Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra assembly Vijay Wadettiwar on Saturday demanded the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the home portfolio, over the violence tied to a Maratha quota protest in Jalna district, reported news agency PTI.

According to PTI, nearly 40 policemen and a few protesters were injured on Friday after cops used baton-charge and fired teargas shells to disperse a violent mob at Antarwali Sarathi village on Dhule-Solapur road in Ambad tehsil.