As political parties gear up for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Maratha-versus-OBC dispute over reservation shows no signs of abating. To the contrary, the process of polarisation, which started last year, is gaining momentum. In Jalna district’s Antarwali Sarathi village, the OBC community took to the streets to celebrate the victory of BJP leader Pankaja Munde as a member of the Legislative Council. The election for eleven council seats took place on Friday and the results were declared the same evening. All the nine candidates fielded by the ruling…
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Both houses of Maharashtra legislature adjourned amid din after oppn boycotts all-party meet on Maratha quota | Mumbai News
Both houses of Maharashtra legislature witnessed uproar on Wednesday over the opposition boycotting the all-party meeting convened earlier by the chief minister on the Maratha reservation issue, leading to adjournment of the legislative assembly and council for the day. The all-party meeting convened on Tuesday evening was boycotted by Maha Vikas Aghadi members accusing the government of not taking them into confidence. In the Lower House, presiding officer Sanjay Shirsat hurriedly conducted the day’s business, including passing supplementary and budgetary demands, an appropriation bill, and a tax-related amendment bill, before…