Master Stroke: Maratha groups to hold Maharashtra Bandh tomorrow, exclude Navi Mumbai

Maharashtra is bracing for a day- long shutdown tomorrow called by an umbrella organisation of pro-quota Maratha groups, with the authorities ordering closure of schools and colleges in some areas fearing violence.
The 'bandh' is being organised despite Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' assurances that his government was working on providing reservation to the Marathas in government jobs and educational institutions, one that is legally sustainable. Fadnavis had sought time till November to take steps with regard to the quota. On the eve of the bandh, senior minister Chandrakant Patil said today that "nothing can be done" on their demand till November 15.