The plans of the Maha Vikas Aghadi to create "all round development" for the people of Maharashtra were thwarted over the last several months by the Covid-19 pandemic, state deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said on Friday.

Interacting with citizens in a Facebook live session, Pawar also said his government wanted to the Centre to take the Parliament route to ensure the Maratha community in the state gets quota in jobs and education without it affecting similar benefits of other communities.