As the agitation escalated, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met Governor Ramesh Bais in the evening and briefed him about the situation and the measures being taken to control it.
Amid the ongoing agitation over Maratha reservation, NCP MLA Prakash Solanke s home was set on fire by angry protesters in Beed district. According to reports, the protesters, angered by Solanke s comments on pro-Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil, also damaged several vehicles parked outside the NCP leader s house.
Maratha quota: The residence of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Prakash Solanke in Maharashtra's Beed district was reportedly set on fire, the police said