Maratha rally: Lakhs join silent march in Mumbai 7 Photos . Updated: 09 Aug 2017, 04:41 PM IST Livemint More than 200,000 protesters poured into Mumbai, disrupting traffic and straining the railway network, to press their demands for reserved quotas in government jobs and college places for students. In images 1/7Activists of Maratha Kranti Morcha carry out a silent protest outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, in Mumbai on Wednesday. AFP 2/7The 58th rally is the concluding protest of a series of 57 marches across Maharashtra by the Maratha community. Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint 3/7Protestors waving saffron flags participated in the rally on Wednesday. Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint 4/7More than 10,000 policemen remain on guard amid an estimated turnout of 200,000 demonstrators. AFP 5/7Traffic came to a halt in many parts of the business district, while protesters jammed suburban trains. Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint 6/7A protester dressed in a Shivaji costume at the rally. Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint 7/7The rallies were launched on 9 August, 2016 in the wake of the rape-murder of a girl from the Maratha community in Kopardi village. PTI