<p>The 'bandh' call given by some Maratha organisations in Nashik district of Maharashtra to protest against the recent police lathi-charge on the agitators demanding quota for the community in Jalna, evoked a mixed response on Sunday.</p>.<p>The bandh call was given by 'Sakal Maratha Samaj' and 'Maratha Kranti Morcha'.</p>.<p>On Friday, an agitation seeking reservation for the Maratha community turned violent at Antarwali Sarathi village in Jalna district, leading to several people, including dozens of police personnel, getting injured.</p>.Maratha quota violence: BJP's Bawankule refutes Oppn allegations, seeks high level inquiry into incident.<p>Police resorted to lathi-charge and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a violent mob that allegedly refused to let authorities shift a man on a hunger strike as part of the quota stir to the hospital.</p>.<p>The Maratha Kranti Morcha and other organisations took out a protest march in Nashik city this morning. It began from the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and moved through several areas such as Ravivar Karanja and Main Road.</p>.<p>They appealed to shop-keepers to keep the outlets and business establishments shut. In response, the shops were closed in some parts of the city for some time and were opened in the afternoon.</p>.<p>Bus and other necessary services were not affected. But buses are not being operated to Jalna and Ahmednagar by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC).</p>.<p>"People from across the district took part in the bandh voluntarily. We did not force them to participate," Swarajya Party state convener Karan Gaykar.</p>.<p>"State Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis should take the responsibility for the Jalna lathi-charge incident and resign. The rulers should not dare to do injustice with the Maratha community," he said.</p>.<p>In view of the bandh call, police kept strict vigil in main areas across the city.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, a 'rasta roko' (road blockade) agitation over the issue was staged at the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Chowk on Vani-Saputara Road in the morning. As a result, traffic on the road came to a standstill for an hour.</p>
<p>The 'bandh' call given by some Maratha organisations in Nashik district of Maharashtra to protest against the recent police lathi-charge on the agitators demanding quota for the community in Jalna, evoked a mixed response on Sunday.</p>.<p>The bandh call was given by 'Sakal Maratha Samaj' and 'Maratha Kranti Morcha'.</p>.<p>On Friday, an agitation seeking reservation for the Maratha community turned violent at Antarwali Sarathi village in Jalna district, leading to several people, including dozens of police personnel, getting injured.</p>.Maratha quota violence: BJP's Bawankule refutes Oppn allegations, seeks high level inquiry into incident.<p>Police resorted to lathi-charge and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a violent mob that allegedly refused to let authorities shift a man on a hunger strike as part of the quota stir to the hospital.</p>.<p>The Maratha Kranti Morcha and other organisations took out a protest march in Nashik city this morning. It began from the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and moved through several areas such as Ravivar Karanja and Main Road.</p>.<p>They appealed to shop-keepers to keep the outlets and business establishments shut. In response, the shops were closed in some parts of the city for some time and were opened in the afternoon.</p>.<p>Bus and other necessary services were not affected. But buses are not being operated to Jalna and Ahmednagar by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC).</p>.<p>"People from across the district took part in the bandh voluntarily. We did not force them to participate," Swarajya Party state convener Karan Gaykar.</p>.<p>"State Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis should take the responsibility for the Jalna lathi-charge incident and resign. The rulers should not dare to do injustice with the Maratha community," he said.</p>.<p>In view of the bandh call, police kept strict vigil in main areas across the city.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, a 'rasta roko' (road blockade) agitation over the issue was staged at the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Chowk on Vani-Saputara Road in the morning. As a result, traffic on the road came to a standstill for an hour.</p>