Oppn leaders demand special assembly session to resolve Maratha quota issue

As the agitation for Maratha reservation turned violent Maharashtra leader of opposition Vijay Wadettiwar on Tuesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP accusing it of making a wrong decision and giving a false assurance to the community reported news agency PTIThe stir for quota for the Maratha community turned violent on Monday after protestors targeted the properties of politicians and incidents of arson and vandalism were reported in Beed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv districtsSpeaking to reporters in Nagpur Vijay Wadettiwar said It is a fire started by the BJP and the state has become unstable because of the wrong decision taken by the government and the false assurance it gaveThe political situation in the state has become quite serious he said reported PTIWe have requested the governor to call for a special session of the state assembly for three to five days to find a solution to this issue the Congress leader saidNationalist Congress Party leader Anil Deshmukh in a post on X said that the Maratha reservation issue is becoming complicated by the day The government had assured to find a solution in 30 days but it didnt keep its wordThe government should take this issue seriously and take concrete steps he saidDeshmukh demanded that the state government call a oneday session of the assembly to find a solution to the issueMeanwhile members of the Sakal Maratha Samaj went on a chain hunger strike in the Gandhi Gate area of Mahal in Nagpur in solidarity with the causeEarlier today amid incidents of violence over the Maratha reservation issue in parts of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde called activist Manoj Jarange over phone and assured a concrete decision on giving Kunbi certificates to the Maratha community during the state cabinets meeting to be held later in the day reported PTIJarange has been on an indefinite hunger strike at his native Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district since October 25 to demand reservation for the Maratha community reported PTIAfter a satisfactory discussion with CM Shinde Jarange started consuming water during his protest a statement issued by the Chief Ministers Office CMO said reported PTIMaratha community members have been staging protests in different parts of the state seeking reservation in government jobs and education under the Other Backward Classes OBC category At some places quota supporters vandalised and torched the residences of some politicians A curfew has been imposed in Maharashtras Dharashiv district after incidents of violenceCM Shinde called up Jarange on Tuesday morning and enquired about his health the CMO statement saidCM Shinde assured Jarange that he would take a concrete decision regarding issuing Kunbi caste certificates to the Maratha community in the cabinet meeting to be held later in the day it said reported PTISinde also informed Jarange that the state government was prepared to file a curative petition in the Supreme Court over the Maratha reservation issue reported PTIWith inputs from PTI