Manoj Jarange Patil, who works as a coordinator for the Maratha Morcha, is on a hunger strike unto death demanding reservation for the Maratha community.
After the Maratha reservation meeting held today, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that the government have formed an advisory board under the leadership of various retired Judges to look into the matter.
"We are always on alert, no separate alert has been given, but we are careful because big cities like Mumbai and Pune are in Maharashtra," Fadnavis said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth about Rs 7,500 crore across various sectors.
Following reports on rising cases of drugs in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday criticised the state government and questioned if it is a well-thought-out plan to destroy the state adding that the "Ravana of drugs" have to be ended.
Speaking to the reporters here, a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde reiterated his commitment to providing reservations to the community following several protests and agitations, Fadnavis said that the state government will work to resolve this serious problem.
Nationalist Congress Party MP (Sharad Pawar faction) Supriya Sule said on Sunday there is only one Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, which was formed by the late Balasaheb Thackeray.
On Friday, Fadnavis, through documents, claimed that the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government had filled up posts using the contractual recruitment method.
Reacting to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's allegation that the previous Uddhav Thackeray government helped "drug kingpin" Lalit Patil, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday asked the former to "strengthen" his intelligence.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accused the Uddhav Thackeray government of helping drug kingpin Lalit Patil who was arrested on Tuesday after his escape on October 2 from Pune's Sassoon General Hospital.
Emphasizing the need for new skills for India's agriculture sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the governments of the States will have to further expand their scope of skill development to provide a fillip to natural farming to protect Mother Earth.