Mumbai: Thousands head to Azad Maidan

August 09, 2017 12:11

Maratha Kranti Morcha protest heads to the Azad Maidan. The organisers of the protests have put forth 22 demands, including reservation for the community in government jobs and education, death sentence for the accused in the Kopardi rape-murder case and dilution of the Prevention of Atrocities against Scheduled Caste and Tribes Act.

Image: Sahil Salvi.

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