The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said that he recently met Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde to discuss the Maratha quota and urged him to call for an all-party meeting on the issue, the ANI reported.

During their meeting, Sharad Pawar suggested that the Chief Minister should convene an all-party meeting to address the reservation matter. Pawar assured that the NCP would participate cooperatively in such a meeting. He expressed confidence that the Chief Minister would agree to this proposal.