Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s home turf Baramati had observed a bandh on Monday, blaming CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis for the lathi charge on protesters demanding Maratha reservation in Jalna.
Police used baton-charge and fired teargas shells to disperse a violent mob at Antarwali Sarathi village on Dhule-Solapur road in Ambad tehsil. Villagers also claimed that police fired some rounds in the air, but officials did not confirm it.