India, Sept. 2 -- Sumona Chakravarti recently had a distressing experience during the Maratha quota protests in South Mumbai, which demand a 10% reservation for Marathas under the OBC category. The agitation, led by Manoj Jarange at Azad Maidan, began on August 29. In a now-deleted note posted on Instagram, the actor expressed her fear and frustration over the events she experienced on the third day of the large-scale demonstration. Sumona recounted that while driving from Colaba to Fort around 12:30 PM, her car was suddenly surrounded by protesters. She wrote that a man banged on her car's bonnet, smirked, and pressed his belly against her vehicle while others shouted "Jai Maharashtra" and pounded on her windows. She described feeling unsafe, even in the familiar streets of South Mumbai, where she had always felt secure. Despite eventually spotting police nearby, Sumona was disheartened to see them sitting idly, chatting, with no effort to manage the situation. She described the roads as being littered with banana peels, plastic bottles, and garbage, calling it a "complete mockery of civic sense". Sumona expressed particular concern about how vulnerable she would have felt had she been alone, admitting she was relieved to have had a male friend with her. Though tempted to record the incident, she chose not to, fearing it might provoke the mob further. The 38-year-old reflected on the broader implications of the incident, stating, "It's frightening when you realise that no matter who you are, or where you are, the law and order can collapse in seconds." She criticised the inconsistent response to protests, pointing out that peaceful demonstrations for far more urgent causes often face stricter crackdowns, while what she witnessed was "absolute lawlessness". "We deserve better than this mockery of governance. We deserve the right to feel safe in our own city," she ended.htc...