Mumbai police cancel leaves for its staff for next three days ahead of massive Maratha Morcha
A strong police force of nearly 44,000 personnel will be on the streets, an officer said.
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Manoj Jarange-Patil started the march from Antarwali Sarati in Maharashtra’s Jalna district on January 20 demanding OBC reservation in jobs and education for the Maratha community. Express photoAhead of the Maratha Morcha, when reservation activists are expected to throng the city in huge numbers, the Mumbai police department has cancelled all leaves of its personnel for the next three days.
Mumbai police officials said that they have cancelled leaves of all its staff for next three days. This will exclude leaves pertaining to health issues. The decision was made in order to ensure a full police force when lakhs of Maratha activists are expected to enter the city on Friday, a police officer said.
On January 20, Jarange-Patil started the rally from Antarwali Sarati in the Jalna district of Maharashtra to Mumbai. The Maratha quota activist and supporters are marching towards Mumbai to protest for quota in jobs and education.
The police will deploy heavy security cover along the route Maratha reservation activists will take. Policemen will also be part of the morcha in plain clothes to look for anyone planning to do any sabotage, sources said. Police will also use their CCTV network to monitor the morcha’s movement and will likely use drones for aerial monitoring, a source said.
City Traffic police may soon impose restrictions in Mumbai during the march. Heavy vehicles may be restricted during peak hours, and buses and trucks, during the daytime.
Since, Friday is also Republic day, vital installations, public areas, religious places will also see heavy security bandobast. A strong police force of nearly 44,000 personnel will be on the streets as part of the bandobast, another police officer said. The deployment of police force will be in effect from Thursday midnight.
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