Congress takes up Muslim reservation issue with CM Fadnavis

The state Congress leaders on Thursday urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to issue an ordinance to facilitate reservation for Muslim community in education and government jobs.

State Congress chief Manikrao Thakre and leader in state assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil met Fadnavis. They also demanded financial package for sugar mills to facilitate better remuneration to farmers engaged in sugarcane cultivation. The CM said he would look into both issues.