A cabinet sub-committee meeting on Maratha reservation under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is underway at Sahyadri Guest House in Maharashtra Mumbai.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, Sanjay Raut took a dig at the Maharashtra government over police lathi-charge on protesters in Jalna demanding reservation for the Marathas.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray on Monday left for Jalna to meet the protestors protesting for the Maratha reservation. The Rasta Roko movement also got started in multiple locations and Raj Thackeray has been stopping and meeting the people.
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis talking to Jarange Patil over a call assured him that those who are responsible for the unfortunate incident of Jalna will be brought to justice, informed Deputy CMO.
Earlier on Saturday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the state government was committed to providing reservations to the Maratha community.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said that the state government was committed to provide reservation to the Maratha community and appealed to citizens to maintain peace.
"I want to appeal to PM (Modi) to give reservation to Marathas in the special session in Parliament," said Uddhav in Sarati Antarwali village, a day after violence erupted in Maharashtra's Jalna.
A day after agitation for reservation for the Maratha community turned violent in Maharashtra's Jalna, several Opposition leaders condemned Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led state government in the state.
Speaking on the occasion, Chouhan announced, “The guest teachers will now be given honorarium on a monthly basis. While increasing the honorarium of guest teachers, class-I will be given Rs 18,000 instead of Rs 9,000, class-II will be given Rs 14,000 instead of Rs 7,000 and class-III will be
Amid tension in Maharashtra's Jalna because of the lathi charge on protestors over the Maratha reservation, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar met the injured agitators and asked for intervention by the Chief Minister.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the Home Ministery portfolio, over the violence tied to a Maratha reservation protest in Jalna district.
Maharashtra's Jalna Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Doshi and four to five police personnel got injured after protestors pelted stones at them in the Ambad Chaufuli area on Saturday during their protest demanding Maratha Reservation in Jalna.