Sharad Pawar Puts Maratha Quota Ball In Eknath Shinde, Centre's Court

Sharad Pawar urged Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to convene an all-party meeting to resolve the Maratha quota issue

Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President, Sharad Pawar, today called upon the Maharashtra and Union governments to resolve the vexed Maratha quota issue, expressing full support to any initiative, including hiking the 50 per cent ceiling.

The senior Pawar urged Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to convene an all-party meeting to resolve the Maratha quota issue and said the Centre should work to scrap the 50 per cent ceiling on reservations.

"The judiciary has barred more than 50 per cent reservation in the country, but if there's a problem then all parties in the state should come together and insist that the Centre remove it. The Centre has the power to change the ceiling limits. If that is done with the support of all parties, we shall fully back it," declared Sharad Pawar.