Maratha Kranti Morcha protest against Kopardi Rape Case

TIL Desk/National/Mumbai-Taking their campaign close to the state capital, members of the Maratha community took out a ‘silent morcha’ in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday after holding marches in different towns around the state to press various demands including stringent action in Kopardi rape case.

In a show of strength, thousands marched from Kharghar to the office of the Konkan Divisional Commissioner, highlighting issues including the Kopardi rape case, in which victim is a member of the community. The ‘Muk Morcha’, which began from the Central Park at Kharghar in Raigadh district, wended its way through the highway before culminating at the Konkan Bhavan at Belapur.

Unmindful of heavy downpour, the protestors, clad in black and carrying saffron flags, walked the 6-km stretch. A delegation of five girls, who were part of the march, later met Konkan Divisional Commissioner Prabhakar Deshmukh and submitted a memorandum on behalf of the Sakal Maratha Samaj, demanding strict action against the culprits in the rape case.