Maharashtra's biggest and politically dominant community, Maratha are on the streets. The girl belonged to Maratha community and the culprits were dalits. Maratha community ever since has been pouring into the streets in large numbers, most of them being youngsters and women. "Ever Since the Shiv Sena and BJP government has come to power, the Maratha community is facing a lot of injustice. For the BJP the Maratha uprising is Maratha community is a stark reminder of the Patel agitation is Gujarat that went out of its hand.

Source: India Today September 06, 2016 18:30 UTC