Another Eknath Shinde loyalist tenders resignation amid Maratha quota row

Amid the ongoing Maratha quota row in Maharashtra another Shiv Sena MP from the Eknath Shinde camp tendered his resignation reported news agency ANINashik MP Hemant Godse stepped down from the post in support of the demand for reservation for the the Maratha community reported ANIOn Monday Eknath Shinde loyalist and Hingoli MP Hemant Patil also submitted his resignation to the Lok Sabha secretariat in support of the protestsDemanding justice for the Maratha community Nashik MP Hemant Godse said One can see the feeling of the Maratha community regarding reservation The Maratha community has been struggling for reservation for the last many years The community has been demanding reservations for many years to get the quota for this they often take out marches Even today all the youth of the Maratha community feels that if we get a reservation then we will get justice in the true senseAlthough a few years ago there was a report that the Maratha community is not socially and educationally backwards if the survey is conducted again today I believe it will be found that the Maratha community is backward the entire Maratha community across the state A strong feeling has arisen in me that they must get a reservation now if not now then when he added reported ANIThe Maratha community agitation gained momentum after quota activist Manoj Jarange sat on an indefinite hunger strike from October 25 However after the assurance of a solution by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Jarange ended his fast reported ANIChief Minister Shinde told Jarange Patil that a concrete decision will be taken in todays cabinet regarding giving Kunbi certificates to the Maratha community Also it is necessary to resolve the issue of the Maratha reservation legally and for this stated the press release from the Chief Ministers Office reported ANIThe government has filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court The court has agreed to hear this petition The government is completely positive that we will reach to a solution for Maratha reservations which will stand the test of law and will last forever further read the release reported ANIThe Maratha reservation issue has seen several incidents of violence in the past few daysA group of proMaratha reservation protestors torched the office of the Nationalist Congress Party NCP in Beed city on Monday The group of protestors also set the residences of NCP MLA Sandeep Kshirsagar and the states former minister Jay Kshirsagar on fireWith inputs from PTI