They warn of a Maharashtra bandh on October 10; Maratha Kranti Morcha alleges that phones are being tapped
Cranking up the pressure on the Uddhav Thackeray-led ‘Maha Vikas Aghadi’ government, Maratha outfits on Wednesday issued an ultimatum warning of a Maharashtra shutdown on October 10 if the government failed to satisfactorily explain how they planned to extend the benefits meant for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) to the community.
In a marathon meeting on Tuesday, the State Cabinet, scrambling to pacify the restive community, had decided to extend the 10% reservation meant for the EWS to it.
However, a “round-table conference” of the outfits under the umbrella of “Maratha Arakshan [reservation] Action Samiti” (MAAS) held on Wednesday in Kolhapur, dissatisfied with the government’s hurriedly framed assurances, exhorted Mr. Thackeray and his Cabinet to…