Maratha quota agitation: Markets shut, road traffic affected in Mumbai, see pics

Scenes from IC Colony in Borivali during Maharashtra bandh: Maratha agitators disrupted road traffic in some parts of Maharashtra today as part of their statewide protests over reservation demand. (Photo: Hemant Padalkar/DNA)

Scenes in Bandra East's Kherwadi area where protestors are outside the collector's office. A Maratha faction had given a call to hold a sit-in outside the Mumbai suburban district collector's office. (Photo: Hemant Padalkar/DNA)

Protesters outside the collector's office in Bandra East's Kherwadi area. Marathas, a politically influential community that constitutes around 30% of the state's population, have been demanding 16% reservation. (Photo: Hemant Padalkar/DNA)

Government Law College had a few students in the morning. The authorities had yesterday ordered closure of schools and colleges in some cities, including Pune, fearing violence. (Photo: Hemant Padalkar/DNA)

Scenes outside Churchgate station in Mumbai. Few people were seen standing in a queue for taxi. Despite an appeal from Maratha community leaders to observe a peaceful bandh, protesters blocked roads and burnt tyres in some places, a police official said. (Photo: Hemant Padalkar/DNA)

Scene outside Plaza Cinema in Dadar. Heavy security was deployed across Maharashtra fearing violence during the bandh called by Maratha groups. (Photo: Hemant Padalkar/DNA)

Many commercial establishments were closed in Mumbai during Maharashtra bandh on Thursday. A call for bandh was given by Sakal Maratha Samaj, an umbrella body of Maratha groups, but excluded Navi Mumbai, which had witnessed large-scale violence last month during protests by the community. (Photo: Hemant Padalkar/DNA)

Dadar vegetable market was shut all day. A vegetable seller in Mumbai's Dadar area said the 'bandh' was not forced on them, but they had voluntarily shut down business for the day in support of the cause. (Photo: Hemant Padalkar/DNA)

Sellers in Dadar vegetable market said they had voluntarily shut down business for the day in support of the protest called by Marathas. (Photo: Hemant Padalkar/DNA)

Maratha Kranti Morcha activists protest in favour of Maratha reservations during Maharashtra bandh, in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

A view of empty state transport bus stand after Maratha morcha called for Maharashtra bandh, in Mumbai on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

An empty bus stand in Mumbai during Maharashtra bandh. The 'bandh' is being organised despite Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' assurance that his government was working on providing reservation to Marathas in government jobs and educational institutes, one that is legally sustainable. (Photo: PTI)