Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Leaders of Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction and Shiv Sena (UBT) were behind the violence that had erupted in Antarwali Sarati village, the ground zero of the Maratha quota stir, in Jalna district of Maharashtra in September, the ruling Shiv Sena alleged on Monday.Police had resorted to baton-charge and firing teargas shells to disperse a violent mob on Dhule-Solapur road in Ambad tehsil of Jalna district on September 1 amid opposition to shift fasting Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to a hospital.Leaders of the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) were behind the violence that occurred in Antarwali Sarati village, Sanjay Shirsat, spokesperson of Shiv Sena led by chief minister Eknath Shinde, said while speaking to reporters. PTIWe also published the following articles recentlyMaharashtra: Shiv Sena (UBT) objects to posters calling CM Eknath Shinde HinduhridaysamratShiv Sena objects to a poster put up by a BJP candidate in Rajasthan, referring to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as Hinduhridaysamrat. Shiv Sena leaders criticize Shinde, calling him a traitor and questioning his deserving of the title. However, Shiv Sena spokesperson and BJP minister defend Shinde, stating that party workers must have put up the poster and that Shinde himself did not ask for such praise.Bhujbal seeks scrapping of Shinde panel, stay on Kunbi certificates to Marathas; Shiv Sena leader differsMaharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal demands a stay on Kunbi caste certificates issued to Marathas and disbands Justice Sandeep Shinde panel which identified records in the Marathwada region. Bhujbal calls for a survey to check the caste-wise backwardness of all sections including the Maratha community. Bhujbal opposes fake claims for Kunbi certificates and supports a separate reservation for Marathas. Cabinet colleague Shambhuraj Desai criticizes Bhujbals comments and highlights the need for a harmonious stand in the state. The state government sets up a committee to decide the Standard Operating Procedure for giving Kunbi certificates to Marathas.

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