Mumbai, Aug. 30 -- As the Maratha agitation intensifies over demands for reservation, Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday took a jibe at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying that he should take responsibility and have a dialogue with activist Manoj Jarange Patil, who is on a hunger strike at Mumbai's Azad Maidan.

"The entire issue of reservations falls under the purview of the Home Ministry, so they should go and meet Jarange Patil. Thousands of people are protesting on the streets. The entire city of Mumbai has come to a standstill. He should leave his ego and take responsibility," Raut told reporters here.

The Shiv Sena UBT stated that the court shouldn't intervene in the matter of extending the protest, as it remains between th...