Maratha quota: Post SC stay, protests in Solapur, Kolhapur

Members of Maratha Kranti Morcha on Sunday std protests in Solapur's Shivaji Chowk area against state and Union governments following Supreme Court stay on implementation of a decision to provide quota for community in jobs and education.

apex court on Wednesday stayed implementation of Maratha quota law and referred petitions challenging law to a larger constitution bench.

Protesters conducted a mock funeral of state and Central governments and demanded that two work toger to ensure community gets justice, MKM member Ram Jadhav said.

A Fauzdar Chawdi police station official said protesters were detained later.

In Kolhapur, members of Maratha outfits tried to stop vehicles on highway and warned y would disrupt milk supply to Mumbai as part of ir agitation.