Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Vaijapur Shiv Sena (Shinde) MLA Ramesh Bornare on Tuesday quit in support of the Maratha reservation demand. Bornare is the third MLA from the Shinde camp to resign citing the quota demand. The Maratha community is holding fasts and staging demonstrations for OBC status but in vain. The community has strong sentiments attached to the demand and I extend my support to it, he said.The Vaijapur MLAs resignation comes close on the heels of BJP MLA Laxman Pawar, Congress MLA Suresh Warpudkar, Hingoli MP Hemant Patil and Nashik MP Hemant Godse stepping down in support of the communitys demand.Meanwhile, Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange has slammed MPs and MLAs quitting their posts. Do not step down when there is hardly any time left for the next election. Instead, create pressure and compel the government to mend its ways, he told mediapersons. Incidentally, Bornare is among 16 MLAs from chief minister Eknath Shinde camp who is facing disqualification proceedings post the split in the Shiv Sena. Notably, the Maratha community has called for a ban on the entry of political leaders in several villages to protest their inaction in granting reservation to the community members. We also published the following articles recentlyWill not accept incomplete reservation for Maratha community: JarangeActivist Manoj Jarange, who is on an indefinite hunger strike for the demand of reservation, stated that the Maratha community will not accept an "incomplete reservation." He called for a special session of the Maharashtra state legislature to address the issue. Jarange emphasized that reservation should be extended to all Marathas in the state and not just some sections of the community. He also requested the government to call a special session and pass a resolution accepting the first report of the committee appointed for this purpose.Maratha reservation: CM Eknath Shinde calls on governor, to meet Shiv Sena MPs, MLAs todayMaharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met with Governor Ramesh Bais to discuss the Maratha reservation issue and law and order situation in the state. The meeting comes amid violent protests and attacks on homes and offices of MLAs. Speculation arose as the visit coincided with the Supreme Courts directive to decide on the disqualification petitions of Shiv Sena MLAs. CM Shinde has called for a meeting with all MLAs and MPs to discuss the fallout of the protests and violence. The BJPs core committee also held a meeting to address the situation.Quota for Marathas: Activist Manoj Jarange-Patil toughens stand, Sena MP Hemant Patil to quit todayActivist Manoj Jarange-Patils fast-unto-death for quota for Marathas in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar entered its fifth day. Two governing alliance MPs, Senas Hemant Patil and BJPs Sudhakar Shrangare, expressed their support for the cause. Jarange-Patil warned that if his heart stops beating, so would the state governments. He also urged Marathas to abstain from violence. Hemant Patil announced his decision to quit in support of the cause, while Shrangare urged the government to give Marathas lasting reservation. The growing anger against politicians disrupted state BJP chief Chandrakant Bawankules public event. Buses were torched, vehicles were pelted with stones, and images of politicians were defaced.

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