As Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange proceeds his padyatra towards Mumbai that will pass through the Navi Mumbai, the police on Thursday issued a traffic advisory and shared details of the routes to be avoided on January 25 in order to maintain a smooth flow of vehicular movements.
According to the Navi Mumbai Police`s traffic advisory, several routes have been diverted for traffic movements and alternate routes have been issued by the Navi Mumbai Traffic Police.
The Navi Mumbai Police said, “Manoj Jarange Patil has started a walk from Jalna to Mumbai for Maratha reservation. As the said padayatra will also pass from the jurisdiction of Navi Mumbai Police on 25/01/24, a notification has been issued regarding the changes in regular traffic in the Navi Mumbai Police jurisdiction.”
मराठा आरक्षणाच्या अनुषंगाने मनोज जरांगे पाटील यांची जालना ते मुंबई अशी पायी पदयात्रा सुरू केली आहे. सदरची पदयात्रा दिनांक 25/01/24 रोजी नवी मुंबई पोलीस आयुक्तांच्या कार्यक्षेत्र येणार असल्याने नवी मुंबई कार्यक्षेत्रातील वाहतुकीतील बदल बाबत अधिसूचना काढण्यात आली आहे. pic.twitter.com/XYmi3AQCDi
— नवी मुंबई पोलीस – Navi Mumbai Police (@Navimumpolice) January 25, 2024
Meanwhile, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to restrain Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange from entering Mumbai with his supporters but asked the Maharashtra government to ensure that the city roads are not choked, as per the PTI.
Manoj Jarange set out on a march to Mumbai from his village Antarwali Sarati in Jalna district on January 20 with thousands of supporters joining him en route to press their demand for reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education.
“The State will take all necessary measures to prevent blockage of public way which will cause inconvenience and will try to designate a public place, at appropriate place, before the agitators to assemble and have their peaceful agitation,” the court said, according to the PTI.
The bench issued notice to Manoj Jarange and posted the matter for hearing on February 14.
Advocate General Birendra Saraf and public prosecutor Hiten Venegaonkar, appearing for the government, said if the court deems fit it could stop the activist`s march.
Saraf said the state cannot stop people from protesting but it should not be done in a manner in which Jarange has suggested, to bring lakhs of people to the heart of Mumbai in bullock carts and tractors.
(with PTI inputs)
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