"Backdoor" attempts to grant the reservation to the Maratha community under the OBC category will be opposed, Maharashtra minister and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Chhagan Bhujbal said on Monday. ️ Maratha Reservation Row: Will Oppose Backdoor Attempt To Grant Quota to Marathas Under OBC Grouping, Says NCP Leader Chhagan Bhujbal.
Hours after Maratha Reservation activist Manoj Jarage Patil ended his fast-unto-death state Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met with the activist and assured him that a viable solution for reservation was being worked on. Eknath Shinde Meets Manoj Jarage Patil: Maharashtra CM Speaks Quota Activist, Says State Will Provide Viable Solution for Maratha Reservation (Watch Video).
The ongoing protests over reservation for Marathas have intensified after agitators in Bhiwandi, Thane, blackened the posters of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday.