Nagpur: The Marathas on Tuesday took out a 'silent march' as part of their state-wide mobilisation to press for demands like reservation in jobs and education for their community. The community is also seeking action against misuse of SC/ST Atrocities Act 1989. It has also denounced the brutal rape and murder of a Maratha girl at Kopardi in Ahmednagar district.

After the Sakal Maratha Samaj, which organised the protest march in Nagpur, allegedly decided to go alone excluding the Kunbis from the agitation, the Marathas turned out in large numbers to showcase their strength. The march, however, began late by an hour from the historic Reshimbagh ground in South-eastern part of the city. A bust of Maratha worrier Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was placed on the small dais and garlanded on the occasion.