Pune, Aug. 30 -- As the Maratha agitation intensifies over demands for reservation, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday took a jibe at Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar over latter's suggestion of increasing the 50 per cent reservation cap, and said that those who are speaking on the issue were in the government for a long time.

"Those who are speaking now have themselves been in government for a long time, so please don't force us to get into all those things. All of them are respected and experienced leaders," Pawar told reporters here.

"As for the discussion about 50 per cent reservation, it pertains to the period before the Supreme Court order. You journalists should get proper information. You ...