'Wake up Marathas' call by Parth Pawar

MUMBAI: The fiery but unpredictable ParthPawar - grand-nephew of Nationalist Congress Party President SharadPawar - on Thursday suddenly stirred up Maharashtra politics by giving a 'wake-up' call to the Maratha community.

Known to have an independent mind, Parth, the 30-year old son of state Deputy Chief Minister AjitPawar, called upon the agitated and agitating Marathas to ensure they get justice by way of reservations.

Raking up the issue of Maratha boy, Vivek K. Rahade - who allegedly died by suicide demanding quotas for the community in jobs and eduation - Parth warned: "The flame that Vivek has ignited in our minds can set the whole system ablaze."

Stating he was "devastated" to hear of Vivek's death, Parth added before "a chain reaction of such unfortunate incidents starts, Maratha leaders have to wake up and fight for this cause".

"The future of an entire generation is at stake...Requesting Maharashtra government to step in to solve the crisis," Parth urged, and announced his intention to move the Supreme Court by filing an intervenor application in the pending Maratha reservations matter cases. (IANS)

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