Lakhs of people, including men and women, students, working professionals, lawyers and doctors from the community, participated in the march. The demands of the Maratha revolution march or Kranti Morcha participants were on the lines of silent protesters in the other cities. Once the women reached the Council Hall, almost all major roads in the city started flooding with participants. Leaders of Maratha organisations such as Sambhaji Brigade and Maratha Sewa Sangh also hail from the city. Conducting the silent march in Pune was a big challenge for the organisers as many political bigwigs, including Ajit Pawar, Harshawardhan Patil, Vijay Shivtare, Vishwajeet Kadam and Shivaji Adhalrao-Patil hail from the Pune district.

Source: dna September 26, 2016 01:52 UTC