'Bandh' observed in Aurangabad against police action on protestors in Jalna

A shutdown was observed in Aurangabad Maharashtra on Monday protesting the police action against Maratha quota agitators in Jalna on September 1 according to the PTIThe police had resorted to baton charge and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a violent mob in Antarwali Sarathi on DhuleSolapur road that allegedly refused to let authorities shift a man on hunger strike as part of the quota stir to the hospital reported the PTISeveral persons including 40 police personnel were injured and more than 15 ST buses were set ablaze Some 360 persons have been booked in connection with the violence that took place on September 1The bandh call in Aurangabad was given by the Marathi Kranti Morcha and was supported by the Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena UBT and the All India MajliseIttehadul Muslimeen AIMIMWorkers from these parties and members of various social outfits assembled at Karnti Chowk here as part of the shutdown and shouted slogans against police action at JalnaA police official said units in Waluj industrial area were functional while state transport ST buses were off the roads as a precautionary measureMeanwhile senior NCP leader Anil Deshmukh on Monday claimed police lathicharged protesters seeking quota for Marathas in Jalna district after a phone call was made from the Maharashtra home ministry as per the PTIThe former state home minister also demanded an enquiry by a retired judge to find out who called up the Jalna district superintendent of police and ordered him to lathicharge the protesters reported the PTIPolice 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 hospitalSeveral persons including 40 police personnel were injured and more than 15 state transport buses were set ablaze in violenceAnil Deshmukh a loyalist of NCP founder Sharad Pawar said the inhuman police action on protesters last week was very unfortunateI had served as home minister of Maharashtra As per my information Maratha protestors in Jalna district were lathicharged after a phone call was made from the home ministry Police officials cannot take such action without the orders of senior officers Deshmukh claimed while speaking to reporters in NagpurHe said an enquiry by a retired judge into who had made the phone call would fix the responsibilityThe home ministry is handled by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of the Bharatiya Janata PartyAs the police action created a huge row the senior police officer in Jalna was made a scapegoat and sent on forced leave Deshmukh saidA day before Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced that Jalna district superintendent of police Tushar Doshi was sent on compulsory leave and ADGP law and order Sanjay Saxena would probe the lathicharge incidentHe had also said a judicial probe would be conducted if requiredAddressing a state function in Buldhana Shinde said two DYSPrank officers were transferred out of Jalna districtwith PTI inputs