Sule demands special Maharashtra Legislature session to resolve Maratha issue

With Maratha quota protests intensifying, NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Sunday (August 31, 2025) demanded that the Maharashtra Government convene a special session of the State Legislature and an all-party meeting to resolve the vexed issue.

Ms. Sule visited Azad Maidan, where quota leader Manoj Jarange has been observing a hunger strike since Friday.

While returning, Maratha protesters blocked Ms. Sule’s car and raised slogans against former Union minister Sharad Pawar.

“Nobody is opposing the reservation for the Maratha community. The Cabinet should take a decision,” the NCP (SP) working president told reporters.

She said Jarange was feeling drowsy due to fasting.

The Baramati MP stated that demonstrators demanded improved lighting and sanitation arrangements at Azad Maidan.

“The leaders who accused Sharad Pawar of not taking any decision for Marathas were in power for several years in the Congress-NCP government,” she said, in a veiled swipe at Deputy CM and her cousin Ajit Pawar.