Mumbai, Sept. 6 -- Senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat said that although the protesters celebrated by throwing Gulal (colored powder) in the air after the announcement of reservation, but this does not actually solve the issue. There is nothing new in this decision, yet the protesters have accepted it and rejoiced.

In reality, there is nothing new in this government resolution issued by the state for Maratha reservation, he said.

He said that during the tenure of the coalition government, under the leadership of the then Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, we had also taken a government decision on Maratha reservation. However, that did not last. Therefore, there is concern about this reservation based on the Hyderabad Gazette, said Co...