Two more Maratha Kranti Muk Morcha (silent protest rallies) were organised in Yavatmal and Washim districts of Vidarbha region on Sunday as part of the community’s ongoing State-wide agitation triggered by the brutal gang-rape and murder of a minor Maratha girl in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra in July. Over one lakh people participated in the rally in Yavatmal, a district infamous for farmers’ suicides, and around 80,000 people were part of the silent protest in Washim district. Farmers formed a big chunk at both rallies. Both rallies were highly organised like the previous ones in the State and no untoward incident was reported despite the heavy rain. Both rallies were led by young girls, who submitted their memorandum of demands to the district officials.

Source: The Hindu September 25, 2016 20:52 UTC