Shiv Sena, NCP MLAs offered to resign due to Maratha quota

MUMBAI, AURANGABAD: Two MLAs belonging to the Shiv Sena and the NCP from Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district offered to resign today in support of the Maratha quota demand.nnAurangabad district in Marathwada region has emerged as the epicentre of the Maratha quota agitation.nnThe MLAs who offered to quit today are Harshavardhan Jadhav (Shiv Sena) and Bhausaheb Patil Chikatgaonkar (NCP) who represent Kannad and Vaijapur assembly constituencies, respectively.nnJadhav, the son-in-law of BJP’s state unit president Raosaheb Danve, had recently announced to step down if the demands of the agitating Maratha community are not met.nnIn his letter addressed to Legislative Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagde, Jadhav stated that he was tendering his resignation this afternoon.nnWhen contacted, Jadhav said he had also e-mailed his resignation to the Speaker and will personally submit it to him in Mumbai tomorrow.nnIn his resignation letter addressed to the Speaker, Chikatgaonkar said Kakasaheb Shinde, who committed suicide on July 23 by jumping into the Godavari river for Maratha quota demand, was a resident of Kanadgaon village in Vaijapur constituency.nn”I am grieved at his death. Considering the self-respect of the Marathas, I am tendering my resignation,” he stated.nnIn 288-member House, the Shiv Sena has 63 MLAs and the NCP 41.nnSource: Press Trust of India