due to fire.
This comes amidst an indefinite fast by activist Manoj Jarange who sat on an indefinite fast from October 25 at Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district.