One GR can't fulfil all demands, says Shinde
Mumbai, Sept. 5 -- At a time when the BJP is claiming credit for resolving the Maratha quota agitation launched by activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said that all demands of the community can't be fulfilled with one government resolution (GR).
Speaking to mediapersons on Thursday, the Shiv Sena chief, who is also a Maratha, said, "All the demands of the Maratha agitation cannot be fulfilled with one GR. It will happen step by step as legal complexities are involved."
Shinde also claimed that he was present when the GR was finalised, and although it was issued in 30 minutes, people in the government had worked on it for four days.
Shinde's remarks come at a time when all BJP ministers, and even opposition leaders like Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sanjay Raut, congratulated chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for working out a solution to the Maratha quota agitation.
Shinde was not involved in the negotiations with Jarange-Patil, as Fadnavis had given the job to a cabinet sub-committee headed by BJP minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil. Shinde and his co-deputy CM, Ajit Pawar, who is also a Maratha, attended only one meeting on the matter under Fadnavis....
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