After BJP leaders meet Maha governor, he asks CM to extend monsoon session duration, elect Speaker

Updated On: 30 June, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI

The BJP had held a 'chakka jam' or road blockade protests across Maharashtra last week alleging that the state government had failed short to defend the OBC quota in the Supreme Court and to provide the empirical data

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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has written to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to extend the duration of the upcoming monsoon session of the state legislature and fill the post of the legislative assembly Speaker urgently citing the demands raised by a BJP delegation.

In his letter dated June 24, the Governor also asked the chief minister to take action on another demand made by the BJP to not hold elections to local bodies given that the OBC quota issue is pending.