Slow moving traffic was observed on the Eastern Express Highway. There's heavy police deployment in other parts of Mumbai as well. The city police has urged citizens not to believe in rumours.
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Meanwhile, buses were also vandalised in Hadapsar, Fursungi. All bus services to Ahmednagar, Aurangabad suspended, reported news agency ANI in the afternoon.
The situation in Bhima Koregaon village where the violence first erupted is said to be normal. The event was to mark 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle in Pune district, in which forces of the East India Company defeated Peshwa's army.
Dalit groups have called for Maharashtra bandh tomorrow.
All that happened on Tuesday:
- The equality-based Constitution envisaged by Bhimrao Ambedkar is under attack today: Mayawati
- Domestic carriers including government-owned Air India have waived charges for ticket cancellations and no show due to the ongoing unrest in parts of Maharashtra. Air India said it will not charge any fee for cancellation of tickets or rescheduling of a journey to/from Mumbai on January 2 and January 3. However, private carrier Jet Airways and IndiGo provided the waiver to their customers only for today.
- #Maharashtra government must ensure rule of law. I appeal to the people of Maharashtra to maintain peace, tweets Dalit leader and #Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mewani
- Due to certain agitations, traffic congestion is reported on Eastern Express Highway (at Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar, Cheda Nagar and Kamraj Nagar), Sion Panvel Road at Chembur Naka,JVLR near Powai, tweets Mumbai Police
- A central pillar of the RSS/BJP’s fascist vision for India is that Dalits should remain at the bottom of Indian society. Una, Rohith Vemula and now Bhima-Koregaon are potent symbols of the resistance: Congress President Rahul Gandhi
- Special train services being run on Harbour line between CSMT-Kurla and Mankhurd. All other services on Central Railway running normally
- Dalit groups have called for Maharashtra bandh tomorrow.
On Monday, the violence erupted in the village of Koregaon-Bhima 1 during the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Anglo-Maratha War between the army of Peshwa Bajirao II with a small force of the East India Company that comprised a large number of Dalits.
Rahul Fatangale, 28, from Nanded was killed in the incident.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis taking the matter seriously alleged it is a well-planned conspiracy and a request will be made to Supreme Court for judicial inquiry in Koregaon violence matter and CID inquiry will also be conducted on the death of the youth. "10 lakh compensation will be given to victim's kin."
NCP chief Sharad Pawar blamed the Maharashtra administration for lapses in containing the violence in which over 30 vehicles were torched. He also appealed for peace. (VISUALS OF THE VIOLENCE)
"Why did the administration not take adequate precautions for this event which has been celebrated peacefully for 200 years? Due to its lapses, there was confusion and rumour-mongering, resulting in the violence," the Nationalist Congress Party chief was quoted by news agency IANS.
Pawar suspected the involvement of anti-social elements taking advantage of the situation to indulge in violence, which started with stone-pelting. The administration was aware of the huge crowd coming for the event for the past three four days.
According to IANS, lakhs of Dalits had congregated around the Victory Pillar (Vijay Stambh) erected by the British in Sanaswadi village, 30 kms from Pune, when suddenly stone pelting started, allegedly by some right-wing groups carrying saffron flags.