"Eknath Shinde Should Intervene": Sharad Pawar Over Maratha Quota Protest
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday met the injured protesters as Maharashtra's Jalna remained tense due to the lathi charge on them over the Maratha reservation. The NCP chief also asked for Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's intervention. "I feel the Chief Minister should intervene in this matter more to find a way out," Mr Pawar said. He further said that state president Jayant Patil and MLA Rajesh Tope informed me about the incident in detail after which we decided to come in Jalna. "We all met the injured at the hospital. Our state president Jayant Patil and MLA Rajesh Tope informed me about the incident in detail. Rajesh Tope requested me to come here as soon as possible, this incident is very serious and if people who are affected are not consoled or taken care, then there are chances that the incident might spread across Maharashtra. Therefore, Jayant Patil and I decided to come here immediately and meet the people," he ...