Two Maharashtra MLAs resign over agitation for Maratha quota
Congress MLA Bharat Bhalke and NCP MLA Dattatray Vithoba Bharne on Thursday submitted their resignation to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker in support of the agitation for Maratha reservation in government jobs and educational institutes. Several other MLAs have also offered to resign in support of the agitation, which turned violent after a protester committed suicide by jumping into Godavari river.