Maharashtra BJP holds statewide protest to demand OBC quota in local bodies
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Last Updated: Jun 26, 2021, 01:49 PM IST
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Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Devendra Fadnavis participated in a protest in his home district Nagpur, while Leader of Opposition in the Council Pravin Darekar took part in an agitation in Thane, due to which the road connecting the city with Mumbai got blocked for some time.
Agencies The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state has failed to retain political reservation for the OBCs
The Maharashtra unit of the BJP on Saturday held chakka jam protest across the state to press for its demand of restoring reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in local governing bodies.
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At least I am taking stock on ground and not in helicopter: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray hits back at BJP
Thackeray s remarks were apparently aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently conducted an aerial survey in Gujarat, where cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc earlier this week.
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MUMBAI: Amid opposition BJP s criticism over the duration of his visit to cyclone-hit Konkan region of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that he was at least taking stock of the situation on the ground and not conducting an aerial survey in a helicopter.
His remarks were apparently aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently conducted an aerial survey in Gujarat, where cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc earlier this week.