Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister has reacted to his son Parth Pawar's tweet regarding a Maratha youth who died by suicide demanding reservation for the Maratha community in jobs and educational institutions.
In a series of tweets on Wednesday night, Parth said,"Devastated to hear of the tragic death of Vivek who committed suicide for the cause of Maratha reservations. Before a chain reaction of such unfortunate incident starts, Maratha leaders have to wake up & fight for this cause. Requesting Maha govt to step in to solve the crisis.
On September 9, the Supreme Court directed that no quota will be granted to people of the Maratha community in education and jobs in the state this year and referred the hearing on a batch of plea challenging the constitutional validity of a Maharashtra law granting Maratha reservation in education and jobs to a larger bench.
"The flame that Vivek has ignited in our minds can set the whole system ablaze. The future of an entire generation is at stake. I have no choice but to approach the Hon'ble Supreme Court and file an intervenor application in the Maratha reservation matter pending before it," Parth tweeted.
"I am ready to carry the burning torch of Maratha agitation in my heart and knock the doors of justice for Vivek and millions of other helpless 'Viveks'," he added.
On being asked about Parth's tweet, Ajit Pawar said, "I don't think it is appropriate for me to comment on Parth's every opinion that he tweets. I have many kinds of responsibilities in the state. He is an independent thinker and everyone has the right to tweet. My sister Supriya Sule has already commented on NCP's role which is that all communities including Marathas and Dhangars should get their due rights."
PArth's aunt and NCP MP Supriya Sule said, ‘‘If someone is taking the initiative for a cause it needs to be welcomed. There is nothing wrong. The state government has already taken up the issue.’’