"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has listened to CM Uddhav Thackeray, deputy CM Ajit Pawar and Congress leader Ashok Chavan about various issues concerning the state. There will be some definitive decision in coming days," Sanjay Raut said when asked about the meeting between the Thackeray-led delegation and the PM.
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said that the Maharashtra government is trying out all possible ways to grant reservation to Marathas, which was struck down by the Supreme Court.
Maharashtra govt has casual approach to Maratha, OBC quotas: BJP chief Chandrakant Patil
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Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Saturday accused the state government of having a casual approach towards reservations for Marathas in education and jobs, and for OBCs in local bodies.
In both cases, the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government failed to present its case well before the Supreme Court which struck these quotas down, he told reporters here. The state government has a casual approach towards the quota for Marathas in education and jobs and the political reservations (in local body polls) for OBCs, Patil said. Does anyone know the social implications of not offering political reservations for OBCs in local governing bodies?
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday quipped that NCP president Sharad Pawar may have advised former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on how to be a "good opposition leader" during their meeting a day ago.
Pawar, whose party shares power with the Shiv Sena and NCP in Maharashtra, recently underwent a gall bladder surgery following which he was advised rest. The meeting comes against the backdrop of the Supreme Court s decision to strike down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs.