Among the 201 applicants who submitted petitions to withdraw cases filed during religious, political, and social agitations in Maharashtra, the Cabinet subcommittee has recommended the withdrawal of charges against 77 applicants, according to minister Ashish Shelar. The meeting of the Cabinet subcommittee, appointed by the government to review the withdrawal of cases registered during political and social agitations in the state, was held Monday at the Sahyadri guesthouse in Mumbai. The meeting was chaired by Shelar, who holds the portfolios of information technology and cultural affairs. He said that many activists, political party workers, protesters, and participants in ideological movements were unjustly booked in cases. Before that, Ganeshotsav mandals, Navratri mandals, social organisations, union representatives, and activists need to submit their applications to the government, said the minister.