BJP MLAs slam Oppn for boycotting all-party meet on Maratha quota

Uproarious scenes were witnessed in the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday as BJP members criticised the opposition for boycotting the all-party meeting called by the government on the Maratha reservation issue the previous day.

Amid slogan-shouting by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members and noisy scenes, the House was adjourned three times.

Raising the issue in the Lower House, Ameet Satam (BJP) accused the opposition of playing politics over the quota issue.

He asked the opposition to clarify its stand on the demand that Marathas be given reservation from the OBC (Other Backward Classes) quota.

"The opposition only wants to create a rift between the two communities," he charged.

Ashish Shelar (BJP) claimed the opposition backtracked at the last minute from attending the all-party meeting.

Members of the treasury benches trooped into the well of the House, slamming the opposition.

Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar accused the government of creating a social divide and .