As the Maratha quota agitation gains momentum, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said that everyone agreed on providing reservation to Marathas in the all-party meeting held in Mumbai and urged activist Manoj Jarange Patil to maintain peace and cooperate with the governme
Amid the ongoing Maratha reservation conflict in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arranged an all-party meet. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut alleged that his party members were not allowed in the meeting due to political rivalry.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that his party MPs and MLAs were not sent an invitation to the all-party meeting called by the Maharashtra government on the Maratha reservation.
"Eknath Shinde chaired a meeting of all Shiv Sena (Shinde Faction) MPs and MLAs. We are all confident that Eknath Shinde will take a proper decision on the Maratha reservation...," the State Minister of Industries said.
In view of the ongoing Maratha reservation row in Maharashtra, the state government on Tuesday accepted the first report presented by the Shinde committee and issued a Government Resolution (GR), to decide the procedure for granting Kunbi caste certificates to the Maratha in the Marathwada r
Traffic movement was partially restored on the Pune-Bengaluru highway near Navale bridge in Pune city after pro-Maratha reservation protestors had torched tyres and blocked the road here.
Amid mega furore in Maharashtra over the Maratha quota row, Ex-Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said that he is willing to meet the Prime Minister to speak on the issue of Maratha reservation.
Amid the ongoing Maratha reservation row in Maharashtra, another Shiv Sena MP from the Eknath Shinde camp tendered his resignation.
Nashik MP Hemant Godse tendered his resignation in support of the demand for reservation for the Maratha community.