According to the news agency, the protestors took out
150 boats to the middle of the creek between Kasheli and Gaimukh, showed black
flags and shouted slogans.According to the protestors, 20,000 to 25,000 people,
including locals and tribal labourers, depend on manual sand mining, and they
were afraid of losing their livelihood as mechanised dredgers were being
permitted to extract sand, as per the PTI.
Meanwhile, activist
ManojJarange on Monday said he will set out on a tour of Maharashtra after the
Diwali festival to meet Marathas and make them aware about the issue of
reservation for the community, according to the PTI.
The activist earlier visited parts of western
Maharashtra before he went on a hunger strike last month during the second
phase of agitation for the Maratha quota.“We
will not focus on any criticism. We are asking for the right of Marathas,” the
activist said.